How do you get good breeding stock and how do you breed ball pythons??? any answer would help thanx =)
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Tell me what are the joys and $ in breeding ball pythons
Outback_firekill
Jul 07, 2004 03:45 PM
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joels417
Jul 07, 2004 03:53 PM
Try pressing Alt F4, it should solve the breeding stock problem.
On breeding, just press CTRL ALT DEL twice and BAM! The breeding recipe.
On a lighter note, there are plenty of places to search on the internet and read up...I would worry about taking care of ONE before you start trying to breed them.
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Edited on July 22, 2004 at 17:17:56 by phwyvern.
Morgana
Jul 07, 2004 05:45 PM
Nice use of the Scriptina font. Not many use that one tastefully. Morg-GD degreed
joels417
Jul 07, 2004 05:59 PM
bachman
Jul 07, 2004 06:44 PM
The joy of breeding Ball pythons is $$$, nothing else. If they were not worth $$ only a few people would breed them, and not everybody in the world. People considered them $25 junk snakes until the morphs came along.
Just the truth
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CB
"I post because I'm bored"
eunectes4
Jul 07, 2004 07:00 PM
Maybe if we didnt import 1000s of them each year and put them in every petstore people would think differently. I still like my normals. It is the snake that got me hooked on this hobby. i know a girl who breeds normal ball pythons, central american boas, and garter snakes....I know it sounds odd but she has a super fascination for all of them and when the rare occurance comes along and people ask about them...I recomend her since she honestly has the best looking central american boas around and some neat garter snakes. It curls my skin to hear someone say they are junk snakes (I know you are not saying it but still...). I wish I could take home every tank I see at a show filled with baby normals 6$ not eating. I think there are enough people doing cb ball pythons out there and getting enough normals in their high end projects to fuel this industry to where we no longer need to import every wild gravid female found. Just my take on it. Maybe soon this high end snakes will be what keeps people from taking them from the wild.
apeilia
Jul 07, 2004 10:16 PM
I'm not too sure that it's just about money. I can't imagine someone who doesn't have some love of snakes taking the time required to breed them successfully - especially to the point of turning it into an additional (or main) income. I've been fascinated by snakes since as far back as I could remember and I am breeding my snakes now too. I won't lie - it would be nice to have my hobby be self-supportive. It would help ensure that I can provide the best care possible for my pets.
bachman
Jul 08, 2004 11:09 AM
I don't consider any animal a "junk" animal, and all I'm saying is if there was not alot of $$ to be made there would be very few Ball python breeders as compared to now. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, cuz it's not, just telling the truth, and I'm sure many people would agree with me. 15 years ago hardly anyone even tried to breed them (a few did), but when the amel came along with $$ to be made then everybody wanted a piece of the pie, and it just took off from there. All these breeders are producing some insane animals, and it's only getting started, but if there were only normals that commanded a price of of less than what it would cost to feed and house the breeding pairs then very few people would be breeding them.
JMO
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CB
"I post because I'm bored"
