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I want to start breeding snakes

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Darkwraith

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Ok here's the deal
I just got a albino corn snake a couple of months ago and I was thinking about starting this little breeding thinger for snakes and maybe a little store eventually.

I would like to know what equipment I need to breed snakes, albino corn snake for now, how to breed them and when the best time is,I live in Canada.

Thank you very much and if there is already some threads with that information please link them here and stuff.

And again THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
 
http://cornutopia.com/

Go to this site and buy her book. Do it now.
After that scroll alllll the way down to the bottom right of the page and read the Archive
After that Buy Don book.


There is way to much information to give you in one post.

And I can give you some links but I'll save them for now.
 
Aside from doing research, there are a lot of factors you need to look at before starting breeding:
1st: Is there a market for the morph you want to sell? Amels (albinos) are common, and while colorful, they are relatively cheap and available everywhere.
2nd: Is your female large enough and healthy enough? Females should be at least 3 years old, 3 ft long and at LEAST 300 grams. I suggest more. Closer to 400 as they lose a lot of weight after laying.
3rd: How will you market your snakes? Internet? Do you have a website? Can you place banner ads, pay for the right to advertise on the forums?
4th: How will you ship? Here in the U.S. there are only two legal ways to ship snakes: Fed Ex and Delta Dash. Fed Ex requires certification. I'm not sure what the legal ways of shipping there are, but you'll need to check into that.
5th: If your female becomes egg bound or should prolapse, are you willing to pay the vet bill for her treatment which might include surgery? Do you even have a reptile vet nearby?
6th: What sort of legal restrictions does your city or providence have? Is it even legal to breed snakes and do you need a permit or business liscence?
7th: If your female/s lay a lot of eggs, are you going to be able to sell them all and if you can't, what are you going to do with the rest? Will you hold them until they do sell, or will you simply dump them off at a pet store (providing you don't own one at the time)?
These are only a few considerations that you'll need to think about before you even decide to breed.
 
If you have everything lined up and have read Kathy's book and looked up as much info as you can, can you afford the equipment to breed and still have a reserve of money for the vet?

Even when I had rats (pets not feeders) I wouldn't breed unless I had homes for them. With the corns I already had a friend who's petshop bought them from me as I gave him a better price than his normal breeder and he sold them for a good price.

Just price everything out, do all the research, make sure you have all the preperations, than try to decide if you are ready to breed and still have the desire.
 
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