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Originally Posted by youngster
I'm definitely breeding this year. My local shop has an adult male spider for only $125. So I might get him and a normal female and breed them. And by the way Brylecc That's been the best case scenario in my head since the beginning I love bumblebees as well. The only problem is that it's out of my budget.
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Not to be a downer, but if a bumblebee is out of your price range, how are you going to afford to breed? Bumblebees run $300-500 "ish..."
You need to plan on housing--individually--4, 6, 8, even 10+ ball pythons for at least a few months while getting everyone started. This is just to get them started; what if you can't even sell half the clutch? Any of the clutch? You need an incubator (unless you plan on maternal incubation), food for everyone, husbandry supplies (i.e., substrate, furnishings, cleaning), money for potential vet visits, etc.
Breeding is a big responsibility and a large commitment financially, temporally, and spatially. No one can tell you if you're ready to breed--that's for you to decide. But it's not going to be an inexpensive endeavor.
Hopefully I didn't kill your morale, but I wanted to shed some light on reality. And if you really want to pursue the bumblebee project, buy a nice 2011 female pastel hatchling, raise her up for 2-3 years, and buy a nice double or triple gene male that has spider in it (down the road). Then you can go for a 4-banger your first season...
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