I just want to say. This was such a pleasant watch. New to your channel and loved how articulate and straight to the point this was. Very informative too Thanks
I just bought my first ball python this past weekend at a local show. He’s a banana, black pastel, black head, orange ghost, and pos het pied. I really want to focus on adding darker genes into banana because I think they look awesome! I help my friend with his collection every week and he’s starting to get into the business. Your channel is super helpful! Also, you guys are a delight to watch compared to many other channels!!
I bought a super banana het clown male a year ago along with het clown females with just this thought in mind. of course i have other projects as well but my thought was to have pretty babies to pull eyes to my table. also, a superbanana clown male paired to a single gene clown female will produce banana clowns every time. that makes a great looking table.
I'm a gecko guy, I have a lot of them. If I was ever going to get a Ball Python, and I see a ton of them at expos, it would be a banana...and my pet. So that's spot-on. Nice ideas, great info. Bananas are way cool. lol
Enjoyed the video as i am looking to start breeding to give me something to do and keep me busy when retirement hits which is 10-15 years. I love the Banana gene so this was a great vid for me.
Great video, thank you for sharing! We just got into BPs and are obsessed. Scored some really good deals at a local show. We now have a banana male, banana pied male (thought female, was wrong), leopard pastel female, mahogany lesser female, and normal het clown female. All these combined was about $600, and purchased because we liked them as pets first and considered them for breeeding down the road with little knowledge of genetic demand. With what we have, could we produce any great clutches? Given the current arrangement, what would you recommend we get next? With the future goal of breeding for hobbyist breeders while still providing options for newcomers (just finished your other video on breeding for $50k).
Very informative video! I’m looking to get a few females to go with my Leopard Mahogany Pied het Clown male do you have any suggestions or maybe a video for me to watch! I just found your channel so haven’t watched others yet but definitely will.
Cool video and I like the idea behind it, I have a different idea for the route id go, maybe ill get around to making a video with a similar value range.
Great advice. This video has completely affirmed for me that I’ve made the right choices in the animals I’ve chosen to expand my collection with 😊 Thankyou
Wow. What a great video, and premise. Please explain how an ultrasound helps with pairings! Plrase and ty. Another issue im finding as a beginner is who to trust on morph market. If u only go with well known and popular breeders than that really limits the amount of sellers you can buy from making mm very frustrating. When im aeeing people list their animals het for a codom gene, like het enchi for example it makes me want to pull my hair out. So many people just guessing wrong imo or call their snakes hets cause they know theyll sell better. This is qlmost exactly how i started, the one didference being is my clown visual was the male and all my frmales were het clown. Especially with the price drop in clowns rn, it costs no more to get whatever your looking for het for clown
Thank you so much for the kind words and for watching!!! An ultrasound really helps because your really only need about 2 locks at the right time to get a good clutch though we usually try to shoot for 3 just to be safe. With an ultrasound, you can introduce your male at the exact right time so you are not wasting his effort on a female who isn’t anywhere close to laying a clutch even if she is old enough and up to size. This lets you pair your male to more females than he could normally handle since you making sure each lock isn’t wasted. Without an ultrasound you pretty much have to pair a male to a female once a month until she ovulates to make sure you got a lock in at the right time and this pretty much limits him to three to four females at any given time. As to MM, there are a bunch of reputable smaller breeders but it is harder to find them. My advice is to watch one of the live reptile podcasts and ask in the chat who people would recommend. Proper Royals does a Tuesday show at 8:00 pm EST and it is really welcoming to new people
Loved the content. As a beginner into the hobby it is very helpful. A couple of questions, if one wanted to add pied to the mix what would you recommend. Also, after the first clutch's are hatched what would be the best morph's from each pairing. Thanks
Thank you so much for watching!! Would you want to use pied instead of clown or are you wanting to work the clown pied project? As to the best animal from each pairing it kinda depends on what you want, but I would say the female Banana + extra gene clown would likely be the best animal from each of those pairings
@@LeviathanSnakes I love pied! I really like the approach that you have outlined. I am new to this and am learning about the morphs and genetic's so this is very helpful. I didn't know if you could work pied into the banana project or the outcomes. I can spend more if necessary on the snakes if it is necessary to. thanks
I would like to thank you for this wonderful video. It was so informative and I am excited to start this journey. I just got a Banana male and a OD Trick het hypo female and a YB hey clown as well now I’m in love. I’m actually going to follow your advice and go with your recommendation slowly of course. Again thank you so much.
so if i have a clown-enchi-lesser-pastel male, would i pair him with an enchi clown female? i'm trying to figure out what to mix him with to get that clown gene to start coming out.
I’ve been watching and really enjoying the videos you’ve been putting up. I’ve been keeping for close to 30 years and never considered breeding but my daughter’s interest has me looking into trying out the next level of the hobby. Would you still do the three het clown females if you could afford to get them as multi gene visuals? If so would you still get the single gene clown or would they all be multi gene visuals?
@Paul Edwards I can't say what they pay typically. But I was seeing 150-200 per coral glow. That said I have a good relationship with my wholesaler. Since I was a long time customer before I ever provided them with animals.
Wait u said babies, so it'll be what 3 yrs before u can start breeding? I will say u make great videos!! I just have so many more questions then when u start 😂
Thank you so much for the kind words! And yes, this is for babies since the budget was so low for this one so it would take about 2-3 years before you would be able to have your first clutches
I just want to say.
This was such a pleasant watch. New to your channel and loved how articulate and straight to the point this was. Very informative too
Thanks
Hey! So glad to have found this page! Thanks for the resources.
I just bought my first ball python this past weekend at a local show. He’s a banana, black pastel, black head, orange ghost, and pos het pied. I really want to focus on adding darker genes into banana because I think they look awesome!
I help my friend with his collection every week and he’s starting to get into the business. Your channel is super helpful! Also, you guys are a delight to watch compared to many other channels!!
I bought a super banana het clown male a year ago along with het clown females with just this thought in mind. of course i have other projects as well but my thought was to have pretty babies to pull eyes to my table. also, a superbanana clown male paired to a single gene clown female will produce banana clowns every time. that makes a great looking table.
Fantastic clutch guys.
Absolutely banging
Solid advice! Keeping the hobby growing should be all of us breeders' goals!
I'm a gecko guy, I have a lot of them. If I was ever going to get a Ball Python, and I see a ton of them at expos, it would be a banana...and my pet. So that's spot-on. Nice ideas, great info. Bananas are way cool. lol
Enjoyed the video as i am looking to start breeding to give me something to do and keep me busy when retirement hits which is 10-15 years. I love the Banana gene so this was a great vid for me.
Thank you so much, and we hope you crush it!!
This was very interesting and informative! Thank you
Love it! Great advice as usual
Thank friends! We really appreciate it!
Always great info! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching!! We really appreciate the support!
Great video, thank you for sharing! We just got into BPs and are obsessed. Scored some really good deals at a local show. We now have a banana male, banana pied male (thought female, was wrong), leopard pastel female, mahogany lesser female, and normal het clown female. All these combined was about $600, and purchased because we liked them as pets first and considered them for breeeding down the road with little knowledge of genetic demand.
With what we have, could we produce any great clutches? Given the current arrangement, what would you recommend we get next? With the future goal of breeding for hobbyist breeders while still providing options for newcomers (just finished your other video on breeding for $50k).
woww all that for 600$? sick bro. wish u and ur snakes the best
Leopard and mahogany work really well in clown!! I would look into getting a combo clown male and pair him to those two and your het clown female!
Great and informative video as always 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💪🏽😎
Very informative video! I’m looking to get a few females to go with my Leopard Mahogany Pied het Clown male do you have any suggestions or maybe a video for me to watch! I just found your channel so haven’t watched others yet but definitely will.
Cool video and I like the idea behind it, I have a different idea for the route id go, maybe ill get around to making a video with a similar value range.
Thanks man! Definitely can’t wait to see it!!
Great video, thanks for sharing.
Great información, thanks for sharing
Great advice. This video has completely affirmed for me that I’ve made the right choices in the animals I’ve chosen to expand my collection with 😊 Thankyou
Wow. What a great video, and premise. Please explain how an ultrasound helps with pairings! Plrase and ty. Another issue im finding as a beginner is who to trust on morph market. If u only go with well known and popular breeders than that really limits the amount of sellers you can buy from making mm very frustrating. When im aeeing people list their animals het for a codom gene, like het enchi for example it makes me want to pull my hair out. So many people just guessing wrong imo or call their snakes hets cause they know theyll sell better. This is qlmost exactly how i started, the one didference being is my clown visual was the male and all my frmales were het clown. Especially with the price drop in clowns rn, it costs no more to get whatever your looking for het for clown
Thank you so much for the kind words and for watching!!!
An ultrasound really helps because your really only need about 2 locks at the right time to get a good clutch though we usually try to shoot for 3 just to be safe. With an ultrasound, you can introduce your male at the exact right time so you are not wasting his effort on a female who isn’t anywhere close to laying a clutch even if she is old enough and up to size. This lets you pair your male to more females than he could normally handle since you making sure each lock isn’t wasted. Without an ultrasound you pretty much have to pair a male to a female once a month until she ovulates to make sure you got a lock in at the right time and this pretty much limits him to three to four females at any given time.
As to MM, there are a bunch of reputable smaller breeders but it is harder to find them. My advice is to watch one of the live reptile podcasts and ask in the chat who people would recommend. Proper Royals does a Tuesday show at 8:00 pm EST and it is really welcoming to new people
@@LeviathanSnakes good stuff. Ty!
Loved the content. As a beginner into the hobby it is very helpful. A couple of questions, if one wanted to add pied to the mix what would you recommend. Also, after the first clutch's are hatched what would be the best morph's from each pairing.
Thanks
Thank you so much for watching!! Would you want to use pied instead of clown or are you wanting to work the clown pied project?
As to the best animal from each pairing it kinda depends on what you want, but I would say the female Banana + extra gene clown would likely be the best animal from each of those pairings
@@LeviathanSnakes I love pied! I really like the approach that you have outlined. I am new to this and am learning about the morphs and genetic's so this is very helpful. I didn't know if you could work pied into the banana project or the outcomes. I can spend more if necessary on the snakes if it is necessary to.
thanks
I would like to thank you for this wonderful video. It was so informative and I am excited to start this journey. I just got a Banana male and a OD Trick het hypo female and a YB hey clown as well now I’m in love. I’m actually going to follow your advice and go with your recommendation slowly of course. Again thank you so much.
Great Great video thanks for sharing 👍
so if i have a clown-enchi-lesser-pastel male, would i pair him with an enchi clown female? i'm trying to figure out what to mix him with to get that clown gene to start coming out.
Yes! If you pair a visual clown male to a visual clown female, all of the babies will be at least visual clowns
I love your channel♥️♥️
I am really looking forward to getting started myself. So thank you for thus insight very very useful stuff.
I’ve been watching and really enjoying the videos you’ve been putting up. I’ve been keeping for close to 30 years and never considered breeding but my daughter’s interest has me looking into trying out the next level of the hobby. Would you still do the three het clown females if you could afford to get them as multi gene visuals? If so would you still get the single gene clown or would they all be multi gene visuals?
As someone who produced way too many banana/coral glows i can say shows or a good wholesaler are the way to go.
typically what do wholesellers pay percentage wise?
@Paul Edwards I can't say what they pay typically. But I was seeing 150-200 per coral glow. That said I have a good relationship with my wholesaler. Since I was a long time customer before I ever provided them with animals.
Completely agree, local shows have been key for us when it comes to selling lower end banana stuff
Thanks !
Now we need a video for someone who is starting this business in 2025 😅
S what would you recommend at a 2k-3k budget
We definitely need to make an updated video like this soon so we will definitely do it with a $3k budget next time!
Do you want to make money, or support upper tier breeders?
If one cannot find a super Banana, Het clown what would be a second choice for the male?
thanks
I am not 100% sure. Given all the other animals in this video I would say a female maker banana clown but I am not sure how much they are right now
thank you
What would the name of the project be would it be a banana project or a pastel project or het clown project what would you call the project
I think it would technically be the clown project since those are the goals, but I could also see it being a banana project!
How about pied female?
Wait u said babies, so it'll be what 3 yrs before u can start breeding? I will say u make great videos!! I just have so many more questions then when u start 😂
Thank you so much for the kind words! And yes, this is for babies since the budget was so low for this one so it would take about 2-3 years before you would be able to have your first clutches
Would a visual clown simply be listed as a clown ball python?
Yes! A visual clown would be just listed as a “Clown”
Sound advice sir
Do give think you could give me 5 good balls to get on a 2,000 budget real quick?
My banana cypress clown male was $850.
That is an awesome animal! Congrats!
So basically this is click bait 🤦🏾♂️
Your comment is the only one that's telling the truth and the only one the creator didn't like. 😅
@@KingRioT1 lol were living in a time where ppl hate the truth🤷🏾♂️
@i-_-smokeloud indeed my friend.