Breeding anything just for money isn't a good idea. without passion it will be easy to get over whelmed and over run especially if he is already pushing snakes he is buying off on other people. where would he be planning on keeping the babies? as for experience every one a little different but there needs to be a plan a lot of research done before jumping off that cliff.
My Thoughts entirely. I try to remind him that these are not toys, and that the animals need to be kept in proper homes and that he should be keeping them at his own house. he currently has like 8 ball pythons that hes keeping at his friends house and is planning on breeding them. I told him that he only really needs a pair to start. He constantly talks about trying to make super pastels so he can sell them for money, again, hes all about the $$. I think that's wrong. Even his parents have told them all they see him doing is buying random reptiles.


It is not rocket science to breed and care for these animals. All the information is out there. Buying and breeding the right animals for the market is something different entirely. This requires that you understand cash flow, investing and developing an eye for the animals.

All that said your friend frankly sounds like an idiot. You don't buy animals and have other people care for them. Ball pythons are difficult to actually make money with unless you are either very, very lucky or operating on a huge scale. I am pretty sure every breeder on here actually has a "real" job and most do it because they enjoy it. If they happen to make a few bucks, great. If not, there is always next year.

Thank you. I agree with you. I'm Super worried that he is going to get overwhelmed when hes trying to breed ball pythons AND crestys at the same time. I wont be surprised if I end up with another BP soon. I told him that he should keep them at his house and that breeding can be a lot of work when you suddenly have 15 babies that need to be cared for.


I just needed some feedback so I don't feel like i'm being Bitter about this whole thing. I truly am worried about the welfare of these animals. He is always trying to play with snakes and take them out just to take pictures with them and etc. I feel like he treats them like they're toys instead of living beings.