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I was wondering if anyone out there might be able to answer a few of my questions. I am a junior in high school and would like to breed snakes. I have been fascinated by reptiles my whole life, and have been keeping them for about four years. I asked my favorite reptile shop today if they had any advice on certain species I could breed, ect.. However it seemed like he was trying to discouraged me. I know that somebodys got to do that, but even though I was persistent, he just kept giving me excuses not to. However I know everything he said, and I have been thinking about this for the past few years.
My question is, do most people have a hard time trying to find homes/places that would buy their snakes. Also what might be a snake that I could breed that has relatively few young. (I have no intention on making money, I just want to do this as a hobby.)
Thanks

I would definately find a pair or trio of snakes that you are personally most interested in. Do your research on the snakes that you choose, so you know how to set them up,take care of them,ect. Once you have done that, don't worry if anyone has bred them before, you can do anything that you set your mind to. I remember when I first got tricolored hogs, they were really expensive and everyone that bred them was telling me "how hard they are to keep", well, scroll down on this forum and see how hard they are really to breed. Mine started breeding without trouble, was no rocket science involved, seems these people just wanted to discourage me so they could get the ridiculous prices they were asking. I am not saying that everyone is like that, but there are people like that. The point is, don't listen to people that tell you that you can't do something, they generally have other motives. To answer your question about what kind of snakes are fairly simple and have less babies, I would definately say to start with live bearers, such as kenyan sand boas, but get adults, because they grow REALLY slow and you will be waiting along time to breed them. If you don't mind incubation and feel confident enough, then definately go for hognoses(westerns or tricolors). But it really depends on what you are most interested in, I am not you and vice/versa. Hope I helped.
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Kevin

Thanks for the advice, I am confortable with incubating reptile eggs, because a pictus gecko that I bought a few years ago was gravid. We didnt know it at the time, so we had no suitable egg depositing site made, so by the time we found the first clutch they were already to dessicated. My first snake is actually a kenyan sand boa, and he is full grown.

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