Difficulties in breeding?

[BIGT FROM F.B.]

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but how difficult is it to successfully breed snakes? Are all species the same process, or does each one require a certain "touch" to do? I have never done this but have been curious on how difficult it would be in case I decided to venture into it a little at a time someday soon.

Thanks for any input.

[millertime89]

Not all species are the same. Some all it takes is throwing two snakes together and seeing what happens and some it takes a ton of work and no small amount of luck. Blackhead and timor pythons can be a major pain, Green tree pythons were difficult until only a few years back (and can still be tricky for a novice), and nobody really knows how to get the beautiful Boelens pythons to breed.

[Sublimeballs]

What Kyle said. There is even contrast within a species. Everyone I trust has told me that the jampea Retics are some of the harder to breed Retics while the kalatoas are supposed to be easy to breed. If you're thinking about your retic when she's grown they seem to be pretty easy to breed, although sometimes they get aggressive with eachother; and males can go crazy.

[millertime89]

Male retics are just horny and will breed a stick if it smells like a female (I've seen it...). The females are the ones that you have to worry about because if they're not in the mood, they're not having it, although a big male can sometimes force the issue you risk injury to both.

[shaunyboy]

some species are easier than others mate

some are easy to produce,others can be very difficult,some species are near on impossible to captive breed (Boelens Pythons)


cheers shaun

[CK SandBoas]

My Kenyan Sand Boas are extremely easy to breed. I don't even have to cool them during the winter months before introducing them...I have a couple of het albino paradox males that would breed a stuffed snake if you put it in with them...

[BIGT FROM F.B.]

A vast hobby, I see from everyone.

[lady_bug87]

Keep in mind, even with "easier" species you could have bad years. Dying females, no babies, babies that don't eat, ****** odds, males that won't lock,

So it's not all rainbows but it's exciting

[millertime89]

Originally Posted by lady_bug87

Keep in mind, even with "easier" species you could have bad years. Dying females, no babies, babies that don't eat, ****** odds, males that won't lock,

So it's not all rainbows but it's exciting

Slugs and stillborns, eggs that won't hatch, babies that die right out of the egg, babies that won't eat and slowly wilt away, babies that just don't make it. The list of downsides is long, but IMO the excitement of seeing those little faces poking out of eggs and the joy of raising these amazing creatures and the pride of seeing an animal you've cared for from the time they were tiny becoming a parent far outweighs the downsides.

[lady_bug87]

That's fine but you can't ignore those downsides. Breeding is exciting but it's not all rainbows and unicorn farts

[BIGT FROM F.B.]

Originally Posted by lady_bug87

That's fine but you can't ignore those downsides. Breeding is exciting but it's not all rainbows and unicorn farts

Well, that sucks. I love me some unicorn farts!!!

[lady_bug87]

Pffft who doesn't!

[NewSAHSnakeMom]

Originally Posted by lady_bug87

Pffft who doesn't!

I don't those unicorn farts get glitter everywhere!

[millertime89]

I'm not ignoring them, that's why I listed them. And as long as they're better than my dog's and roommate's farts I'm all for unicorn farts!