Hi everyone!

I'm hoping to take the plunge sometime this year, and attempt to breed, and hatch my first clutch of neonates. Eventually, I would like to get into breeding chondros, but that's a very long ways off (although I currently own one, whom I adore).

So in the meantime, I would like to try my hand at breeding a few types of less expensive species. Ones that mature relatively quickly or are easy to find are great, but I'd be willing to try almost anything. My interests mainly lie in small/medium pythons and ratsnakes (both New and Old World, with a preference for the Asian species).

Can anyone give any recommendations for a first-time breeder to tackle? Marketability is not as much of a concern as my probability for success as a first-timer. I'm a very attentive keeper and a careful record-keeper, so I'd be interested in suggestions ranging from "rank beginner/foolproof" to "advanced beginner" categories.

Thanks a bunch!!!! (Oh, and just for kicks, here is a photo of my lovely chondro boy, "Haku", CBB 2004.)

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• Any good species for first-time breeder? - nekomi, Tue Feb 26 21:30:13 2008
• RE: Any good species for first-time breeder? - markg, Thu Feb 28 13:23:43 2008
• RE: Any good species for first-time bree - Paul Hollander, Thu Feb 28 14:25:22 2008