Ball pythons to get first. Best beginner snakes for ball python breeding!

What is the best snakes to start with if you want to breed ball pythons. Matt goes over 4 snakes he thinks would be good to start with.
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[@chrisgraham2837]

Nice to see down to earth people doing it for the love not the money, great work team 👍🏻

[@jorami4838]

Yet he breeds spider ball pythons..

[@Lovell93]

@@jorami4838So? You really think they're breeding spiders for money? Get real. He loves the morph. Nobody is making a lot of money on spider balls... especially these days with all the new young woke keepers. Spider ball pythons are fine... Most don't have the wobble that is extreme. I've encountered many, many spider balls through my life and most of them are fine.

[@ianbrewer2284]

When you pushed the tub back in at 1:40 I lost it 😂😂😮‍💨 thanks for all your hard work 💪🏽

[@lkbpythons6210]

You guys should do a video on lethal genes great video by the way

[@ballpythons6776]

LKB Pythons was this ever made?

[@LevyMegami]

@@ballpythons6776 very late but i did find this kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6SxnHV8qMaCnK8

[@miragepoppies]

"best beginner snakes to breed" *pulls out spider* ...👀

[@anchlo]

Lesser is probably my favorite "starter" gene, pastel would be second, there's just so much you can do with those morphs and they're beautiful on their own

[@Steve-ps2tw]

This oldie popped up in my feed. Kinda crazy seeing the old room and that janky old rack lol. Amazing how far you guys have gone.

[@ImTomWick]

so when the belly turns a little pinkish that is a good indicator of shedding soon???? Also you and camera guy Curt are climbing my list of favorite reptile channels... you keep it real with the viewers and the content is great. keep up the great work!

[@OlympusReptiles]

T-Tom H. Yes it is a sign. Our goal is to be "real.". Not overly edited, or stiff. I want people to see me as we are.

[@StickyFeets]

My puma girl's belly almost becomes a salmon color, a really deep pink when she's in shed

[@corycottie1970]

Love your videos, I look forward to them every week. Just nice to watch people who started small and are starting to get bigger and bigger through out the years. Keep it going and I’ll be there tuning in every week. PS I’m from Ontario, Canada 🐍👍🏼🤘🏼

[@OlympusReptiles]

Reptiles Canada sweet, hopefully one day we will be shipping to our neighbors to the north!!

[@corycottie1970]

Olympus Reptiles yes that would definitely be awesome!

[@MightBite]

I’m subscribing. I’ve watched a few of your videos now and you’ve been an honest bloke through and through. I rarely ever subscribe but I enjoy your enthusiasm and respect your advice to your audience.

[@lewislighting7776]

Agreed glad you said spider 1st underrated and gets a bad wrap sometimes. You know what your talking bout take notes people

[@mathewgardewine7706]

You were one of the main reasons I chose to go with a ball python first instead of a corn. (And lets face it, BPs will always look cooler...) I picked up my first girl Monday. She is a Mojave. I was looking at snake after snake and kept coming back to her. Thanks for all the great videos and information. Just hate waiting a week. Haha

[@Man_in_a_Van]

You hit it dead on at the end and pretty much throughout the entire video. Your videos are awesome AWESOME!!! lol. Hope you guys have a great evening.

[@SakariPOV]

The second you said spider I was just imagining it corkscrewing as you pull it out lmfao

[@OlympusReptiles]

@plaguelock well, that is number #3. Bye bye!

[@madbioreptiles]

Awesome video as always man I think Bananas are awesome as well (depends what to breed it to). Also I was wondering if you would do a video on the new KZbin Rules since there are lots of small KZbinrs that watch you and give out your opinion. I did one myself but obviously you can reach a lot more people than I can. Idk its your opinion

[@OlympusReptiles]

MadBio Reptiles we could look at it

[@HollieMM]

I posted last month about axanthics being a dream of mine and yeaaaaaa a lot changed in a month. I now have four snakes in the house and two that i have to go pick up this weekend and next week. "Starter Genes" being a firefly, an albino black pastel pinstripe, a lesser bee, and a pair of axanthic VPI, the female is an albino... and one normal! LOL! Four of which are proven breeders. Pretty excited about the possibilities with those genetics!

[@ryanfields9093]

I personally love the calico gene. diffrence in each are low white to high white

[@OlympusReptiles]

R&R Pythons me too, it almost made the cut for starter

[@coryfalls]

Great video y'all. I just got my first yellowbelly (600g currently) female. This video pretty much answered what I need to breed her to once she's up to size so thank you for that. I also didn't realize yellowbelly to yellowbelly made ivories but I do now so thank you for that info as well. I'll be getting a black pastel male and a female fire at the upcoming Herps Conroe show here in Texas on the 27th so I'm excited about that as well.

[@budyjames77]

Cory Falls go to www.worldofballpythons.com and check out their "genetic wizard".

[@coryfalls]

budyjames77 I use it religiously. I just haven't had time to look at what I currently own that would go with Yellowbelly

[@kenjiro2676]

Mojave and lesser is the best cheaper morphs to get, because if you do eventually decide to breed them you can get an all white snake : D

[@sodalines]

You can get albinos super cheap now. like 120 to 180 bones. i know its not the price of a spider but its kinda close, and it looks vastly different.

[@benebeachterror]

great video plz more of that content especially explaining what compinations = what morph For a newbie it´s a lot of work to figure out what + what equals bumblebee etc.

[@thewolfpack2825]

I highly recommend this website. It has a gene calculator and you can search up any morph name and it will give you the combo that makes it. www.morphmarket.com/c/reptiles/pythons/ball-pythons/genetic-calculator/

[@staceyroberts3468]

benebeachterror oh I’ve been watching videos and reading for 4 yrs now and I’m still so confused 🤪🤪 so much to learn!!!!!

[@staceyroberts3468]

The Wolf Pack cool!!! Thanks!

[@janellhatchett3983]

I think hets are worth mentioning for the beginner wanting to dabble in breeding. A het with 1 or 2 co-doms. Can make some nice co-dom combos right off and can set up for some nice projects down the road.

[@OlympusReptiles]

Hets are good, but we covered them in our recessive project vid. recessive was purposely left out here.

[@juliew1426]

I love Lesser, too! I a little biased, though. She was my first BP, and is the sweetest girl ever. I love Lesser w/ Leopard. One of my 2 fave combos (other than GHI/Mojave.)

[@SutterThug]

My snakes I just started with are resesive. Desert Ghost! I looked for a long time, and really liked the DG combos the most.

[@mr.rhenexx7279]

Great Video! im starting with a 0.1 mojave 0.1Fire and a 1.0 Het pied buying more to make my future projects tho

[@ghostpeyton2349]

Can you please do a updated version of this? Would really appreciate it.

[@corycottie1970]

Just got my first spider female, can’t wait to breed her in the next couple of years.

[@ralphconcepcion1387]

What a wealth of knowledge, and funny! I want a BEL white ball python. Ever since I saw one I knew I was gonna get one. 😳

[@Roux-AtlasCreation]

My fave starters would be mojave, lesser, pinstripe, black pastel. There are some stunning gene combos out there to make with them

[@TheCharleseye]

I call them "foundation morphs," rather than "beginner morphs."

[@OlympusReptiles]

Probably a good name

[@margaretchroman427]

Excellent choice of word sound better. My son is starting to get into the hobby and he has everything you mentioned except yellow belly. He was invited to a egg cutting and the breeder got a surprise six awesome snake with a surprise gene. He would love to be able to buy one of those babies.

[@williamkelly9628]

Some folks calls them beginner morphs, I calls them foundation morphs!

[@Lerrae1908]

My opinion before watching: Pastel, Mojave, butter/lesser, yellowbelly, fire, pinstripe. Affordable basic morphs! If you aren't worried about paying more, banana/coral glow are great obvious color mutation and mix well with lots of stuff and I really enjoy ghi patterns, a normal ghi is getting more affordable. Personally any mix of the above with yellowbelly is like icing on the snake cake for me too, it just jazzes everything up. After: LOL mostly in agreement! Same reasons. Excellent effects on pattern and color. My pref of pinstripe is personally down to wobble. You can mix sugar or calico and pinstripe to get similar effects as the natural spider but when something neurological obviously passes down the chances that it some day will be a bigger problem are too great to me to risk it. I love spider looks, but as it is some spider wobbles become extreme and the animal cannot eat without assistance, or just won't eat. They can injure themselves a little more easily that way as well, it's a QOL thing for me. Like if a mammal has a trait where it walks and moves or eats funny, you just don't breed it - and if you do it is considered irresponsible. So I guess that's where my opinion forms. I understand most spiders live perfectly healthy, normal lives but I see this wobble and it scares me from a genetic point of view. Today's wobbly cute spider is tomorrow's bloodred stargazing corn. I know spider isn't the only wobble too, but it makes me wary of any gene that carries it. I think anyone looking to breed should really do their research, make sure they understand the risk they are taking with some of these genes like deserts and super spotnose and spiders, and make a calculated judgement call. As long as the repercussions are understood, it's just about being responsible if you make sick animals after that.

[@Brodiesix]

I agree with your choices! Any gene that enhances other genes are great start snakes, because no matter which road you take, you will have genes to make them better. Enchi, Pastel, Fire, Yellow Belly, etc.. Great video guys!!

[@BerryM702]

I also am a huge fan of Whitesnake, overall maybe a little underrated hair band. Perhaps a morph suggestion a white ball python, scaleless except on the head and call it a Coverdale. Thinking outside the box my friend. Big fan of your channel, keep the balls going brother.

[@OlympusReptiles]

Chip Chipperson not sure how to do that. I do have a feeling an all white snake with no scales is coming (not from me right now, but I do know a guy). Personally, I don't know if it will be much more white. However, what if it is a bit translucent??? That would be awesome

[@TheLotek1]

I’m surprised Banana didn’t make the cut. My first & only snake ( I’ve had her since fall) is a Pied PH Ghost. She is quite orange tho so she’s probably YB also.

[@OlympusReptiles]

TheLotek1 on yellow belly, CK with the breeder to see if possible. Banana didn't make it for one reason, the sex link.

[@teamliquify6614]

Olympus Reptiles I like enchi lesser I like fire though you can make some 🔥snakss

[@jme92685]

I’m an Axanthic man, all the way. I’ve bought 2 snakes from JD Constriction and they are awesome.

[@ElMenorLatino]

Excellent video!! I want to breed snakes because I have an extreme passion for snakes and I want to work with snakes. But also want to share my passion with others! My dream job!

[@ravent3016]

Thanks for showing us the adult morphs and for the detailed advice. :)

[@mrmouse-ol9pw]

I agree with kurt. Enchi makes everything better, and super enchi is even nicer. Calico is another great stacker gene

[@deadowl833]

The more of these videos I watch, the more I fall in love with the different morphs. You have some gorgeous animals.

[@dankerns1558]

I have seen multiple spider balls with a severe head wobble

[@PainterRob100]

Man your videos are great 👍 and very educational,keep up the good work Olympus Reptiles 😁

[@Ochibason]

Very good info just what I was looking for. Do more on the starter snakes and mixing. What would you do? I have a female Pastave breed 2x to my male (just got all these all new) Pastel Calico (yellow gold colir) they have some cool calicos... have one of the daughters 1.5 yrs old. All these BPs are 5-6 yrs old. Then have a Double Pastel male. These 4 from one sale. Now picked up two girls 4.5 years old told they are Firefly s... one is beautiful yellow gold with black spider marks looks like a hornet. Other same pattern but pastel colors . Which of my two males should I pair with which female? Pastel calico for sure to Pastave. But to the two firefly spiders females not sure. Wish could show pic of two "fireflys" to get posted id. Looking to get spider female breeding size and female Sunburst breeder. Yes on a budget. Keep up these mixing vids. What would be unorthodox to breed combination? Ps the BPs I got now previous owner paid for 3 bout $4000 6 years ago from breeder in WI.

[@SuperAnonymouze]

I'm in love with piebalds. Not the most expensive snake out there, but also not the least. I kind of want to just breed a bunch of hets just so more people can breed them.

[@staceyroberts3468]

SuperAnonymouze I keep seeing that pies r a little more defensive and u have to work with them a little extra so they handle well??? Is this true? Asking anyone..

[@jarrodbair2319]

Stacey Roberts my piebald was a sweetheart from day 1. Didn’t even act stressed after the hour ride home from the reptile show (which I would think would be stressful for a baby in the middle of winter) just kind of curiously checked out her new home. 2 years later she’s even more sweet and I can’t wait to breed her next year!

[@roccompany2267]

Morphs don’t effect anything but color

[@sosoblackfeather]

I have a Pastel (M), a Classic (F) and an Enchi Pastel Yellow belly (F) .

[@josepharenas9120]

great video...cant wait to see what you guys make new

[@Patchaddictedpolymath]

Had to sub after watching this. Your videos rock. I'm gonna get a lesser at some point, maybe even a white snake. Idk if I'll take up breeding I'll have you to blame lol

[@Aczures]

I get a complete white Snake (Ivory pastel male) Now what would happen if I breed him with a complete black Snake (Super pastel black female)?

[@chelseawestman2287]

Can you get a BEL from a butter het G stripe female and super pastel butter male?

[@jeremymartin8547]

Thank you bud. Have a great afternoon also.

[@jamesledbetter6712]

Some thing similar to spider that on the cheaper side I believe is woma.

[@shromilder]

I really like it when you compare python together and you explain us what a morph add to another. It is really easier to understand for newbies like me :) Thank you! I think it would be way more easier to have something like a tree of a lots of pictures of different morph in order to understand what a mix between 2 morphs will do.

[@mattw8087]

My first was a stinger bee. Yay for enchi!

[@HollieMM]

An axanthic and a blue eyed lucy have always been a dream of mine!

[@josevargas8034]

Thanks for making this video. It gave me really good insight on what to play with for morphs. I just started collecting ball pythons. I've got 3 of the genes you talked about. Very cool! Didn't even know what paired with what was going to do. I appreciate you taking the time to make this. Made my day man thank you!! I've got a 2 spiders both male and female...male pastel yellow belly...female pastel...and a male pied. All of age to breed.

[@josevargas8034]

I meant 4 genes lol ... Like button high and new scribe!!! Keep these awesome videos coming man!

[@rickysmith9635]

I have got my temperatures set at 30.c day and night. My thermostat set 9 morning till 6pm day temperature then 6pm till 9am night temperature. I’m ready to cool my female and introduce male so can u tell me in Celsius the temps u use and the times for your day and night u use thanks big fan of your work

[@OlympusReptiles]

Ricky Smith I never cool at all. Just maintain 90 hotspot all the time

[@maggieross4783]

Loving all the info! Question: Do you know of any websites that would list genes and detailed descriptions of what characteristics define each gene?

[@happypyro793]

There is a thread on the community page on morph market..the encyclopedia of ball morphs. Covers many of the morphs

[@bryceagriesti4841]

What about the neurological problems with spiders? Nearly every one I’ve seen in person was just moving unnaturally; barrel rolls and backflips. They can hurt themselves and sometimes even bite themselves during feeding.

[@OlympusReptiles]

Then your looking at the wrong spot. Wobble is a thing, watch our video on it. What you are describing is NOT the norm at all.

[@kingb8637]

Dude you are cool as hell,love your videos,

[@Ibaneddie76]

Lesser, Mojave, Yellow belly, Enchi, Fire, GHI, Pastel, Leopard. You could build an empire with these genes alone yes sans recessives haha. Not saying that's what I'm doing but it can be done, unfortunately I got sucked into the recessives, it's a crazy waiting game if you aren't rich and can't afford to buy 70 gene animals from Justin Kabylka but heck start with hets and eventually you can make glowing snakes too. Love the channel by the way, keep up the great work.

[@hadofour3873]

What can I breed with my Pastel Candino female, what can I make?

[@OlympusReptiles]

anything. but I would defiantly put something with candy or at least candino to it.

[@abihumiston8921]

I have a cinnamon pinstripe leopard male what would go good with ?????

[@OlympusReptiles]

Abi Doty about anything lol

[@reesespythons]

Real Good Video Keep Up The Good Work Matt

[@RyanB257]

I like pie balds the best, im not sure if that has any relate to this video since I know nothing about traits but..... Also i'v seen black and white BP's, how the heck do you get that?

[@brianpiktel6375]

We got into ball pythons as pets, now are considering breeding as a hobby, and arent sure what direction to go to build on what we already have without a crazy high investment. We have a bumble bee male, a super pastel calico male, a 100% het pied 66% het ghost male and female (clutch mates), a normal female, a superfly female, and a lesser female. We worked on spending the initial money in good equiptment - herpstat thermostats on c serpent racks, and starting a rat colony to ensure we would have the correct size to feed babies, now its time to get a few more girls.

[@josettetaylor5176]

Could you please talk about which sex should be what morph in combos? Like do you need a male or female spider to a m/f lesser, etc? Thanks Matt and Curt!

[@OlympusReptiles]

Josette Taylor which is which doesn't matter, except with desert. Never breed a desert female

[@moans33]

Truly appreciate you sharing your experience and knowledge!

[@davidcallahan4367]

Does the spider gene have any connection with the calico gene? Or is the white sides purely a spider gene trait? Beautiful snakes by the way. Jades and are amazing.

[@OlympusReptiles]

no connection, they just play together nicely.

[@davidcallahan4367]

I really need to spell check. Hades and Zeus look amazing. So does Hades have calico in him or just spider?

[@jamessmith65536]

I'm still waiting for more morphs. I know that there are still more to squeeze from the ball python genes. We still have no solid black ball python (melanistic), solid yellow ball python (xanthistic), solid red ball python (erythristic) yet, whereas that's one of the most common morphs of most animals especially we have the red pigment from its relative short-tailed python, and it's not impossible to do.

[@morelosrb4933]

Sorry I’m with Kirk ENCHI !!! Great vid fellas 👍🏼 keep the good work

[@hakkunuzimaki1686]

what about pinstripe yellow belly?

[@Brant_Nelson]

But what can you breed the bel with

[@anitabratli1029]

Thank you so much for this awsome starter BP breeding video :-) you make it easy to understand for beginners like me... :-)

[@acsballpythons1607]

Hi great vid as aaaalways.....so nice to see u are ok. Great info. Really need some well wishes n prayers right now as going through something really scary right now oh n mat enchi enchi enchi 😉

[@OlympusReptiles]

Elaine Smith-ACS Pythons prayers you now have!

[@acsballpythons1607]

Olympus Reptiles thanks so so much

[@leslie417]

What about a candino as a first snake? What can I get that will keep its yellow? Thank you love you videos!!!!

[@arickfleming4729]

How you doing I just have a standard ball python but I love the solid color pythons as well all white or all black it's nothing like them can you make a video all about those snakes and how to breed them please I beg you make a video I would appreciate it

[@MooncrafterUTAU]

My first morph is a super fire female. Her eyes aren't totally black and are more like midnight blue with those red pupils and not a spec of yellow on her. Picking up an albino female tomorrow to add to the breeding project as well, though I'm mainly picking her up as she's a re-home situation. Not the most extreme first choices, but I love how fire works well with everything like pastel and lesser do and my girl Luna should mother some gorgeous babies in the future.

[@MooncrafterUTAU]

Update: the "albino" ended up being a banana female. Breeding project just got a helluvalot easier with two codominant gene girls in my arsenal.

[@darthyetgon]

? Is there a way to get all the axanthic genes in one that way it's a brighter higher contrast ect.

[@wombatsforsale9390]

trenton mcpherson you could do this but it would take years to prove out, and it gets messy trying to figure out which offsprings are what axanthic gene unless you are super keen on the differences.

[@OlympusReptiles]

I don't think it will change the look at all. Plus as stated it turns into a mess. I don't think anyone can tell the difference in truth. I know several very experienced people with axanthic who have gone down that path, but never heard results. I think it a dead end

[@darthyetgon]

Olympus Reptiles k thank you for the information and I will have to keep it in mind for future bc I'm going down the spider combo line already have a spider clown male wife is wanting a banana what other ones are going to be good pairings for them

[@devilssemblance5938]

Great video! I'll be breeding my Mystic Potion het Pied female with a Banana Enchi Spider male for my first time breeding Balls :)

[@miguelsalinas6273]

I’m going to get my second snake but don’t know if to get a GHI Mojave or a super Mojave pastel. Which one you think is better ?

[@OlympusReptiles]

super mojo pastel is a stronger breeder (Can't make a normal) but I LOVE ghi Mojo.

[@miguelsalinas6273]

Olympus Reptiles kind of a hard decision lol really like both of them but can only choose one 😢

[@650RepzOFC]

I actually acquired one of your Ivory Pastel Enchi’s through a third party that sold him to me great little dude real spicy 🌶️ haha 😂

[@ck_exotics4146]

Thank you great vlog helped me i want to start breeding

[@dak3031]

You have mentioned in the past using Normals te replicate single genes or to test to see what you have. As a beginner how soon should you get a normal and what is a good number or ratio to have in your collection?

[@OlympusReptiles]

Dak303 whenever is good. At least one. Can also substitute with a visual recessive, as it will do the same but if proves to be nothing at least you got hets

[@derrickreidenbach5367]

Does it make a difference what morph your male is? Or do you just want it to be the one that mixes with your all of your females best? Also does one gender pass genes better then another or are they equal in opportunity?

[@OlympusReptiles]

Derrick Reidenbach equal and doesn't matter.

[@mileseshelman8307]

I have a male Pied het Lavender Albino what would you suggest I get for a female for him? Thanks for the videos I love watching them.

[@OlympusReptiles]

Miles Eshelman lavender albino hey pied would be excellent

[@mileseshelman8307]

Olympus Reptiles Thanks for the response. I was think Lavander Albino het Pied but idk how expensive those are so i wasnt sure if there were some others that might go well. Ill try to find a Lavender Albino het Pied female.

[@jeremymartin8547]

I just got into the hobby and I love it. I now have a banana, a pastel, a mojave 2 chocolate and a butter that are females. I also have a male butter ghost male they are all gorgeous animals man. What do you think, did I make a good start??? Also love the channel bud keep up the good work.

[@OlympusReptiles]

Sounds like a good start to me

[@claymarnelson5744]

What's a bell?

[@joeschmo8755]

I need a blue eyed Lucy!

[@zachbumgarner8653]

is hidden gene woma and spotnose part of the spider complex just curious have no idea.

[@OlympusReptiles]

Not part of a complex, but don't do well paired. Not allelic, but can enhance wobble.

[@michaelross5674]

Great video just what I've been looking for.....you gave me my answer!!!!!! Thank you I just got a lesser I was trying to find out what would be good to get to put with my male lesser you gave me some answers thanks I love the bel but still not sure what way to go. But gave me something to think about

[@EliteExoticsBp]

Great video & good advice to follow 👍👍

[@jenngonzales123]

What are your opinions on mojaves?

[@Jp-im8bh]

This might not be the most interesting match but what will happen if you breed normal to pastel?

[@OlympusReptiles]

Jp23 pastel and normals

[@Zenbliss717]

Great video guys!

[@Southernpacificexotics]

The white python with blue eyes, is that what is referred to as a Blue Eye Lucy?

[@OlympusReptiles]

Yes

[@tannerpyle7374]

I wish you would revisit this video as spiders shouldn’t be continued to be bred constantly. The neurological issues spiders and snakes with the spider gene have just aren’t fair to subdue the snake to.

[@OlympusReptiles]

We have revisited spider. We still breed it, and plan to continue to do so.

[@michaelrodriguez-spruill5578]

What about enchi Mojave and bumblebee ball python

[@KiraMajeric]

Someone recomend me not to get a firebee for my 2nd breeder female. What do you think?

[@OlympusReptiles]

KiraMajeric good snake! We stuck to simple single genes for this video, but a firebee (fire pastel spider) is a great breeder

[@KiraMajeric]

Olympus Reptiles Thank you! My 1st female is a banana fore yellowbelly and I am looking for something different. I have a single gene fire male. Thank you so much!

[@helluhmad2099]

What would be the first male you would buy i currently have a 2500 gram pastel female, a 2400 gram normal and a 2600 gram spinner enchi het ghost ?

[@timothylotman]

Thanks guys so much love the videos

[@trixyi8246]

you guys are awesome! thanks for sharing your snakes ( I spelled Snack's before 😅 i'd feel really bad ) You guys really give everything that you need to know Maddy-

[@itsmarialifestyle4355]

I got lost in the combination possibilities and the genes but the white snake is sooooooooo prety!

[@OlympusReptiles]

They are definitely one of the iconic ones