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hi im new to ball pythons i just have a few quesion
1. does anyone have any nice black and gray looking BPs
2. what age does a male have to be to breed
3. what are the odds of a male and female like are chances more based on the male or female if tht makes any sense
all answers apreciated thanks guys
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2.0 blue tick beagels
1.1 wtfs
0.0.2 ball pythons

hi im new to ball pythons i just have a few quesion
1. does anyone have any nice black and gray looking BPs
they are called VPI axanthics...yes...

2. what age does a male have to be to breed
depends...age and size.....1 year

3. what are the odds of a male and female like are chances more based on the male or female if tht makes any sense
it don't matter...I think ....if I get it

2.0 blue tick beagles
1.1 wtfs .................wtf?
0.0.2 ball pythons

read.....read....read alot.....
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WTF stands for White's Tree Frog.
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PHLdyPayne

Personally I think males should be at least 18 months old and weigh 1000g or more...but some do breed successfully. I just would feel uncomfortable breeding little males to big females...pictures i have seen of them doing so makes me think if ball pythons were more cannibalistic, many more breeders will find their little 700g males would end up as a light snack for their 4000g females.

As for whether males or females are more successful, or more important to the success rate...I feel its the female. If she's not healthy, at a good weight, old enough etc. she's not going to produce eggs. Or the eggs themselves may not be viable.
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PHLdyPayne

ok thank you every one yeah i didnt mean to post to my computer closed out when i posted this one so i didnt realize it worked....and yeah wtf is whites tree frog..but agian thanks every one and another question so im pretty sure my two bps are deff normals and males now when the time comes and i get a female should i just get another normal or should i invest in a morph this question is all apon oppinon anything will be apreciated
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2.0 blue tick beagels
1.1 wtfs
0.0.2 ball pythons

if i understood your question your asking if the male or the female determines the sex of the offspring? I don't know that answer.
As for what to breed to, if you get another normal female your going to get normal offspring. I would spring for a visual morph female to breed to. That depends on your personal preference.
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This is courage.. to bear unflinching what heaven sends. -unknown

1.0 Basset Hound (Capone)
1.1 cats (San Quinton and Gracie)

right i see what your saying yeah i am deff going with a morph in the future my question was more like will the outcome be more like the female or male i dont know just one of those stupid questions i ask
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2.0 blue tick beagels
1.1 wtfs
0.0.2 ball pythons

the appearance of the clutch depends on the odds. If you breed a pastel to a normal for instance. You COULD end up with all pastels,, all normals or a mix of both. as far as markings or special traits pertaining to your particular snake, that all depends on nature. But most patterns I believe are random.
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This is courage.. to bear unflinching what heaven sends. -unknown

1.0 Basset Hound (Capone)
1.1 cats (San Quinton and Gracie)

ok thank you that answered my question perfectly
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2.0 blue tick beagels
1.1 wtfs
0.0.2 ball pythons