Quote Originally Posted by chrid16371 View Post
If you plan on purchasing young bps you will be waiting awhile to breed, at least 3 years is what I hear. If you plan on getting 2 snakes and using a rack for breeding then you can just but those 2 snakes in cages and buy racks in a couple years. But if you buy a rack and fill it in a couple years your just going to have to buy another rack for the babies you hatch. You could buy a rack and only fill it with one or 2 snakes and then save the rest for breeding when it comes but it will be empty for awhile and if your ok with that then go for it. If you buy a baby ball python and buy a baby rack then you will have to buy a new rack once your snakes get bigger bc the baby rack will no longer be big enough for the 2 snakes you have. No matter what you will have to buy something else unless you get a rack that can take different sized tubs but then your let's says 10 tub rack will end up being an 8 tub rack once the 2 snakes grow and then you breed those 2 and you fill the rest of the rack and unless you sell some the babies will grow and then your last 8 slots turn into 4 slots and you have to buy another rack for the other 4 snakes. Lol point is you will need to buy more racks or cages no matter what you decide unless you decide to spend the cash and get a big rack that will be enough for the different sized ball pythons or multiple racks that you can move them to once there older.

By the end of June I will have 4 Bps and each will be in PVC cages. I will upgrade my smaller vision cages to animal plastics cages once they grow. One of the snakes I already have is already in a vision cage that will last his life and I'll have a ap t10 in a couple days and an ivory to put it in and when I upgrade my killer bee amd toffino enchi im buying to a bigger cage they will go in T8s and be stacked right on top of the T10. When I pick up some more snakes and I'm ready to breed I will buy a few racks but right now I want to enjoy these fine creatures lol! So you could get animal plastic cages and stack them to save space and just buy a rack when your ready to breed.
Thanks! This is a good idea as well. And it sounds like an amazing collection you have now, I'm jealous! lol. But yea right now I am a senior in college so money is a little tight so I will probably go the best cheapest route for the balls until I can save up a little for the AP stackable cages. My dream is to breed and maybe even make morphs that haven't been created yet so I am hoping I will be needing a lot of racks in the future lol, but for right now I may just get one and upgrade to the PVC when the time comes because like you, I need to "enjoy these fine creatures!" haha. Thanks again and good luck with your collection.