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Breeding info?

Skully23

Skully23

Experienced
I recently came across a decision. I have a female pastel ball python around a year old who will only eat live. I do not like to feed anything live prey so I have her with a snake friend who has been trying to feed f/t but she is too shy. I have decided a trade of some sort would be interesting.

I was offered this pair of Anery corn snakes.
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Would you make the trade?

As for breeding. The guy believes she might be gravid. I'm not up to date with the terms. So I came here to get additional help as I have been researching.

What do you guys do?
How do I go about feeding the hatchlings?
Best incubation tempature?
etc.

I plan to buy a hovabator if I decide to trade.
 
Two aneries for a pastel ball? No.
Not unless the pastel is a pet to you, and just that. If you're looking at monetary value, the pastel is worth at least twice as much as both of those aneries combined (based on the market here).
Unless those two aneries have any hets, you'll just end up with a bunch more aneries.

If you do decide to go along with the trade, you'll need to incubate the eggs at around 82 degrees for two months (or more sometimes).

Wait for the hatchlings to have their first sheds, about a week after hatching, and then offer them a f/t pinky mouse. Chances are, most of them will eat willingly by the time they are a month old. Others will need to be worked with.

Each snake also needs to be housed by itself.
 
ReptileGeek181 said:
Hey have you tried tease feeding the ball python?
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AliCat37 said:
Two aneries for a pastel ball? No.
Not unless the pastel is a pet to you, and just that. If you're looking at monetary value, the pastel is worth at least twice as much as both of those aneries combined (based on the market here).
Unless those two aneries have any hets, you'll just end up with a bunch more aneries.
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I sent the pastel to a friend who has more experience with feeding. I do not like feeding live. She is too shy so standing there teasing or not..won't help. It will take time for her to come out of that. I have even left a f/t in her enclosure over night. The only way she will eat live is if she is alone in a dark container for a little bit.

Why are two breeding aneries not a good idea, Ali? I thought it would be as I wanted to get some experience in breeding and corns are great eaters. Plus Aneries are one of my favorite morphs because of their colors.
I told the person several times that the pastel is worth more and will be even more in value as an adult breeder...
She is just a pet. I wanted to breed but I don't have a male and she is far from breeding age.

This is her, most recent I have.
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Anyone wanting to trade a better pair of breeding corns?
 
You came here to point that out?? Hmm.. And as I said I've been researching. I'm not new to snakes or this site. Everyone starts somewhere.
 
$200 for a pair of Anerys is ridiculous - he'd never get it. Anery is one of the most common morphs around. It's one of the reasons why you might think twice about breeding them - they're common and cheap, so you might end up with a bunch of hatchlings you can't sell or can only sell at a loss. If they was a market for them where you are, presumably he'd not be selling a potentially gravid female. You need to look into that aspect as well.

Having said that, any snake is worth what you're prepared to give for it. If the Pastel is giving you trouble and proving a less than ideal pet, then it might be worth swapping it for two snakes which eat more readily, provide the breeding experience you want and make you happier.

Just don't let the other party tell you that in monetary terms it's a fair trade, because it isn't. Kinda makes you wonder what else he's not telling you. As you're specifically looking for a breeding pair, can he tell you how old they are, whether they're proven breeders etc? What makes him think she may be gravid? Is it just because he's mated the pair or are there other more solid symptoms?
 
Skully23 said:
You came here to point that out?? Hmm.. And as I said I've been researching. I'm not new to snakes or this site. Everyone starts somewhere.
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Yes, I did. I suggest picking up Kathy or Don's books...the answers to many of your breeding questions are in them.
 
Have you thought about, if you like ball pythons, contacting a python breeder and going "Hey, I have a pastel that will only eat live. Would you trade her for a pastel/other ball I want that eats f/t?"

And are those even the same kind of anery? I'm not familiar enough with recognizing the color morphs at a glance, but I know if one's anery and one's charcoal, you'll get normals.
 
Duae said:
Have you thought about, if you like ball pythons, contacting a python breeder and going "Hey, I have a pastel that will only eat live. Would you trade her for a pastel/other ball I want that eats f/t?"
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That strikes me as the ideal solution.
It would be unusual for the female corn to be gravid now, Most of us have this year's pippies hatching or already ready to sell
 
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