>>>>> ok yall...i want HONESTY and as many details as possible...PLEASE...
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>>so for a few years now i have been giving thought to trying my hand at snake breeding, or some sort of job involving snakes...
>>so where do i get started? i have my lil baby ball python. and yes, i know hes not ready at all...far from it...
>>so i know id have to get breeders and such. and of course food...etc..
>>how do you get started? whats the first steps? where will i sell them?
>>ok, i know for lots of you this is something to roll your eyes at because you are big breeders; been at this for year...please share your experience with us very VERY new people. or suggest a book? or a website?
>>OR if anyone knows a breeder within the atlanta ga area that would hire helpers...that would be right up my alley too...THANKS
>>well anyways...THANKS BUNCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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>>Hey there,
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>>I don't know how much help I would be but I started my ball python obsession this past year with just a normal male ball python. I've successfully hatched two clutches on my first try so it doesn't take a rocket scientist to get going. I suggest reading, reading, reading and more reading. There were countless hours where I cross referenced many of the sites out there to find every tip and trick I could about ball pythons from the basic history to breeding to raising. Buy books, don't be shy in spending money on a good piece of literature because you will reference it a lot. After that, you just have to decide what you want to do, decide on a goal/project and invest in the morphs that will take you there. I started off without a goal and found myself not sure of which morphs I should keep for the time being due to the rising cost of food and electricity. This is not a run of the mill hobby and you will have to invest alot of time energy, space... it's like a step below having kids, you just don't have to worry about college tuition. (just a tip, raising your own snake food comes in handy.)
Good advice.
I'd like to add a quote i read years ago.."You don't go into business,you grow into business"..It won't happen overnight,so loving what you do is a big part of it(Because you will have to do it for quite a while before it pays.)
Good luck.
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