I’m a stay at home mom and I have a huge passion for animals. I’m trying to figure out how to do what I love and earn an income to help support my family. I love watching this channel. I’ve learned soo much!!

Number one reason why BP are so popular as pets: they are stinkin' cute!

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

4 жыл бұрын

They sure are!

@taikalorthen4265

3 жыл бұрын

Puppy snoots :3

The only drawbacks is the raising of your breeding animals. I invested in several $700-$1500 animals, with no intention to make that money back. I love the animals, and will eventually most likely breed them. I think breeding ball pythons can be extremely rewarding, and bring money, but if you don't love the animals and the hobby, your going to burn out and regret it. Best of luck with your breeding season by the way Chris.

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree you have to have a passion for the animals first.

@dvlexotics2177

5 жыл бұрын

If you love it then its not work thats the best way to do it.i was a keeper for many years before i bred them.

I've been really wanting to get into breeding balls for a while now and all your vids have helped me out a ton great work man.

Chris the information you give us is priceless. Thank you! This year will be my first year and I've learned so much from you. I'll be so glad when I get to meet you..

@fuhrer5317

2 жыл бұрын

How's it going?

Always enjoy your videos. Awesome content for the beginner. Thank you

That's my goals! Thanks for the positive vibes! Great video!

You convinced me. I just purchased my first. She’s a bamboo possible het ghost. Super stoked for her.

Thank you so much for doing a video like this. Very helpful.

Best snake channel on KZread hands down. I can tell how passionate you are about your craft. Love this channel

Great video! Can you do a video about how you sell your snakes and how you market your company? You've got a very realistic and business savvy mentality for breeding and I like it a lot. Keep em coming!

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

5 жыл бұрын

I only sell my snakes at local reptile shows. You can sell them on Morphmarket or local reptile shops.

do u have a breeding tutorial? or book for first time breeders im starting my first session today actually and i’ve got most down packed but i want more info from u from the pros of the game i love snakes they’ve been my passion ever since i was a little boy and i turn 20 this year have had multiple ball pythons carpet pythons red tails etc but i’m doing a normal ball clutch for my first and i’m super excited to see where all of this goes

I really enjoy theese types of videos. New sub here!

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing!

Thank you for the video, do you have any ball python book recommendations?

Hey getting that much store credit for your snakes at pet shops is really common in Colorado because most places i have been and this has been in a couple different states say if u have a 4 or 500 dollar snake they will only give u like maybe 50 to a hundred dollars store credit and then usually half to be a regular customer now i was friends with someone who owned a pet shop that would take of me in that way but thats the only way or unless u are a well known breeder like yourself but for the average joe its extremely hard if at all to get even close if at all store credit of the value of your snake. because me and my daughter are starting a little ball python investment and would like for it to at least pay for itself if not thats ok to as long as we can beat the odds and produce something we want to keep permanently well awesome vid brother

Love this video I have ducks and chickens I am 12 years old.

I wouldn’t recommend doing anything solely for money especially when it’s animals you’re working with. Standards should be higher than they are in the industry of how we take care of them.

@jellybeanepicness4029

4 жыл бұрын

Kritterswithkelsey u vegan or something's

@julezyadams1641

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think that was the point of this video, but you aren't wrong. Even with my very limited experience (seriously limited; I'm talking had a ball python when I was 14 limited), doing anything strictly for money or just to shut your kids up often leads to poor treatment of the animal.

@matthewcoffey2672

4 жыл бұрын

We wouldn’t have 80% of the animals available to us if everyone thought like you and that is a conservative estimate you have no idea what it took to create the hobby we have today including smuggling you know nothing

@matthewcoffey2672

4 жыл бұрын

The o my reason we have a single bearded dragon one of the most popular lizards is because somebody smuggled it for money this girl is an idiot

@littledemonz3531

4 жыл бұрын

Kritterswithkelsey shut up. not the point of the video

This is such a good video. Thanks for your honesty. I am trying to make a better life for my son and have been thinking of getting into this, but was thinking of getting older snakes that have already been bred or are ready - but I'm so scared the older ones will bite. Also, I am wondering if I put it in a terrarium (live plant habitat) if I can breed it in there? I've heard snakes are healthier with live plants (I don't have a green thumb)

I love snakes, they're beautiful! Wonderful pets! 🙂🐸🐍

Nice brother loving this hobby/business a yr in and waiting for eggs 🤞🤞hopefully

Really nice video. Easy money 💰 but you know me already from past comments. I love snakes but I can’t raise them. That’s why I watch snake vlogs and reptile expo videos. Very good info though

Sounds amazing! Almost too good to be true. I always wanted to make my own money (be my own boss/own my own business).

Any chance you can make a new one for 2021? Debating getting back into BP. Thanks

Hey Chris thank you so much for the videos! Literally every question I have, you have a video for. So helpful and I’m so appreciative. You have inspired another to start breeding! So I plan on starting with one male and around 8-10 females. My question is should my one male be enough for that number of females, or what your suggestion would be for amount of females for one breeder male. I’ve also read that having another male around helps your breeder male. So I was thinking maybe a normal to save money? Any insight or information would be appreciated!

@simpled5755

2 жыл бұрын

The most you should go is 1 male to 3 females

I am so glad I got into this I have a pie ball python on the way female and I have a fire ghost hek ball python female. So let me know how much your Selling one of your males bamboo ball pythons for. Great video thank you

Any reason why you didn't get into breeding colubrids along with your ball pythons?

Nice video. Thank you for the inspiration and the tips. I just have a question, what morph is the last Ball Python that you showed at the end? Not sure if it is a Fire Fly or Enhance pastel. I have one just like that and the person who handed her to me didn't know the exact morph. I would really appreciate your help.

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

4 жыл бұрын

That one is a Pastel Enchi Desert Ghost.

I'm starting out as a Garter snake breeder how much should I make 1 to 2 garter snake worth

What about the cost of enclosures, hides, bedding, etc.

Is this business still profitable 2 years later or has it become more competitive? Thx!

If I got a Patel banana clown and bred it with my normal female would I get anything visually different from just normal ? Is it still totally up to chance even with a visual parent?

How do i start shipping ? And license to breed

Freaking love this guy

Is it possible to do it with Ackie monitors

I just got a 7 year old 0.1 albino and a 4 year old 1.0 pie bald and a 5 tier rack system for 400 dollars from Craigslist, it was too good of a deal I couldn’t pass

Great video and gorgeous snakes! I'd love to get into breeding boas. I wonder what the return on breeding them is compared to ball pythons. I have two pet ball pythons and love them, but my first love is boas! I'm a huge fan of Bullsnakes and Western Hognose as well!

@annie2366

2 жыл бұрын

you could make money on the western hognoses for sure and rosy boas

A pop🤣your service back then is appreciated

Your albino pied is gorgeous!

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Also how about an albino pied male breeding with normal female what are the odds of a visual coming from that pairing

I just bought a cinnamon sulfur or vanilla female... she's beautiful!

I have a 3-4 year old spiderball female (unsure age bc she was found in a yard). I've had her for a year now along with my columbian rainbow boa. I've been looking into breeding her with a butter as a personal project. Maybe i can do something like this when i do finally breed her.

what I did is I bought ball pythons that all have at least 2 co-dominant genes and one recessive gene and so for example I recently bought 2 females that are orange dream, yellow belly, and are het piebald. and then I bought a male that is orange dream, yellow belly, and visual piebald and I still need to raise them up but the reason I recommend going the 2 co-dominant gene 1 recessive gene route. Is because you will only get high end morphs this way and you won't get hardly any normals and the normals you do get will still be het for piebald or any other recessive gene for example the ball pythons I bought will produce all these morph combinations.. 3% Super Orange Dream Super Yellow Belly Piebald 6% Super Yellow Belly Orange Dream Piebald 6% Super Orange Dream Yellow Belly Piebald 3% Super Orange Dream Super Yellow Belly 100% Het Piebald 13% Orange Dream Yellow Belly Piebald 6% Super Yellow Belly Orange Dream 100% Het Piebald 6% Super Orange Dream Yellow Belly 100% Het Piebald 3% Super Yellow Belly Piebald 3% Super Orange Dream Piebald 13% Orange Dream Yellow Belly 100% Het Piebald 6% Yellow Belly Piebald 6% Orange Dream Piebald 3% Super Yellow Belly 100% Het Piebald 3% Super Orange Dream 100% Het Piebald 6% Yellow Belly 100% Het Piebald 6% Orange Dream 100% Het Piebald 3% Piebald 3% 100% Het Piebald

Really love your channel. Just bought my first Ball Python, a cinnamon pied. You’ve helped me out with deciding on things. If you ever start shipping I would be proud to own one of your snake! Do you have a Facebook page or website?!

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

5 жыл бұрын

I only do KZread, no Facebook / Instagram / Snapchat / email / etc...

@xDarthWonkax

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Hardwick Gotcha! Thanks for your channel and everything you do!

Can you do a video on ball python breeding if you don't own your home, like renting

So many people only have 1 to 4 dogs. But snakes... I have 9 myself now lol

This guy is great. Luca

I invested in a breeding pair of green anacondas, retic super dwarfs, scorpions, and huntsman spiders hope to make 2000+ a month should easy with anacondas being expensive

Breeding is something that I have wanted to try for decades and could finally be happening. With that said based on my calculations of CoGs and a selling point of 300/ea 60 neonates a year that yields 1500 a month if you breed your own rats. Profit drops down to 1250 a month if you buy from rodent pro. If you go rodent pro route you need to sell all 60 neonates at a minimum of 450$ea. Large scale breeders must have many Revenue streams as this doesn’t make dollars and cents.

What would you say about breeding a Lesser YB to an axanthic leopard? How much would a person possibly make off of those babies?

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

5 жыл бұрын

You can plug it in here: www.worldofballpythons.com/wizard/

Is there a website/ place you recommend to get a good deal on some adult ball pythons. I’m looking to buy a few pieds like you were talking about but I’m having trouble finding anything under $500 and can’t find anything on Craigslist. Thanks in advance video was a big help!

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

5 жыл бұрын

I'd say most times it's nearly impossible to find an adult female pied ball python and if you do the price is usually $800 and up.

Can you make an update on this video? Please 😬😃

Are there any ball python morph breeding books, websites, etc. that you recommend for educational purposes? The newest book I could find online was 6 years old. Appreciate your content!

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

4 жыл бұрын

Not that I know of...

Are provens/older snakes worth more than hatchlings? I'm very curious/confused about how pricing works in the ball python world. 😅

@DarkScaleSerpents

2 жыл бұрын

Proven snakes can be a good investment buuut make sure to get them from someone reputable people. Ask if they are problematic in any way. How old they are, how many clutches have they had and did they have issues while she was gravid. Are her genetics guaranteed Are they picky feeders...mousers, asf rats? You just need to be careful and ask the right questions. Also, a lot of breeders will sell proven females right after she is starting to fattened up after her last clutch and you GENERALLY want to wait for the next breeding season to breed her (although many breeders will breed females back to back).

Bobby gets to lock with 13 females. No wonder he likes you so much. He wants to keep you happy!

You need to show you retic more she's AWESOME

That's amazing

Thing that makes me not want to do retics is not having a good plan for what to do if they don't sell. They don't stay tiny for forever.

Where do you get the tubs and racks .

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

5 жыл бұрын

They are all from ARSCaging.com

Woohoo Woohoo!!!!

I have been searching everywhere but do you know how I could breed a BEL without using a mojave

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

4 жыл бұрын

Check out this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dIybxNCseNG_n6w.html

Would love to buy a snake from you when you have some available

Is that a leucistic paradox?

My partner REALLY wants to get into the sunset project.

Hey Chris if you still look at responses is there a way to contact you?

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

4 жыл бұрын

You can contact me in the comments section under my videos.

If you're talking about breeding and selling, getting the buyers for them can be difficult sometimes. It's not impossible, but you gotta know who to ask. Take care and God bless.

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

5 жыл бұрын

I've never had problems getting buyers for my hatchlings. In fact at the spring shows everyone is looking for ball python hatchlings to sell at the shows, there is a real shortage of them for vendors. If you have any in the spring let me know, I'll pay half retail price and take all you have!

@jasonirelan4487

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Hardwick The only snake I've got is the one on my last video. Take care and God bless.

@dvlexotics2177

5 жыл бұрын

I also never have a problem selling babies. And i breed alot of spider and spider combos. They fly out of the tubs and yes i inform every buyer about the spider wobble. Although most are good about it and have already done their research.

@b3z3n14

5 жыл бұрын

MorphMarket and social media, best place to find buyers!

@joshuamooring9707

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures ill be giving you a call Next year :)

Do you only sell locally or do you have a website of sorts?

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

5 жыл бұрын

I only sell at local reptile shows here in Colorado.

Do one on retics

Do you cool down for breeding and if so what are the parameters? Could you nake a video about it ?

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

5 жыл бұрын

I don't cool my temps at all, I keep them the same year round.

@michaelmckenna14

5 жыл бұрын

I believe it has more to do with air density than heat, as Ghana stays very consistent when it comes to temperatures all year round

I am a bit confused. Since keeping and breeding ball pythons seems to be on the lower end of animal husbandry work requirements, why don't all collectors breed them themselves? I would think the demand for ball pythons would vastly decrease as more get acquired due to this. How does demand maintain itself after several years of investment? I'd have thought it would become saturated by now.

@maxcarren112

3 жыл бұрын

Most of the people buying high end morphs are collectors. So the demand is relatively constant. It takes 3 years at least to raise a generation, that's a lot of time and work so it's not free money. When I was 12 an Albino BP hatchling was over 2,000, now they're 300. So the demand did go down as more people bred them. But that takes a long time, and now there are many more morphs that fetch an even higher price.

@TheYgds

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxcarren112 Thanks Max. Since I wrote that I've done far more research and it appears that phenotypic variation as well as a new basic morph coming into the population every year or so means that the market seems to refresh itself regularly. Also, it seems that things like paradox and chimerism fetch a hefty price and those are unlikely to saturate the market due to their non-genetic nature. It is really impressive just how vast and diverse ball python morphs are.

2000 profit or before reinvestment

I've been thinking about getting in to ball pythons maybe just 1 or 2 pair . Trying to fully decide on what morph to work with . Something bright and clean .

@arrythestarry

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe get 3 females of varying morphs then get one male with multiple genes boom you have a great year i recommend fire, leopard, and pastel for the females and really any multi-gene male will work

@cheddarcheezit2647

2 жыл бұрын

Just avoid spiders, bumblebees, super cinnamons, and womas, and you're golden !

Can anyone sell on morph market or do you need licences?

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

4 жыл бұрын

Anyone can sell.

I would love to breed bps but where i live idk if it would work. North ala

@brandonking3545

5 жыл бұрын

Angela Conley it would work, you just have to maintain a heated room for them. There’s actually a LOT of people that want balls in Alaska but they can’t get them because it’s too cold to ship them that far north. If there was someone breeding in Alaska that they could go to to get them that person would make a killing.

@jadegray2730

5 жыл бұрын

Angela Conley I live in Alaska, we have quite a few breeders and shipping is fine during the summer. I breed and have had no issues

I have several ball pythons different morphs....I'm trying to get setup the hardest part is having all the enclosures and everything set up properly think I just have to get everything more organized

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

4 жыл бұрын

I think the beginning is the hardest part, especially buying the equipment and setting it up.

@jamiehood3165

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures it is hard but I'm going to keep doing it a little at a time....

How much a month for feeding them and supplies

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

4 жыл бұрын

With over 100 snakes it usually costs me about $200 a month, about $2 per snake on average.

Is this worth $500. 7mo old Champagne Het VPI Axanthic female?

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds about right!

@cityoftrees9953

4 жыл бұрын

Chris Hardwick thanks I’m just now getting into ball pythons. Thinking about breeding in the future. So I’m all over Craigslist looking for good deals. I have a ghi pastel right now still don’t know sex. But what would match up well with the ghi pastel? Thanks man. Liked and subbed.

Do you have a work email? Or a recommend ball python breeding class?

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

5 жыл бұрын

Nope, no email. I used to have one but I started getting hundreds of emails every day, too many to deal with so I got rid of it. Now I just post videos and respond to comments under the videos.

@devinhotline2721

5 жыл бұрын

He also doesn’t text back but it’s ok I understand 😔

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

5 жыл бұрын

Yea, I had to dump my phone, way too many texts and e-mails. It's a bit overwhelming LOL. I had a Spider video go a bit viral and at that point I couldn't keep up with the comments under the videos either, not sure how big channels do it.

I’m looking to getting into breeding, and am not sure about pricing according to morph quality. Do you think morph market is over priced, and how do you know if you are getting a good deal?

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

4 жыл бұрын

Good question! Some newbies will almost give their snakes away and price them really low. Once you are in it for awhile you realize they will sell at 'normal' prices, and depending on the time of year and availability you can get an even higher price. Doesn't really matter if you are breeding, you'll always make money in the end. I usually buy what looks the best to me LOL.

Ok, $2000 a month once you cover operating operating expenses? Like free and clear?

What are good Gene's to get if you want to start out with 4

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

4 жыл бұрын

That's a tough one, depends if you like the bright snakes or the dark ones, lots to choose from!

@user-xg8ij1hs3x

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures both but I lean torwards the dark ones that have a pop of color like highway? And bright ones like bumblebee or butter enchi spider

@saxogoose5297

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-xg8ij1hs3x aren't the spiders born disabled though?

I knew that was you lol The duck guy lol

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

4 жыл бұрын

I can't believe that old video went viral LOL. I think it was one of my very first videos I ever shot

what brand racks do you use?

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

4 жыл бұрын

They are all from ARS Caging.

@derrickryantrujillo

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures How often do you change out the water?

ball python+rats+patience=money lol

This is why i dont mind making single gene or simple double gene morphs even hets that are not that expensive even normals still get 50$ each and people tend to buy them more then the higher end morphs its kind of surprising how many simple genes are sold every year

I’m working on it! LOL

I am trying to sell my snakes and I can’t find a buyer. Maybe it’s the location?

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe look for local pet stores that deal with reptiles, they usually will give you a fair price for snakes.

@dvlexotics2177

5 жыл бұрын

Believe it or not i do quite a bit of business on craigslist then everything else is sold through social media facebook, Instagram, youtube and auctions.

Whats around his wrist??

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

4 жыл бұрын

That's a remote control to turn my camera on and off.

“With JUST 15 snakes” LOL

Man ball pythons are expensive where you live, where I live in Canada a normal ball python goes for like 30-50$ at most even pastels are only like 100$, seems to be a pet for warmer climates. You can make a killing breeding live stock here though.

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

4 жыл бұрын

Here snakes are better than any livestock, but I do like my cows LOL

They are almost like a pet rock. 😂

So Helpful Chris, However, I would not like to put my hand in that Rectic viv , she did not look the tame at all.

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

5 жыл бұрын

She is actually a sweetheart if you can break her out of feeding mode!

Time is money; work smarter, not longer. :)

🖤

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

4 жыл бұрын

What kind of $50 snakes do you have.

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

5 жыл бұрын

None right now, they sell fast!

@alleykat6145

4 жыл бұрын

This is one thing I don't understand about the snake business, their is a low supply and a high demand and snakes are only selling for fifty dollar's?

@maxcarren112

3 жыл бұрын

@@alleykat6145 Ball Python wild types are super common. There's a lot of demand for them as first time pets for kids and whatnot, but not so much from hobbyists and breeders. So, lower price. There were just so many of them imported.

Sorry to bother you Chris but do you by any chance have a email I can contact you at? I have a question I would like to ask privately of course...

Im trying to get into the breeding business where can i get breeding ready females

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

4 жыл бұрын

Try Morphmarket.

I'm trying I gotta get some more female snakes though

I just bought a a nice male OD 100℅ het lavender albino het pied

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@chrismoye7048

5 жыл бұрын

That's a serious animal.

1:22 Bonk

We used to raise chickens. But where we live, they decided roosters were no longer allowed in city limits.

@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures

5 жыл бұрын

Up here in the mountains we can have roosters, no problems. I found out that if you have hens and roosters you can only have one rooster or they will fight to the death. However, if you don't have any hens you can have a bunch of roosters together and they don't fight at all. At one point I had about five roosters and no hens, they sure crowed a lot!

@aliciabravo2402

5 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures my favorite part of having roosters was when they were just starting to find their voice. Lol. I miss my chickens. But I'm also getting into breeding ball pythons. Mine are only 6 months old though. Lol

@i..am..

5 жыл бұрын

Get a rooster again and look up the no crow rooster collar. As long as no complaining no issues. Its hilarious too. Be careful though some people just strapped them on and walked away and the rooster died.