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I am thinking about going into snake breeding to try and make some extra money and i was wondering what species people thought would make a good investment. I have decent knowledge of keeping reptile (i've had cornsnakes, ball pythons, kingsnakes, chameleons, leopard geckos). I've been looking at womas and some of the honduran milksnake morphs, being that both of those species are relatively small and sell for a decent price. I was just wondering which of those people thought there would be better market for, or if there are any other species that would work well. I hope to eventually get angolan pythons and black-headed pythons, but i dont think i could afford them at the moment. Thanx in advance for any help.

There are two ways to make money breeding snakes. Volume and uniqueness. You can breed and sell many common snakes such as cornsnakes or you can bred the more expensive and rarer colormorphs, or species. If your goal is to make a profit and you have limited space your best option is invest in a new color morph of an snake that easily bred like a cornsnake or kingsnake. Or try an come up with your own color morph. The most successful breeders are the ones that continuously produce new stuff. I would suggest that you first bred a snake that you like. Get the whole process of breeding, keeping and selling your snakes down, and then add some more profitable and likewise more expensive snakes to your collection.

I agree.

Also you did not mention if you have ever bred anything. If not it is good to pick a species that is easy to breed to start so you learn what to look for (how to recognise a gravid snake)and what to do when one of the more pricey snakes comes your way.

I would recommend Brown House Snakes because they clutch as often as every sixty days so you aren't waiting for a one (or at best) twice a year event. Also if you screw up while learning they are not as expensive an error as those Angolan eggs.

Frank
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