Watch "Why I don't breed ball pythons" on YouTube

[ajmreptiles]

The root of this video is based on the fact that he didn't get any enjoyment out of this hobby. If you don't love what you do, then there's no reason in the world to be in it in the first place - it comes from within.

That is that main thing I got out of this video. You can't get into this thinking it is a get rich quick deal, those days of where you put a mortgage on your house to buy a $25,000 pinstripe and breed it to 5-10 normals are long over.
Can you make money breeding ball pythons? Sure, but its a saturated market and you won't be making money over night. You have to love these animals and expect to care for them as you build a reputation and relationship with people and market yourself. You have to be passionate about these animals. The money isn't the important thing here, that will come when it comes, otherwise you'll just end up being another breeder who invests all this money in animals thinking of getting rich, failing after 2 years and selling everything off at a fraction of what you paid.