Dude you're the man. You answer all my questions without asking. Thank you.
@mochatheartist5 жыл бұрын
I just got a Banana Cinnamon male to breed with my female Mystic Potion! I'm really hoping to see what can come out of their line, but it will be a year or two before they are paired. Really excited! PS - All of your snakes are so pretty and look so healthy! Makes me delighted to see such a responsible caring breeder.
@lucasbaluyut57464 жыл бұрын
updates?
@rimurutempest98313 жыл бұрын
Super banana be like :
@ulisesnahuel3825 Жыл бұрын
Updates?
@ulisesnahuel3825 Жыл бұрын
Updates?
@leslie4175 жыл бұрын
Love this video Chris! Can you go over what snakes to breed with these 5 bp’s that you suggest on another video please.thanks Chris
@kierapetit97615 жыл бұрын
While I've always enjoyed looking at other people's ball pythons, bamboo is the only morph that has made me want to own one; just the single gene bamboo is stunning...
@jaynecobb52075 жыл бұрын
Love your videos Chris. You've inspired me to start breeding snakes. Gonna start 2020 with a pb fire to a 1.0 lemonblast.but i also bought a banana yb pied x enchi HRA het pied for a long term project.
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@xxx-ie9ic5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the awesome video, it really helps me out since I'm trying to make plans as a beginning ball python breeder myself! My ball python is a male pastel ghost. I'm saving my money and hoping to get a breeding size or near breeding size female who also has pastel and is at least het ghost. But I really want to get a bamboo someday soon -- ever since I saw Bobby, I was in love! :p Thanks again and have a great day.
@patrickloughlin29535 жыл бұрын
Enchi, banana, Mojave, albino, pinstripe
@suzystone2445 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris. My first 5: Normal Pastel Cinnamon Mojave Lessor Platinum
@dsu12644 жыл бұрын
how may lucies have you already produced between your lesser and mojave?
@suzystone2444 жыл бұрын
@@dsu1264 I haven't. I'm not a breeder. I'm more into the herping studies ... origins of New World and Old World snakes❤
@jasonsaulters60275 жыл бұрын
Cool I just subbed. The lesser I picked up from you last year was great looking and she eats like a champ. It was a bit of a struggle to switch to rats but once I did she never missed a meal.
@douglasgriffiths3534 Жыл бұрын
I don't have any recessives, but the best way to go in my opinion would be to buy a visual and a few hets of the recessives you are interested in. (Jan Griffiths).
@GwendolynWheeler20115 жыл бұрын
I am so glad you made this video I am just about to get started but I dont know what to get first...this helps so much!!
@elibarides4874 жыл бұрын
My first 5: 0.1 Lavender Albino 0.1 Super Pastel Calico 0.1 GHI Fire 1.0 VPI Axanthic het Lavender Albino 1.0 Banana Have plans on a Lavender Snow project. Plan on adding in some Black Head, Pied and BEL complex stuff in a couple months.
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures4 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@zebraman7773333 жыл бұрын
When will you have more Bamboo's for sale?
@michelangelo16805 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this informative video Im working part time and using that money to start up my ball python breeding business
@anna-flatmountainpythons93955 жыл бұрын
I would have to say that by far my favorite single gene morph is the pinstripe. I have two and my female was my first snake and will always be my favorite. Of our 11 BP's single gene wise, we have my pinstripe, a clown, a normal and a pastel. Most are two genes. We have an OD pinstripe, chocolate OD, vanilla cream (vanilla fire) a bumblebee (pastel spider), firefly (pastel fire) and champagne red axanthic. We have one 3 gene and that is our CG enchi YB. Looking forward to all the fun combinations we can create in there. :)
@Taylorview98045 жыл бұрын
BOOP THE SNOOT!!1 lol My 9yo son always says that when hes holding one of my ball pythons...the black pastel. Going to get that merch for sure!
@fatgzyezziirr81885 жыл бұрын
Lmaoo (9:29) so funny you said that "this is a male maker because his father was a male and he is a male lmaooo I don't know maybe this CBD I smoked has me not hearing right lol great video
@raybrozzo78505 жыл бұрын
Its cause of the coral glow gene...if a male comes from a male they will throw males and if the hatchling is a male from a female it will throw females...its one of those wierd genetic traits from the banana/coral glow morpha
@fatgzyezziirr81884 жыл бұрын
I found out why he said it like that I don't know what Chris ment I thought he just said it wrong thanks
@thisislargemouth5566 Жыл бұрын
Back in 2013 my friend had a male pied, 6 months old. 350 grams ish. Sired 3 healthy clutches with MUCH larger females 😂 some of them develop really fast.
@raredog9395 жыл бұрын
Love this educational video. I'd appreciate more exactly like this. Great up front way for people to learn about how to visually pick out certain morphs. Really beautiful ❤️
@amber.ophidianhouse Жыл бұрын
Hello! I know this is a long shot but my husband and I are trying to potentially breed our super enchi ball python and a banana enchi and I was wondering if you had any advice for a first timer?
@iBrierley5 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Chris, another day done. You're killing in as of late. My first five are; - Lightening Pied - Killerblast DH Pied/Clown - Leopard Pastel Clown - Pastel Pied - Pastel het Clown A few DH lightening pied, het clown and het pied. Excited to get started in 2020!
@robertmoore11235 жыл бұрын
Great educational video today . Was late went to the movies . In your opinion what is the highest selling morphs for beginners to sell
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
Normals sell the best LOL
@robertmoore11235 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@blakethompson60515 жыл бұрын
My first five were; pastel ghi, super pastel fire yellowbelly, pastel butter fire, leopard spotnose, and pastel champaign enchi bongo. All females.
@jamesfrederick.3 жыл бұрын
I usually agree with you’re content but I feel like the best thing you can do is buy a expensive gene ball pythons like pastel won’t give you a very good return on investment while if you bought sunsets you could live of a good clutch
@pugsabi5 жыл бұрын
"because the father was a male" lol 😂 I know what you meant, but still when is the father not a male?
@pugsabi5 жыл бұрын
@@robertfinnegan3963 that's harsh, but fair. 🤣🤣🤣
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
Yea, every single video I say a blooper or something wrong, hard to talk for 20 minutes and get it all right, drives me nuts. Usually if you know what I mean and I don't mislead you I leave it in and publish, then I start thinking about the next video LOL.
@jpiz2245 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures I love that you do that!
@jerrygiovengo19275 жыл бұрын
In California
@MFCM23 жыл бұрын
Maybe parthenogenesis ? Than the father is also the mother…
@BakugouKarkat5 жыл бұрын
My collection so far consists of 1. Normal 2. Lesser YB 3. VPI Axanthic pastel leopard 4. Mojave 5. Clown
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@BakugouKarkat5 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures Thank you Chris.
@Reaperschild850 Жыл бұрын
“The father was a male” ……….DUH 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I love the bloopers left in lol
@brandonshackelford45903 жыл бұрын
I just into breeding. I was given a massive female, about 3700 grams, 6ft long Normal ball. I then purchased a male python and according to the breeder he has 5 genes: Pastel, Pinstripe, 100% Het clown, lesser and paradox (which was obvious). I’ve paired them up and immediately got a lock and have seen at least 3 successful locks from them over the past couple weeks as I’ve paired them and separated them so I know I should get eggs. My question... what do you think I’ll get from them and how do you price these guys out? Thanks!
@jasonhall81662 жыл бұрын
That bamboo is gorgeous
@spuds76775 жыл бұрын
My first 5 was 1. Pinstripe, 2. Pastel Enchi, 3. Pastel Banana, 4. Mojave, 5. Sable Vanilla Firefly
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@taikalorthen42653 жыл бұрын
If I add bamboo... I think I want Bobby line bamboo. I'm trying to breed some high contrast snakes
@mrbubble96182 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris! I'm new in the ball pythons world...i already have a female but i don't want to breed her , she's so pretty but she is a Spider enchi ( i didn't know about wobble etc when i bought my first one). Now i'm planning to buy another female and i fell in love with a BEL ball python (butter x mojave), can be an option for future breeding projects? thank you very much and sorry for my bad english.
@intrepidexotics92255 жыл бұрын
I love this list! I started with a clown project: Clown Super Pastel Fire Pastel Spider YB Enchi Blade Het Clown Banana Enchi ODYB Het Pied Five feels like a really good number for a starter project :) Great video
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
Nice collection!
@intrepidexotics92255 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures Thank you :) I'm still looking for my "bamboo gem". Your videos have been a HUGE help to me selecting my snakes, caring for them and building a breeding program. So grateful!
@spuds76775 жыл бұрын
I have 22 ball pythons as of right now and I am starting to breed them this year. After years of thinking about it, I took the plunge. I think if you plan to breed the best 5 snakes to start with is the following. Pastel - M, Mojave-F, Lesser-F, Pinstripe-F and Cinnamon-F. So, these snakes are on the cheaper side ( $50-$100 each as babies) and can produce some really cool snakes. Once you get the first breeding season under your belt, you can ramp up with the higher end Co-Doms like the Coral Glow and Bamboo.
@marlonconner4343 Жыл бұрын
Hey Chris I have a regular ball python and I'm wondering what to breed it with
@dsu12644 жыл бұрын
pastel, pin, lesser, banana, and (to pair with the lesser to produce a lucy), another lesser or a mojave or a butter. I'll throw in a 6th BP that'll probably a spider to produce bee combos.
@dsu12644 жыл бұрын
btw, my first ever 5 BPs are pastel, pin, bumble bee, banana bumble bee, and a lesser
@mckennasawyer45943 жыл бұрын
I’m making allelic pairs 😊 Currently working on fireflies and super fires.
@allgasnobrakes9193 жыл бұрын
Hey Chris, I just recently picked up a Jigsaw (Pinstripe and Mojave) have you ever seen or heard of that morph? She is very Light in color and reminds me a lot of Bobby your Bamboo...Thanks for the morph knowledge 🙏💯
@mabelinerose14043 жыл бұрын
I watch your videos at least once a day if I don't end up binging sometimes I watch the same ones twice or 3 or 4 times depending on if I really want to engrave the information into my brain but you really are great at explaining everything and can tell by your smile that this is your true passion and it's not just about money and that is always a great thing as a breeder because it means you put health over any profit and id like to know how to buy a snake from you because you have beautiful snakes
@mikejames21513 жыл бұрын
Dude you’ve taught me so much in such a short amount of time
@sincerevybezent91894 жыл бұрын
Hey Chris. I am a beginner collector breeder. Question so I have 2 males that I may end up breeding. 1 is a pastel Desert Ghost and the other is a Black Pewter Candino. For the Black Pewter Candino Should I pair him with a Black Pastel Candino or just a regular Candino? For the Pastel Desert Ghost I'm thinking of pairing with a Pastel Yellowbelly Het Desert Ghost. Yes I've been on morph market calculator lol. This will be my 1st time breeding so I'm asking for opinions as I think these combos will produce babies I can sell to support my hobby thoughts?. Thankyou for your time. Also I have not seen yellow belly in desert ghost yet does it enhance it at all?
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures4 жыл бұрын
Not sure about YB in DG, I bet it's awesome! I'd probably go for the BP Candino.
@blueballsexotics85965 жыл бұрын
What's the youngest you personaly would be willing to go in pairing up a female.
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
The youngest I paired up was a two year old clown female and she laid six nice eggs too!
@blueballsexotics85965 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures perfect. That's what I needed to know I'm gonna give it a shot. See how it goes!
@shanoncher67793 жыл бұрын
I’ve watched just about all of your videos and they are the best! Love them! My question of the day is do you have a family? Wife and kids? Husband? (Not judging or assuming anything) Do they love what you do? Are they involved?Wish I could live your life. I grew up in the suburbs of NJ and I can’t imagine having my own farm even though I would love to. Thanks! Love, Shanon
@Mike007_3 жыл бұрын
Current its very hard to find nice looking 1-2 gen balls, it looks like that he whole world market is empty. In a 2021 african video from M&S Reptiles in germany he said that he can't even keep his contracts with odd balls from Africa because demand has increased so much in Corona times that even the africans have no animals left. 5-6 years ago the african ball market was completely flooded, its total crazy.
@taeviansworldofreptiles38285 жыл бұрын
Beautiful snakes!
@spencernewberry17362 жыл бұрын
Would these still be your go to snakes currently
@williamkirn58944 жыл бұрын
Hey Chris were do you sell your snakes
@kahliannaclymer772 Жыл бұрын
I just got a pastel super stripe and a coral glow enchi spotnose
@leslie4175 жыл бұрын
Perfect video for me!
@craftlikeaduck5 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love pastels, I have A pastel male and a pastel enchie female They are gorgeous I'm looking for super pastel I'd like to have a few more in my collection.
@jcarney5023 жыл бұрын
Will you become Coming to reptcon in North Carolina this year and if so when I would love to purchase my 1st python off of you
@raeblackburn54872 жыл бұрын
I got a lesser fire het clown for my first one and its a girl so im pretty happy about it
@aliciabravo24025 жыл бұрын
My dream ball python is a bamboo. 😍
@tiredleader06212 жыл бұрын
Enchi, leopard, orange dream, sugar, odium
@caden_s31293 жыл бұрын
I got pied and firefly and super pastel lemon blast spider
@reptlife46725 жыл бұрын
I want a Bobby Baby!!
@TaleteBoy5 жыл бұрын
Hello Chris. I have been following your awesome tips for a while. I have a question about the Axanthic lines: can you tell me what is the line that doesn' t get very brown getting older ? Many thanks in advance !
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
I think all Axanthic lines have good and bad examples of the morph.
@TaleteBoy5 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures ok thank you !
@wtchone59542 жыл бұрын
Cool video I've had Ball pythons for 20 years now...I see alot of people getting into breeding now..The prices have dropped I think it will start to drop even more so tighten up ..I think we will see alot of people giving up there pythons in the next couple year's. I'm not going to breed some females I've been waiting on this 3rd year of my plan....gotta keep numbers down I'm thinking 🤔. I have genetics from royal constrictor design in 2014 male female pair and wow to see them color's get better in time is all worth it
@aureliopinazazueta67752 жыл бұрын
Hi, Chis, I am atsrting in the hobby, and really like your videos a lot, the rats ones as well de balls ones, so I bought some females, I like the. Brights ones, so I got a Leopard YB, A Mojave henchi pastel and a cinnamon spotnose, what males would you recomend to start breeding? I have plenty of time, si ce they are hatchlings... Thanks for all the avise and knowlege you share in your videos!!!
@AwoooOga3503 Жыл бұрын
Got a Pastel baby in 2021 Love her
@SmallTownXotics5 жыл бұрын
What's the best breeding plan? Going for visual resesives or building up combo hets?
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
I think maybe a little of both.
@tcg_overlord86595 жыл бұрын
My collection. Males: Banana Woma Pastel 100% het ghost pos. Het pied Normal 100% het pied Females: Mojave pastel Pinstripe Normal unknown hets. Western hognose Male: Red extreme albino Female: Normal
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@tigerclaw53744 жыл бұрын
There are probably about 300 single gene ball python morphs, but morphs in general, there are over 6,000
@311gotti5 жыл бұрын
In your opinion, what is the best Ball python 🐍?
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
Bamboo!
@khmerViper Жыл бұрын
Hi Chris Are you coming to Utah next weekend for the Reptilian Nation expo. 3-25-2023
@lagranarob-38813 жыл бұрын
How rare is a pastel butter enchi ball python?
@BoglimWrangler6665 жыл бұрын
bobby's baby! he's a wonderful dad
@owleyes715 жыл бұрын
I have a Pewter(M), Super Pastel(m), Genetic Stripe(f), Bumblebee(f), and a Pastel Calico(f).
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@rossgraveley5 жыл бұрын
I've looked on morphmarket and I haven't seeing any bamboo that looks even close to your bamboos if there was I'd have it buy now lol
@rossgraveley5 жыл бұрын
Wish you were closer to were I'm at because I like to get one of your bamboos a female
@moonstoneect34714 жыл бұрын
So informative thanks!
@colinw32803 жыл бұрын
I got my first ball python and its a pastel. I got it for $200 for a baby male hes so cute😁
@tritchie29493 жыл бұрын
How often do you get bit
@dotsbethell41773 жыл бұрын
My five are Pastel Banana Pinstripe Bamboo Any BEL
@terrancelyons90312 жыл бұрын
How much u want for a bampo python
@raybrozzo78505 жыл бұрын
1.Clown M 2.Enchi Spotnose Fire F 3.OD 100% het pied F 4.YB pied 66% het ghost M 5.Pastel Enchi Ghost F I'm surprised you didnt put enchi but it is a super subjectable typa thing and that is what is so great about these animals there are so many routes to take and it would be so boring if we all did the same thing....those were my first 5 and I love my results so far
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@jesusthunderboy153 жыл бұрын
What do you guys think about pieds?? 🤔
@williamdoolittle84843 жыл бұрын
What would you bread to a albino bumblebee female to produce nice babies
@snake46833 жыл бұрын
I starting with Rescue snake (in my pfp) love her :) --------------------------------------------- Ghi (f) Black pastel (f) Enchi Orange dream (f) Lesser (f) The males will be one or 2 of the following Pinstripe Vip anaxathic Mojave Cinnamon I looked at all the possibilities and I love them all Im definitely getting a male cinnamon so i can breed an 8 ball
@TheCharleseye5 жыл бұрын
CG and Banana are the same gene. The difference you're seeing is exactly like the difference you see from different lines of every other gene. In fact, you eluded to that when talking about Pastels, at the beginning of the video. There are vibrant Pastels and mundane Pastels, just like there are vibrant Bananas/CGs and washed out Bananas/CGs.
@wallyworldwf3 жыл бұрын
How about the same video for 2021?
@Nates-auto5 жыл бұрын
I want one so bad, I think they are beautiful creatures.
@motherearthcrystalsltd1955 жыл бұрын
I have a Bamboo. They are gorgeous.. I am looking to breed him :)
@jlowknight4 жыл бұрын
Freaking awesome video! Thank you!!!
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@jlowknight4 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures I just now started planning on breeding ( 2 yrs from now ) and I didn't know the Bamboo was part of the blue eye leucistic.
@leonmorgans42505 жыл бұрын
Great video. No enchi?
@theemptycrypt4 жыл бұрын
You’re based out of Colorado right? Would you mind begin a mentor?
@Morphz_Unlimited5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I just acquired 14 BPs, some adults and mostly hatchlings. I want to start breeding strictly as a hobby. My question is, should I mainly seek to obtain females or males or, should I obtain equally number of males to females? If this makes sense.
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
One male can breed up to 3 females, most people have more females.
@genemurphy39443 жыл бұрын
just got a pastel leopard and and bananas
@gremlinz425 жыл бұрын
So how does one get their own Bobby or Bobbette if they are not in the Colorado area?
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
After the Colorado Springs Repticon I'll post on Morphmarket, it's about five weeks away.
@heatherclayton61734 жыл бұрын
I have a male pastel Mojave male and my mom is looking into some females bc my female mojave won't breed I was wondering which would be the best female you think Pastel Phantom Lesser sk axanthic Yellow belly Het pied Hypo Het clown pos blade Pastel g-stripe Woma Leopard lesser pastel (this one is 800$ though so my mom might not get it) Also my banana won't eat i have had him about 6 months and I've tried live(he was raised on live) and thawed I have to watch his drinking because he will drink but after water will dribble out his mouth like he didn't swallow or something my dad looked in his mouth and he said its mouth looked like something was wrong but couldn't tell. We tried force feeding him as a last resort and he would start swallowing and he would eat half of it before he spit the whole thing out my dad noticed he wasn't opening the part they use to breathe while eating and drinking but after a while he opened it up. I will put live in and he just hisses at it and won't do anything when it climbs on him. He's 2 yrs old and we bought him from a well-known good breeder and we think he gave us the snake cuz we were going to buy a different one but 2 days before we got it he said some people that were going to buy it he hadn't heard from for a month but he said they finally messaged him back so he gave the snake to them so idk if it was a coincidence or if he decided to say that so he could give us his messed up snake and my mom can't find where she e-mailed him so she can't tell the dude and see if he will take it back... Also if you happen to know anyone with an green iguana can you ask if theirs has major mood swings? I'm going to this repticon and am hoping to find him a harness so I can take him in pet stores and try getting him more social since he only likes me and my mom will need to watch him in 2yrs when I go to college. ( first time she held him he pooped and peed on her =/
@masonpierri27105 жыл бұрын
Do you still have your corn snake
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@masonpierri27105 жыл бұрын
Chris Hardwick I would love you to make more videos with your corn snake
@41southpythons585 жыл бұрын
1st 5: Banana Phantom Mojave Pastel Fire Spider Fire Butter Pastel Fire Yellow Belly
@turtlejeepjen3148 ай бұрын
I have a Jeep Wrangler. It strikes FEAR into hearts of all locksmiths. Every single one. ALL of them tell me Wranglers are the HARDEST ones to open!!🤔😂😭
@2l84t6 ай бұрын
Depends on what you use.
@bradvancampen87883 жыл бұрын
Hey Chris I would love to get in touch with you and build a relationship, my brother and I are really wanting to get into breeding!! We've got 5 right now and I just have some questions I'd like to talk with you privately!
@strongtv_creator Жыл бұрын
🔥
@froggyfresh51935 жыл бұрын
My first ball python is a pied male, what het pied female should I get
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
I'd shoot for as many genes as you can with the het pied.
@MattHumms5 жыл бұрын
Wait what about a double het? That's what I have and I'm still trying to figure out what I want to pair her with.
@TheCharleseye5 жыл бұрын
What are her genes?
@GodsandRage5 жыл бұрын
Chris I just got my first ARS 7010 for $750 non hybrid locally did I get a good deal?
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a deal to me!
@GodsandRage4 жыл бұрын
Ryan Hellander yes I got very lucky I also bought a freedom Breeder 1020/70 for $1200 with a dual freedom breeder thermostat. Just gotta keep looking on the internet I guess
@CCReptiles5 жыл бұрын
So I grabbed a clown and pied female for my first 2... hmmm. 🤔🤔😂
@jokerlee335 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if you could cover the tax side of income from buying and selling snakes. It seems like you are spending alot of money in the beginning but your not making anything. Could you claim any of that on your taxes when you do start making money?
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures5 жыл бұрын
The real tax advantage comes when you spend everything you make so you don't actually make a profit. Profits are taxed at almost 50%.
@reesespythons5 жыл бұрын
Pretty babies I don’t start breeding my males until about 800 g. Nice video