How to breed BALLS! Tips on breeding success

[@curtisnewcombe7953]

When a mommy snake and daddy snake love each other very much....

[@jasonirelan1737]

Curtis Newcombe And I've never heard of a case of a mommy snake and a daddy snake being married, but people could marry snakes to each other and let the male have more than one wife.

[@SikwititBallPythons]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jacktravers92277]

Curtis Newc

[@Zanitus_huh]

@@jasonirelan1737 LOL

[@daultonvalleskey5329]

Hey, thanks a ton for sharing your breeding techniques. I think its very thoughtful of you both. This is something I really enjoy a lot about much of the snake keepers/breeders community, the sharing of information with new members because you love and care for the animals and hobby.

[@OlympusReptiles]

Ty! It wasn't always this way, but more and more people are willing to share

[@curtatronmaximums5327]

This video made me laugh multiple times

[@BenjaminsExotics]

@curt gates, Same Here! :)

[@Danielle42000]

How did I only find your channel like 2 weeks ago??? LOVE your channel! You're funny as hell too!:)

[@cdsexton1]

I appreciate the insight! As someone who is building a knowledge base toward breeding down the road, this is all great information!

[@kevinfigueroa4987]

You probably have to be the most informational channel I’ve found. Love your honesty and you personal tips. Can’t wait to get into the reptile breeding world

[@ddunn1982]

You are probably my favorite breeder I've found to watch videos from. Personality is everything. Keep it up!

[@rpmotorwerks]

Interesting idea about perceived food competition! Thanks for sharing!

[@erniebidding3196]

Can't wait to get my session going

[@travisgilbert1716]

I like a roughly 15-20 minute video for this sort of thing, enjoyed the length and always a bit happier when there are more extra questions asked. Good video, great info!

[@clow3160]

Always a great learning experience watching your videos! Thanks you for putting more and more info out there!

[@BenjaminsExotics]

@Chad Lobb, Agreed! Olympus Reptiles Rocks! :)

[@krowmother6970]

I have no plans to ever breed balls but your videos are so interesting and cool. I always learn so much from your channel. So yeah man thanks for making these videos and doing what you do..

[@psychedelicserpents6223]

Great video Matt! Thanks for sharing those awesome tips! BTW the back door mailman analogy was hilarious LMAO!

[@johnnymorgan557]

Actually ended up being the most informative video Ive found so far on the subject... I actually understood everything you said...THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

[@haleybarr9138]

So glad you uploaded this video! I bought my pastel from you about two and a half years ago (she is doing so great and is a little over three feet long now!), and have decided on reptile breeding as a career ever since obtaining more reptiles, so this is very educational!

[@OlympusReptiles]

Ty Haley, and I remember. If correct you and your father actually came to the house to get that snake! Glad it is doing so well

[@haleybarr9138]

@@OlympusReptiles Yup, me and my step dad! Seeing all of your snakes was such a cool experience!

[@dropitlikeitshot8077]

The continually offering food and the thought process behind it was very interesting. I haven’t heard that anywhere else, it definitely makes sense. I like that your videos provide useful information. Thanks so much!!!

[@DarthInsomnis]

Educational and humorous: rare combo, and it works super well

[@oksanavictory155]

Absolutely love your reliability of nature and the fact that your research is awesome. You put reality for these snakes are awesome.

[@herpershollowroad8976]

Hey guys, I just wanted to thank the both of you for this video. I've learned a few things, and for that I am very grateful!!!

[@JLGReptiles]

Awesome video man... loads of helpful information for us guys and gals who are just getting started!

[@patpatterson6073]

I like your method of how you breed your snakes! It really does help simplify things!

[@darksoul923]

I don't lower temps haven't had no problem so far this is my second season last yr did the same thing all 4 clutches was good can't wait to see ur new place set up and going man

[@SpartanReptiles]

Great video Matt! I tend to breed pretty heavy myself! I also agree that what may or may not work might have something to do with your geographical location but, that’s just a theory. My first season was a catastrophic but, this season I believe will be top notch

[@JoshuaSmith-pf1mz]

I love the way you explain how to breed them and price them and etc.. because I want to start my own snake breeding and I am just working on get myself starter snakes and man keep up the good work man and I am happy for you man and your cool to watch

[@brandonm9875]

Gone definitely keep a couple of these tricks up my sleeve, great vid.

[@Toph910]

I love that my newest addition convinced you to put GHI and Lesser together!

[@lowelldan]

Long videos that are informative are good! Kurt must be pretty excited to actually be asking questions hahaha

[@HBPExotics]

Awesome video Matt...lots of good info....keep the videos coming..

[@jimtheyid]

Your videos are invaluable mate,thanks so much for the subjects you cover,feel much more prepared for when mine mate

[@emilymiller7572]

SOOOO, how do you know when they are ovulating? I think this might be one of the ONLY things you haven't covered. lol I appreciate your videos and the hard work you guys put into them. Very informative.

[@cassieskrazylife2185]

I was wondering the same thing

[@HalfMoonLakeHerps]

Ovulation is very visible. Hold the female vertical and let the last half kind of dangle. There will be a LARGE bulge in the last third of the body, like she swallowed a football. It might last 24 hours, so unless you’re checking maybe every 12 hours you might miss it. Once you get some experience you’ll see it with the female laying in her cage. Matt has a video showing all of this and I’m sure if you KZbin “ball python ovulation” you’ll see more.

[@SamsMorphs]

youtube.com/@SamsMorphs?si=YQWwZ71Q8FnTUJ25

[@serenasmith8576]

You are hilarious, thank you for this video there was some helpful tips in there that I hadn't heard anywhere yet!

[@adamroshia6596]

I like the longer more in depth videos

[@seancole4104]

Good morning, been watching your youtube channel and love it. I am currently working on getting a set up done before i got to a expo in january and was wondering what size terrarium i should but. Would 18”x18” be big enough for the first year or so or should i go with a 24”x18”? Im looking at the terrariums the have the doors in the front as i like the look and accessibility. Thank you for your time. Keep up the awesome work on the channel

[@OlympusReptiles]

Just depends on how fast it grows to be honest

[@407Jayhawk]

You can say fuck but not shit? Enjoyed video anyway, good info for starters.

[@sammylacey9865]

Good job, Curt.

[@dylan-gh5ll]

Great video guys, longer the better! It’s not like you were just trying to fill time it was informative and educational

[@johnbennett8943]

Love your videos, very informative.

[@robsondesouza1982]

I love the video Matt, keep up the good work...!

[@rudyadames8380]

Great video with lots of insight.

[@109shanice109]

Lol, love the hey Ballers! 😂👌

[@CazeePonds]

Great info and tips Keep it going

[@peachimugi]

Congrats on the new place! Can't wait to see it all set up. I do have a few questions. How do you know when to pair the female? How do you tell she's in ovulation? And lastly, how do you guys set up your eggs for incubation? Sorry if any of this has been covered previously! Love the videos man, keep it up!

[@OlympusReptiles]

We have a full incubation set up. Pair prior to ovulation. Mostly for me it is calendar. Also my males act differently when females are ready

[@jamesnelson1970]

Great video and very informative

[@chrisdunn4457]

It wasn't to long and very informative!

[@jakerichard8291]

Thanks bro. Love the vids

[@suppaman09]

Bro I love the long videos. Keep up the great work guys. Will u please do a video showing off all of ur piebalds. I love those things

[@gsreptiles4932]

Wow very educational this gave me so much information that I was looking for thanks.I am going to breed my male pied bald ball python to my female cinnamon ball python I can’t wait.

[@haleybradley3838]

2 minute man XD awesome video as always very informative! I like long videos lol

[@B33TL3_CL4WZ]

i am in florida, so i got lucky with how warm and humid it is here.

[@katelynvuong]

omg youre in kansas! me too! and yes the weather changes overnight lol

[@masonsmorphs]

Thanks for the info !

[@reesespythons]

Great Information Video

[@DasChristoff]

Great video Matt. Could you maybe do a video on incubation and if there's any home made incubator designs you would recommend? Incubators arent cheap but I know its a smart investment. Any particular brand you prefer? Thanks for everything !!

[@OlympusReptiles]

Already have it, including our home designed one

[@axelcaquias436]

Love when you guys Make these kind of vídeos and rat related ones too

[@tessaholley7284]

Great info!!

[@AaronTahir]

Hi, new to BP here, never tried breeding yet. How do you know if the female is ready to breed aside from its weight and age? Does it show any visual signs or behaviors?

[@11yoyomama]

Unironically your funniest video

[@kbreptiles5505]

Great video guys!! Love the " ballers "

[@6Heart1Ace6]

Holy hell! Kurt actually asked questions!!!

[@MalcolmCrabbe]

Excellent and informative video. I have a question for you. last season I paired my proven lesser male to virgin lesser pastel female. Observed half a dozen locks, then separated. Nothing came of the mating - no ovulation, no eggs. This season I've basically kept them together, only separating to offer food. Now the female has only refused a feed twice in the four years - Never fasted, and even though they's locked upwards of 20 times she is still eating a small 150g rat every 10-14 days. Have you ever had a female feed whilst being gravid ? I did think about stopping the feeds, but after watching this video will continue. Any suggestions or comments would be welcome

[@IAMGiftbearer]

I love this video so much that I'm adding it to my Snake Breeding playlist! You put lots of good tips in there you don't find in other channels! Don't listen to Curt. When you have info like this to share long is good! There are too many basic videos out there and not enough like yours that go into more advanced stuff! I found it fascinating, as I hope to be breeding in the not too distant future! You had me cracking up laughing when you were talking about the female spraying all over and all the pooping going on while the two are in the process of breeding. I have been planning on moving my snakes eventually into my bedroom, but given this gross fact I think I will try to get a rack on wheels or casters and put it in another room when breeding is going on, LOL! I have a question that I have been unable to find the answer to anywhere. When males lock up with a female for several hours do they do that to deposit more than one sperm plug or just to keep the one from being expelled therefore maximizing the odds that the sperm will fertilize the eggs?

[@cassandragreen3527]

I'm just beginning to get ready to start breeding my ball pythons. I live in Louisiana, our weather is bipolar, should I adjust temperature or not?

[@OlympusReptiles]

I don't, and Kansas weather is crazy. I keep it consistent

[@intergalacticpythons302]

Mail man always delivers haha

[@ashton007misunderstood4]

At least the snakes are getting it in for the winter hope to see what's out there for me 😂

[@wianvanloggerenberg6308]

Awesome video, funny too😂😂 What could I expect when breeding a bumble bee het axanthic female to a mojave Male?

[@OlympusReptiles]

All Mojave spider pastel normal and any combo of. All with a 50% chance of being het axanthic

[@wianvanloggerenberg6308]

Olympus Reptiles thanks so much, keep up the awesome videos👌

[@AppalachianPythons78]

Personally I like the vids longer, but I think it's because my mindset is "longer vid, more info"

[@madison0117]

I love your videos.

[@andrewsmith9980]

Hi, What did you get with the Albino X Lavender pairing? Do you have any more babies left from that pairing? Thanks

[@OlympusReptiles]

We have never had a lavender. We are working albino x toffino. Still waiting on egfs

[@craigeodom]

I was waiting for Matt to say don't let the stank out lol

[@jessemarquez5353]

Do you up the humidity at all for breeding our just leave that the same too?

[@OlympusReptiles]

Just all the same

[@Humboldt-Herps]

The mailman delivers. See you do have jokes!

[@ashton007misunderstood4]

Hi Matt..... I love that you are always in purple

[@DsBallsandExotics]

"are we gonna clean it, Yeah it's fucking gross" 😂 I'm dying love it man! Such true words. Thanks for sharing. You know I gotta ask how's your captain feel about your Baller side? 😂😂😂

[@OlympusReptiles]

Like what captain?

[@Renniigaed]

My boyfriend and I are looking to get into ball python breeding, but we want to build our own racks. Can you tell me what yours are made of? We're looking for a material that isn't too heavy and that isn't too spendy, does anyone have any ideas there as well?

[@lukecairns2085]

If your starting a collection of 5 snakes do you think it would be better to start with 4 females and 1 male? Or 3 females and two males? So you can have a back up male.

[@allgasnobrakes919]

The Latter

[@ryanbrown7508]

“Genetic material” 😂😂😂 🐍

[@drewisawesome1111]

I'm trying to do my research before starting breeding so I had a couple questions if you don't mind me asking. First, how can you tell when a female is gravid? You said something about ovulation and I'm sorry that I'm kind of new to all of this so this could be something really obvious but it's not obvious to me so I thought I would ask. As well as, would you usually only have one of your females breed once a year? I know that females will stay gravid for a month or two but after laying, how long would you give them a break without trying to breed again? Thanks for reading :)

[@deniseyates6006]

This may sound like a stupid question.. but is there anyway that when you put two different males to one female and get a lock from both that the offspring could actually have a Gene from the mother and both father's?? FOR EXAMPLE.... Pastel Momma, Spider Dad1, and leopard dad2, is there any chance of having a pastel Leopard spider baby??? Just out of curiosity I just noticed you didn't cover that when you were mentioning how you occasionally put 2 males with the female and note both of them at around 14:30

[@OlympusReptiles]

There isn't. There can be multiple father's in a single clutch of babies, but each individual snake can only have a single dad

[@deniseyates6006]

@@OlympusReptiles Alrighty 😊 thank you so much for taking the time to reply to my comment. Also what's the best way to contact you. This is going to be my first year breeding and I'd love to be able to ask you questions throughout the process if you're okay with that 😊 I'm just breeding one pair though just to kinda say yay I did it haha.

[@erickvalencia5407]

Well done you guys!!! Hey so I wonder, now I have my Female clown sitting at 1700 grams and I she eats pretty good and I have 2 males sitting at 400+ ...do you think 🤔 they can go to work at this scenario?

[@OlympusReptiles]

Maybe, female is fine. Makes are a little small

[@erickvalencia5407]

Hey Matt thank you so much for your response... I’ll wait till they’re around 600g and give them another shot. By that time I also gonna be having my pastel Het pied Female around 1500g so I might be able to get them both ready to go ;)... hey is there another platform that I can follow you guys

[@nickthecuban7296]

No this video came out a long time ago but what line of black pastel is that do you know

[@OlympusReptiles]

Not sure

[@drpipper5]

how do you wire your heat tape? is it all in parallel for 1 whole rack?

[@devyntroon4788]

How long do you leave the snakes together in the tub with each snake?

[@horizonv6206]

Where can I buy one of his snakes? Is there a website?

[@jayblueeyez76]

My question is your thoughts on power feeding females to get them to size just to breed... and the impact that has in the snake... I heard it cuts the snakes lifespan in half...

[@TheCharleseye]

Personally, I don't see the need to push any animal to its limits like that. They're supposed to grow and mature at a certain rate. Forcing them past that is unhealthy, by definition. I'm not gonna power feed my daughter to get her up to breeding size, either. To clarify, I'm only talking about forced growth feeding. That's different from feeding more during breeding season. At that point, they're already at breeding size and the extra food is going to egg production (which is a good thing for the mother and the babies).

[@OlympusReptiles]

I also don't power feed or chain feed. I will give a good size meal, but not try to chain etc. I usually expect a female to be ready in three. Some are in two. Some in four

[@dylan-gh5ll]

I think feeding them once a week is plenty. I’m feeding my females that have locked two rats instead of one as they are ravenous right now. But I got my females up to size in three years feeding once a week. If they are are 1500 grams but just fat and not mature yet I don’t think they will breed very well.

[@chrisibbotson2855]

Update video? what works and what doesn’t?

[@sarahwalters6979]

Ok so you covered your rack temperatures are left alone but what about your room temperatures are they set to a certain temperature or is there natural fluctuations

[@OlympusReptiles]

I would say some natural fluctuations

[@DowntheRoad40]

Good job

[@gsnovato_autotech]

I honestly don't think your videos are long enough 😂😂

[@OlympusReptiles]

Lol, ty!

[@cali_misfit1387]

So when does breeding season start and when does it end?

[@OlympusReptiles]

For me October to about may or so

[@jasonirelan1737]

You've got snakes. Take care and may God bless.

[@missippimudd10]

after a lock, how long before you can tell if it was a success

[@NovaRune]

You had mentioned the 1500 gram rule for your females before you start breeding, is there a certain weight that you want your males to attain before you consider using them for breeding? Thank you for this very informative video!

[@OlympusReptiles]

Usually about 600. But not really rules, more like guidelines

[@cmck2717]

Question for ya, Let's say you have one male working with 3 females. What's his schedule look like? Does he get rest between each female or after he's done with all three? And for how long

[@OlympusReptiles]

I give him a couple days off a week

[@cmck2717]

Thanks! I'm pretty new to the "baller" life. But this is easily the best KZbin channel for this kind of stuff.

[@bridget6224]

love the video man.i know females have two be 1500grams but what about males what do they have to be at

[@OlympusReptiles]

I usually like about 600

[@teamliquify6614]

Man it’s a different ball game with retics and afrocks

[@LimeGreenGreenLimeLimeGreen]

I remember calling you a couple times but unfortunately you didn't have a ghi at the time for sale. So I was wondering if your number was still available? I'm a huge fan I watch all your videos they have helped me tremendously with my ball pythons

[@OlympusReptiles]

It is, but it is a separate business line. I think it is on our website (I honestly don't remember it off top of my head). But we still don't have available ghi

[@ciskoangrisani362]

You just fucked my whole life up with that mailman comment. I swear my dad's the sparklets water guy!

[@jeremyferdig4993]

Do I put the female in with the male or male with female

[@OlympusReptiles]

I usually move the male to female, but either works

[@robertmitchell103]

My snake tubs have hides. Do I remove the hides before trying to breed?

[@OlympusReptiles]

Shouldn't matter

[@robertmitchell103]

Olympus Reptiles ok, thanks

[@robertmitchell103]

Olympus Reptiles I’m a huge fan and follower

[@Gentry1753]

I like longer videos xD

[@clausmadsen6954]

Where is the boxes from??