How to breed a bumblebee colour morph ball python?

If you're breeding for pleasure with ball pythons then go ahead. But you're highly unlikely to make money on ball pythons now, unless you literally have tens of thousands to drop on the really rare snakes like Soul Suckers. The price drops every year, bumblebees were thousands only a few years ago now they are only a few hundred. If you buy adult snakes that are ready to breed you MIGHT turn a profit in the first year but you'll be very lucky the next year to do the same...and the snakes will still need feeding even though they are no longer turning profit for you. If you start with babies forget it, by the time babies are ready to breed the price will have dropped below the purchase cost of your snakes.

Bumblebee is Pastel X Spider, you have a 1 in 4 chance in each egg of getting one in the clutch. You are unlikely to get more than two, and you may not get any. Genetics are purely chance.

Scotty, as others have said, it is not likely that you will make a living breeding and selling your snakes. Do it for the love of the reptiles, not for the prospect of getting rich. I'm like you, starting to get into breeding, and while I would love to strike it rich doing something I love, I know that it's not likely to happen. I just don't have the cash to drop into breeding stock on the scale that would actually make this profitable. My best hope is to get a breeding program going that will at least help pay for my hobby...LOL. If I can get it to partially subsidize my reptile food costs, I would consider that a very good profit. (Not that I'm going to hold my breath or anything.)

The others are also correct about Jordan. Shame on you Jordan! Do your research. Spider head wobble is not contagious. It is an unfortunate side affect to the genetics that create the spider morph. Other morphs often have side affects as well. Obviously, it wouldn't be the greatest idea to breed spider to spider (No need to, really, since it is a dominant gene) but otherwise, the best one can do is look for a breeder with the least amount of noticeable wobble and hope the hatchlings likewise have little noticeable wobble. If you avoided every ball python that had a genetic defect or side affect, you would be stuck with only normals. (What do you think the various morphs are, anyways? They are, for lack of better word, "birth defects" that look cool, so they are deliberately bred for them)

The only thing you will run into with breeding morphs, Scotty, is exactly what the other posters have stated. The price on the various morphs fall every season. Once upon a time you wouldn't have been able to touch an albino ball for less than $1000. Just a year or two ago, prices were still in the $500 to $700 range. This year, I'm seeing them as low as $300. Other morphs are falling in price as well. Great news for those of us looking to buy, but for those of us hoping to breed, not so much. But as long as reptiles continue to fascinate people, there will always be someone to buy our babies.

Ball Python Genetic Wizard

So now spiders can infect other snakes with their head wobble!! That's bad news for my collection!!

My spiders probably one of my favorite snakes - minor wobble mostly when she feeds but she's also my best feeder and shedder and so easy to handle. That's why people continue to breed spiders and the spider morphs - they do everything great so we tolerate a little head wobble. It's no different than the jaguar carpets - and they're also great snakes.

I have a bumble bee, butter bee, spider and a spider pied and all 4 are amazing snakes - the spider and the spied are the only wonky ones but even then it's minor and they're otherwise perfect.

And Scotty, breeding is where all the fun is - I always say that it's a great money making hobby but a crappy way to make a living. Do it for the love of snakes and nothing else - if you make money then great and if you dont, then at least you had fun trying ;-)

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How to breed a bumblebee colour morph ball python?

I'm a complete amateur and am looking to breed (and possibly make money with) ball pythons or other snakes. Please help!

The person above me is correct. From a Spider x Pastel pairing your chances are:

25% normal

25% pastel

25% spider

25% bumblebee

The chances are per egg. For future reference check out http://www.worldofballpythons.com/wizard/ and use their genetic wizard :)

Edit: Jordan are you kidding me? You shouldn't be dealing with these animals if you seriously think the GENETIC neurological disorder "wobble" that spiders have is contagious! It's GENETIC, and honestly 9 times out of 10 it doesn't affect the snake in any way. As long as the snake can eat, drink, and defecate normally they lead normal lives, and it's only a quirk. My spider is one of my favorite ball pythons, and I'd NEVER turn someone away from them just because of the wobble. There are PLENTY of very high end expensive morphs that have much more dangerous and deadly genetic flaws than the spider.

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1- They'd each need their own place to live, but most breeders have best success with a rack system instead of tanks. you can control the temperature easier and they feel safer. 2- IMO, I'd just wait and find a good price from a reputable dealer for the stock that you want. many good places will ship overnight, which is safe for the snake during most times of the year. you can get a snake that is HET for piebald for about half of what a piebald is, and then go from there. HET's usually cost more then normals, but if you want to breed for morphs it's a cheaper way to do it. Just be really sure you're dealing with a reputable source. 4- it's up to you. there are a lot of BP's in the world already so i'm not necessarily crazy about people deciding to breed, but I don't know you so it's not really my place to judge. 5- most snake breeders i know use a rack system for the babies, too, just smaller drawers for them. It keeps things neat and organized and is space friendly. hatchlings can eat f/t hopper mice, sometimes even bigger. Just go by the width of the snake and the size of the prey.

Don't get in it for the money do it for the love of the snakes!!! that being sad start with all the base morphs and to increase your chance of making any money make sure your higher valued morphs are males so you can pass them gens on. Butter and or lesser are good morphs to start with i started with a butter male and 3 wild type females. There are lots of Genetic Calculators for free online make a plan and never breed a snake inless you have the room for all the hatch lings you may not sell any of them I ended up trading a lot of my babys for babys of different morphs over getting cash for them.

Soul Sucker Ball Python

A bumble bee is a pastel x spider.

If you're wanting to raise and breed balls for fun, that's great but you won't make money trying to breed unless you have a LOT of snakes and a lot more money to spend than you'd like to make.

Not to discourage you, but I'm trying to sell my bumblebee. He is a beautiful snake no doubt but I bought him to breed one day and I'm starting to realize that it's just not worth is financially, or ethically. Spider ball pythons carry a neurological disease called wobbling that can worsen over time and become contagious and infect your other snakes.

Breeding any snake is fun, but only if you want to breed them for enjoyment. You need to personally weigh the financial responsibility and how much enjoyment you'd really get out of it.