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12-05-04, 09:35 PM
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boas or pythons?
i hope to breed snakes when i get older and i think i like pythons the best but i think it would be a pain to incubate the eggs. is this true? or should i go with boas that have live young?
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12-05-04, 09:52 PM
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Either way its going to be difficult. Whether its live young, which most people dont prefer as they dont have as much control over the offspring, or eggs, which more people prefer because like I said this way they have more control, its going to be tough.
You could always breed both.
Eggs arnt hard to incubate at all. Just set up the incubator and put the eggs in. Then make sure you have patience 
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12-05-04, 09:55 PM
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I havent bred either but when people post pics of their boas giving birth, it isnt the tidest thing ever.
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12-05-04, 11:01 PM
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RETICSRULE:
Breeding anything has its joys, pros/cons, work, patience and expense.
Pythons being egg layers and breeders wanting to get the best success from the litter aim to artificially incubate.......so this means some work and the rest of the list above.
Boas are less complicated and do most of the work but take on some more expense and the rest of the list.
Before you jump into either 1 or the other, do more research in the animals your interested in before you consider breeding. From what you said its looks like your counting your eggs too early....so think it out check with breeders they let you know first hand of all the points listed.
Yes boas are messy but when you see all that work involved and see 20 little heads looking up at you, I for one did not care about the messy its just natural.
Cya...
Tony
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12-05-04, 11:15 PM
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I say breed whatever appeals to you, not so much based on how they go about it. If you like pythons best, then by all means, go for that. In the end, that will be a major influence on things. It's always best to go with what you like most As for eggs vs. live, eggs give you a lot less to worry about. Boas you end up wondering what, if anything, is happening for the long gestation period (up to 8 months depending on type). At least with eggs, you have control, and can monitor things, whereas with boas, they are just one big incubator in which you cannot see what is happening, and can only control to an extent.
Tony,
LOL how'd you end up with such a clean lot? I end up with 1/2 cage covered in an inch of slime :flick:
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12-05-04, 11:29 PM
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Tim bugs me at times on how clean I keep my cages  so the secret is this...
I keep reminding my boid collection, "keep it clean - keep it clean".......joking, I guess I got lucky. But it was alot of fun getting her out of the cage and the babies and doing a 200% thorough cleaning to let her be at peace from that night after. She roamed her cage for 3 weeks solid, I figure maternal insticts maybe.
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Tony
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12-06-04, 12:40 AM
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I personally agree with you all, live or egg laying..they both have pro's and cons, either way its goin to be work, following by a good dose of daily patience, Good luck with what you choose Reticsrule and read up alot..its helpful.
P.S cant wait till this summer for "heads looking up at you"...bet you cant wait either Tony huh?:P
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12-06-04, 06:44 PM
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thx for the opinions everyone any more are appreciated i will definitly read up before i do anything
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12-06-04, 06:58 PM
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personally, i have more fun with livebearing species. . . its like christmas, you never know what will pop out. and watching the birth process is super cool.
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12-07-04, 06:54 PM
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im still thinking about it
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12-08-04, 06:38 PM
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like i said i do like pythons better. but a problem that i have found is their size. my favorite pythons are all huge(retics, burms, afrocks). not only would these take up a lot of space but no one would want to buy them because of their size. if i do breed i would want it to be at least somewhat profitable. are there any other relatively easy pythons to breed besides balls?
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12-09-04, 04:04 PM
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What about Blood Pythons??
Spotted Pythons?
Macklot's Pythons?
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12-09-04, 06:14 PM
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im not really interested in spotteds or macklots but i have been reading up on carpet pythons. ive found them pretty interesting and they are medium size.
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12-28-04, 02:01 PM
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Getting the eggs is the hard part. Sometimes female just DON"T take. Incubating the eggs is easy, like clockwork!!!
Mike
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12-28-04, 02:25 PM
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now im thinkink about breeding boas and just keeping a few large pythons around as personal pets but im still not sure
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