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Hey,
I am just curious as to how a breeding loan works. Do you simply borrow a friends snake, pay them, how long do you keep them, does the loaner get a percentage of the clutch? Can you contact local breeders to get a breeding loan set up, etc. etc....I am clueless. I have a couple of normal femals and would like to get two to three more this year to breed after I graduate. Don't know if I will have the money for morphs, but would like to produce some without starting with hets. Thanks for any info.
-Bryce

Yes. Stupid answer, but, yes. You can simply loan to a friend, pay for the service, find a local breeder that needs a spare, or exchange babies for the service.

I personally loaned a breeder pair of Red-tails to a guy that had a pair of albinoes. He needed new blood, so he borrowed mine. In exchange, I got half of each clutch.

As far as a local breeder, it never hurts to ask. The worst they can say is No.
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Lead us not into temptation. We can find it on our own.

Another breeder and good friend of mine simply swap snakes and split the clutch. Things like this are easier to work out when you and the other person have an established personal or business relationship. I've heard of breeder loans gone bad, so just know and trust the person that has your snakes.

-John