Hey folks,

I'm starting up a small snake breeding operation. I have decided to go with king snakes. I've got my setup ready, but I'm still stuck on one part: exactly which sort of King should I breed? I am mostly doing this for fun. However, should I decide to sell any of the resulting snakes, I would like them to be a sort that isn't already saturating the market. I'm willing to spend more on the breeders in order to have a better chance at selling babies, if that's what I decide to do.

It's not as simple as just picking the sort of pattern I like, because I like a lot of them. I have a layman's understanding of the genetics behind breeding and morphs. What I don't know about is the marketing aspect. How do I determine what to get, and where to get it?

I figure if I get a type that's easily available, then I'll just end up creating further competition for whoever is already breeding those. Is there enough demand out there that I shouldn't be concerned?

If anyone can offer advice that might lead me on my way forward, that would be great.

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• What type of King to breed? - drudge, Mon Aug 22 00:42:54 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - Bluerosy, Mon Aug 22 09:52:57 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - a153fish, Mon Aug 22 12:51:27 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - markg, Mon Aug 22 13:08:53 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - Drudge, Mon Aug 22 17:09:51 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - Bluerosy, Mon Aug 22 17:22:40 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - Drudge, Mon Aug 22 18:38:08 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - Bluerosy, Mon Aug 22 23:13:24 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - pyromaniac, Tue Aug 23 09:31:40 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - Bluerosy, Tue Aug 23 21:15:51 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - Bluerosy, Mon Aug 22 17:27:29 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - Bluerosy, Mon Aug 22 17:32:40 2011
• I certainly agree!....... - DMong, Mon Aug 22 18:08:44 2011
• RE: I certainly agree!....... - Jlassiter, Mon Aug 22 19:04:07 2011
• RE: I certainly agree!....... - DMong, Mon Aug 22 19:51:59 2011
• RE: I certainly agree!....... - Bluerosy, Mon Aug 22 22:56:04 2011
• RE: I certainly agree!....... - Jlassiter, Mon Aug 22 23:11:28 2011
• RE: I certainly agree!....... - Jlassiter, Mon Aug 22 23:09:42 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - KcTrader, Mon Aug 22 18:20:12 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - Greg_Huston, Mon Aug 22 20:18:30 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - Bluerosy, Mon Aug 22 22:59:48 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - Jlassiter, Mon Aug 22 23:16:26 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - Bluerosy, Mon Aug 22 23:01:01 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - Drudge, Tue Aug 23 21:41:50 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - pyromaniac, Wed Aug 24 18:45:34 2011
• RE: What type of King to breed? - pyromaniac, Wed Aug 24 18:47:53 2011