Trouble deciding what to breed!

[youngster]

Originally Posted by Valvaren

See I don't understand anymore cause first it was a school project and now it is because you just want to do and and now you are getting interested because of the money from what it sounds to me, I seriously think you should consider waiting a year. I don't know if you completely understand what you are getting into and i really don't mean anything by it but i've been your age we all have and we know what it is like to get excited about something and really want to do it and because of that we out pace ourselves and end up getting bit in the a*se over it.

I really think you should have a look around and maybe find a few people near you that have been breeding for awhile and like with the hots mentor under them for a bit, learn the ropes, the practice, get some tips and advice.

There are so many people out there breeding and there are so many animals that its starting to out weigh the buyers and even though I don't want you getting stuck with a bunch of animals with no where to put them I don't want a bunch of unwanted babies floating around more. You have to realize this is bigger then you and a school project breeding and bringing lives into this world is a very serious thing and I think a lot of people forget that. Just because they aren't human babies shouldn't mean their lives shouldn't be treated with the same respect.

1. It is a project but I'm not doing it because it is. The reason I'm doing it is because it's something that means a lot to me. My family is going through a lot right now and snakes are sort of an escape for me.

2. It's not that I'm greedy for the money I just need to make a profit to pay my parents back and if I were to do ball pythons I'm not necessarily going to make a profit. The potential ball python profits are more than corn snakes, however it's a gamble.

3. I know what I'm getting into, I have already found people that are interested in taking the babies. I do not plan on just throwing them out the window once they are born. I regard snakes as an equal to humans.