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Hello,

I would like to try breeding a species of python.
Any suggestions for a smaller-sized species for a novice pyhton
breeder? Once I have a few suggestions I plan to do further reading and research to dedcide which species I could best care for.

Thank you,

Brian

I would recommend ball pythons or womas, depending on how big an initial investment you want to make. Regular balls are inexpensive, small, easy to handle, and a very good representative for what is involved in breeding pythons.

Womas are more expensive to get into, but grow fast, get only a little bigger than a ball python (5' to 6' vs. 4' to 5')are extremely hardy, tolerate (actually prefer) a dry environment (balls and most other pythons do better with higher humidity), are easy to handle, are great eaters, and breed easily - the eggs can be a little more difficult than average for python eggs, but with the right setup you'll do fine.

Either of these would make for a good introduction to python breeding.

Steve Reiners
BoaMorph
www.BoaMorph.com

reasons mentioned above. They are beautiful, don't require a huge investment, their size is not huge, they are not really hard to care for and they are not overly hard to breed and incubate eggs. Here is a female diamond x jungle cross sitting on her clutch of eggs. Good luck with your choice and I suggest getting into a species that you enjoy working with rather than getting into a species for other reasons (i.e.- money, size constaints, ease of ownership) because you may lose interest. Frank Kincade.