I know there are a lot of people here that breed professionally so I wanted to ask a few questions. I'm relatively knew to herping with two yearling snakes that i've had since they were hatchlings. After keeping snakes for a few months I realized breeding was something that I wanted to attempt. My primary reason being my love for the animal and the desire to become a reputable breeder like many of you here. But besides the primary reason there is also the reason of money which unfortunately makes the world go round so it can't be ignored.

I know the market is strong now but I'm curious what everyone thinks. My biggest fear is that a few years down the road I'll finally aquire a collection worth breeding and there will be no demand for my offspring. I'm sure its an extreme thought but none the less one that I've had. Especially after seeing some of these news reports about loose snakes and seeing the way the media puts such a negative association towards snakes, makes me feel like the laws that are always trying to be passed might happen since more and more people are buying and housing snakes irresponsibly.

I was hoping to start small and use profits from breeding projects to further aquire higher end morphs. I'm sure some of you know what boat i'm in starting out, but for those of you well established breeders who have a working knowledge of the current supply and demand of our market. What do you see in the future? What are the mophs that have retained their value over the years?

As of right now I have a normal female and a 100% het albino male. I have plans of aquiring a pastel and a few more females and starting with a small collection. I know its tiny but I'm only 22 and college is a big financial black hole as it is. Well I guess thats enough rambling, thanks to those that took the time to read all this and I look foward to some replies.

~Rich