I am switching from boas to balls, So can anyone tell me which ball pythons are good for a first project please give me some of your opinions all you ball herpers.
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ball python morphs
snakeman575
Sep 28, 2005 08:42 AM
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craig
Sep 28, 2005 09:08 AM
Well most people start out with pastels but if you had a male albino and two het albino females and had 2 good sized clutchs of albinos you'd be making (if they were 7 - 8 egg clutchs) 4 to 6 albinos.I think they are a good investment because they are great sellers. And you could trade them for other morphs as well.
bande-exotics
Sep 28, 2005 09:46 AM
In my opinion you should buy a pastel big enough to breed this season and by as MANY ADULT FEMALES AS POSSIBLE. Breed the pastel and sell the pastel offspring but hold back a few of the female pastels for yourself trust me they will come in handy when you start working on combo morphs. With your profits I would invest in some recessive traits since codoms are falling quick. Just make sure what ever morph you work with you are happy with.
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Will take any unwanted morphs. LOL.
scrotbelly
Sep 29, 2005 05:16 AM
How often do you see an ad for het albino females that are large enough to breed (and lay 7-8 eggs)? If you do see them, what price are they? And can you be sure they are true hets? Females with recessive traits take a long time to raise. I can't see anyone selling their true het breedable females unless they are getting out of the business.
If you want to get in the game and produce something within the next 6-12 months, then you will want to go with co-doms. If you are going to go with pastels, get a blonde pastel male that is ready to breed and some big females (captive bred only, not imports) from people with some verifiable feedback/references.
The blonde will cost a little more then the normal adult pastel but the higher quality pastels that you produce will bring more (for any that you sell) and it will really pay off down the road when you are crossing them with spiders, clowns or whatever.
If you were to buy an adult male and adult females now, you could have clutches in the spring.
>>Well most people start out with pastels but if you had a male albino and two het albino females and had 2 good sized clutchs of albinos you'd be making (if they were 7 - 8 egg clutchs) 4 to 6 albinos.I think they are a good investment because they are great sellers. And you could trade them for other morphs as well.
