Top 8 Ball Python Morphs that Hold Their Value!

[@familyjewels9854]

I've been waiting for 3 years for my sunset project and ultramel project and I think the wait is finally over. Multiple locks on all of them and hopefully coral glow fire clowns this year. Nice video

[@blueballsexotics8596]

Danm dude. Congrats bro!

[@familyjewels9854]

Thanks I'll show them off on our channel.

[@Ibaneddie76]

Shoot add clown to those sunsets and you are talking a $20,000 snake. I hope you hit all the odds this year.

[@familyjewels9854]

@@Ibaneddie76 thanks, I have visual clown stuff I wish I could put all of them in a basket and mix them that way unfortunately I'll just have to add a few genes at a time over the years but making your own snakes to keep is the best part for me. Money is nice dont get me wrong but when you have something money cant buy that's better.

[@Buffalo_billi]

Now youll be anxiously waiting

[@sertank735]

I’ll wait 5 years for the sunset and monsoon to be a reasonable price. Beautiful morphs.

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

I did that, still can't buy them LOL

[@johnfarmyguy1]

Sucks that the sunsets are even out there because of HOW they made their way into the market. Basically stolen from BB facility and then sold off.

[@Coldnfallen]

There story of the sunset is pretty insane. It would probably be more established now, but that is how cutthroat the snake business use to be. Give it another five years... :)

[@sertank735]

A co-dominant gene will always be a bad long term investment. If you’re Kevin or Bryan you can afford the entry cost, otherwise invest in recessive.

[@Thanosisnotreal]

@Grace Gottlieb double recessive combo, gonna be a while

[@wolfyturbo]

My kid and I love your videos. Hope you keep them coming

[@StLMikie]

My goodness! Those sunsets are amazing!

[@rodkirt9273]

Informative video. I view all of your videos and enjoy them . Very interesting, top of the line place to go for ‘ Balls ‘. I have observed that you have more expertise in other reptiles . 95 %+ are concentrated on Ball Pythons. Could you share some of your insights towards other types of snakes , rodent husbandry and colony environment equipment?

[@11yoyomama]

Ayyyy! He answered my question! Thanks so much Chris and thanks for the frequent videos. Any chance for a sneak peek at what you’ve been breeding this year? Also I’m shooting you a letter for breeding advice be on the lookout and keep up this stellar content!

[@morrisnakes]

To add to what Chris said, when you first start off, a lot of things look the same. The longer you are into the hobby, the easier you can pick up on the subtle differences, your perception really changes over time. Raising them yourself, you get to see what the morphs do over time, where sometimes morphmarket and worldofballpythons has all baby pics of a certain morph you are curious about. The morph specials Chris talked about are the best thing when you are first starting because an experienced breeder will point out what to look for to tell if it's that gene or not, as well as show what it does in combos.

[@11yoyomama]

Morrighann Snakes thank you so much for this information! It seems like when I watch breeders videos they can spot super subtle things and it makes sense that it comes with experience. I’m excited to get started breeding myself and learn more about morphs.

[@Ibaneddie76]

Great video Chris, to me the Clown will always be the king of the recessives for the fact that there really isn't any wrong combo with Clown, they make everything look outstanding. Some of these newer morphs like Sunset look amazing when they are babies but really dull out as adults. I guys it'll take time to really see the full potential of Sunset. They are all great though even doms and co doms, I just love snakes in general.

[@thisislargemouth5566]

Clowns crashed so hard it's crazy. You can get a PB male clown for what I used to pay for baby pinstripes. 😂

[@karebearsanimalhouse7195]

I've noticed males are cheaper than females in general. I've seen some beautiful males for pretty cheap compared to the females of the same look.

[@AW-tv6nq]

Lucky for me because I really want a male!

[@ronan5823]

Absolutely

[@leahalexander5949]

It's because most people need more females than male and a lot of people will hold back females too and not having as many to sell and needing more than the males both probably keep them going for higher.

[@xezjoltz5248]

The reason why it’s like that is because a female gets bigger than the male

[@michaelpryor78]

Females can only mother one clutch a year. Males can sire multiple clutches. Therefore, breeders need more females than males, and as such, there's a higher demand for females. Higher demand=higher price.

[@ericpoulin5739]

Hi Chris, you talked about my snake!! Awesome 👍👍 I am the owner of this Pastel Freeway

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

Nice!

[@ericpoulin5739]

@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures what do you think? I will certainly breed her with a Freeway male. Should I wait and try to find a Pastel Freeway male to have better chances to hit Pastel Freeway babies??

[@RoseGold1224]

So did you breed her? Upload videos !

[@ericpoulin5739]

@@RoseGold1224 No not yet, she still a baby

[@lilyxciv5637]

I just found a pastel freeway on Morphmarket and was totally stunned. I don’t want to get into breeding anytime soon, but goddamn, that morph is impressive! Like, dream snake.

[@evocativecreature1093]

the most stunning morph I've ever seen was a black and white axanthic!

[@suhrby]

I think you would really like VPIs, they have a huge range but some are really contrasted and are extremely gorgeous.

[@johnlawrence6523]

Could you imagine a sunset monsoon double visual recessive ball python price tag if one came out today 😱😨

[@kagamine_rin0294]

Love your videos Chris!

[@vannessadawson6430]

Thank you chriss!, are you always so happy or is that your personality lol..

[@HHLucifer666]

Two genes I want to work with are the pies and the clown. It’s beautiful AND it makes CRAZY GOOD MONEY

[@jojo9747]

I've been trying to breed my female lemon pastel leucistic and I've been trying to figure out what to breed her with to get a clutch that will hold its value. What do you suggest?

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

Depends on what genes are making the leucistic...

[@rp573]

You blew his mind with that question Chris

[@taeviansworldofreptiles3828]

Woooah nice morphs! Great video!

[@bearbear-hf7cn]

In a few years I have the feeling that pied balls will go down in price

[@peerod3703]

i hope

[@peerod3703]

i hope

[@morrisnakes]

I think freeways are even harder to hit because its impossible to tell yb from asphalt and you need one of each or you get ivory or super asphalts instead! Fine if you start from ones that came from supers and know for sure which you have.

[@ronan5823]

I got my first snake three weeks ago and me and my mom are already looking at a piebald male to be her possible future mate in a few years when she’s breeding size!

[@ReptilesByDesign]

I remember buying my first 100% Het Pied pair from Michael Jolliff back in 2007 for 2100 shipped. I missed my 1st time breeding them made 5 eggs and none were pieds. I sold the babies for 125 each back then and we hit our 1st visual Pied in 2009.

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

Awesome!

[@dawnmurphy403]

I’m thinking about Cypress. It has held its value for a few years now and seems to have some pretty dramatic effects in combos.

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

Cypress has really fallen over the last few years, I was thinking about getting that one too.

[@cra5hcre8ions55]

I got into crossing yellow belly genes because everyone loves a super- the white snake- easy 2-250. You can play around with the additional genes and the ‘worst’ thing you’ll ever get is an ivory. Working on leopard and pastel highway projects with my super yellow bellies right now.

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

That's an awesome project!

[@reptilez13]

I think single gene recessives even only somewhat hold it, but if they are 100% or even 66% for basically any other recessive or at least one Codom with it it's crazy how much the value jumps. I'm coming from the boa world (not super experienced but heavily studied for a year) and recessives that are quite old hold value for much longer there, let alone basically any combos, but boas are much harder and take way longer to grow up etc. I hope to possibly breed some BPs a little bit once I found out it takes much less time to grow up a female, let alone a male lol.

[@robert1899-e1d]

Another great video 📹 👏 👍

[@TeeTee123-u4i]

Love your content

[@snakemannn1744]

Well educated ,,, this was a great vid ,,,,,

[@Saicoo29x28]

I have a yellow Belly male my first breeding snakes what should I combine with it?

[@redsound9333]

Thanks you are a really helpful dude. 👌👍

[@thehitomiboy7379]

Meanwhile, Axanthic has gone up since I got into BPs...

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

Interesting!

[@alishabinner5709]

I've noticed a lot of very active ball python breeders have shut down their pages or have left them idle with nothing available for several years. Has the breeding industry slowed down in your opinion? Has covid affected sales? Prices seem to have gone up as well in some cases others down. Perhaps because of limited availability? The market just seems so different from 4 years ago. I've noticed that the live reptile auctions are practically non existent. Has facebooks ban on animal sales affected the industry?

[@c0mr4d.42]

2 years and no response.

[@deannfrey3469]

Really good video.

[@State48TurtleTortoise]

I have been watching a lot of your videos the past little while. I’m a turtle and tortoise guy(obviously) haha. Had ball pythons growing up and am looking into beginning to breed them in 2022. Been enjoying your content and it’s informational for sure. Hoping to get breeder ready stuff and produce within a year. Gonna invest around 5-10k. Let me know what you suggest

[@davidburns6162]

I have what looks like a normal, but one of its parents was YB and the other a SFYB. The breeder was trying to get an ivory but got half normals, no ivories and the other half were YB and SFYB. Does that mean my snake is a true normal? Or does it have the other genes as well?

[@definit1on119]

BELs have had a significant drop but seem to hold right around 300-400 dollars.

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

I thought of BEL after I made the video LOL

[@lMr033l]

I have a black pastel albino female. What should/ could I pair her with?

[@taikalorthen4265]

👀 I'm working on Desert Ghost. I just bought a proven het dg hypo male, and I have a chocolate 50% het dg... so I'm hoping 🤞🏼🤞🏼

[@zachmancha7880]

What can I do with a spider dh-g stripe/hypo male

[@angelchavez662]

What size tubs do you keep your breeding males in? They breed fine in those ARS racks?

[@anthonyboddie2323]

I’m trying to breed my male butter pastel hundred percent het ball python Do you have any suggestions please and thank you

[@pvtcopenhagen4570]

I've been thinking of picking up a male and female Black Pastel 100% Het Pieds , do you think pandas will keep their values for a while, and would it be safe to house them together when they arent breeding.

[@suburbanrenegade5950]

Hey Chris would u be willing to sell a visual pied and ship it to Tennessee Kingsport area

[@GlowFlyy]

Do you think axanthic pieds will have the same outcome as normal pieds?

[@jays2381]

What is in the photo for the video it's so breath taking for colors

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

That is a Pastel Asphalt Yellowbelly (Pastel Freeway).

[@aaronchibbra1652]

How would u make a moonsoon ball ??

[@michaelher940]

Wtf 11:10 if you look at the sunset on the left it looks like it has emojis as a pattern?! That’s soo crazy!

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

Nice!

[@GirMommie20]

I really want to breed my Banana enchi champagne ball python but I dont know what female to get him.. what do you suggest? My budget is up to 1k.

[@JohnDoe-of9vc]

Why did the scaleless balls drop so fast?

[@jhickox]

Whats the morph in the thumbnail?

[@cw4608]

I understand some of the morph names, like pied. But why is a clown called a clown, an enchi an enchi, etc?

[@josephvaughan7693]

Hey Chris i have a question I have 5 females I’m attempting to breed this year I started pairing them November 1st I can’t afford a fancy ultrasound at this point so will there be a point in time where I will absolutely visibly be able to tell whether they’ll lay eggs or absorb follicles? If I remember correctly you start pairing a month before for me winter hits a little sooner for you but say you start pairing oct 1st when do you start seeing eggs and what’s the time range between your first clutch and last? It doesn’t have to be exact just say like an average over your few years of breeding

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

I usually see my first eggs the middle of march, can go all the way to July or August. If they lay in August I give them the next year off.

[@morrisnakes]

Ovulation. If you can catch it, eggs will come. It can be easy to miss if you aren't checking a lot though. Google "ball python ovulation" to get pics, there are tons so you can get an idea what to look for. Good luck!

[@starseed_serpents5486]

I'm a stay at home mom and I just got my first ball python. He is a Ghost Het Pied. I've worked with animals all my life and I'm just getting into this awesome reptile world. I'm wanting to make some extra money in the future and breed him. I've looked at all types of morphs but I just can't decide on what female to get. Any suggestions?

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

I'd get a Bamboo LOL 👍😎✌

[@WolffPaccx]

Had a question I need help with, So I just started breeding. I have 4 snakes so far, and all were friendly one is a little on edge, then In my top tub, I put rats in it cuz at the expo I bought 8, and stuck them in there. Now all my snakes are biting at me and getting defensive when I go to open the rack, is it because I put rats so close to them so they’re always smelling food ?. There’s one left. And after one of them eats it I’m Cleaning the tub out and not putting any more in there

[@WolffPaccx]

And I put my male and female banana together, they both were being a little odd the male was striking at me, I got him In her tub and they’ve been just staring at each other in striking positions

[@josded]

If they smell food constantly, and they will eat as often as you offer food, the first warm thing they see (your hand) they will consider food. Snakes competing for food wont be interested much in breeding as they will consider each other competition for their next meal. As far as I know.

[@WolffPaccx]

josded thanks a lot man, so if I get that rack cleaned and that rat out of there will that get rid of the smell for good? Or any tips for me to get that rat smell out of my closet

[@josded]

@@WolffPaccx generally, yes. Clean it out really good with soap and water, then spray it down with something like chlorhexadine to kill any odor-causing bacteria. Wipe clean and then rinse again with water for good measure and the scent will be gone. What you are doing is a good tactic if you want your snakes to be ready to eat. It is called "prescenting" and is normally done the day of a live feed, or as a F/T mouse unthaws.

[@josded]

@@WolffPaccx if you are really paranoid that the smell has infested other parts of the closet, buy one of those baking soda fridge packs and set it somewhere where your snakes will not be in danger of contacting it. It is a passive odor filtration system and wont leave the fridge pack if you open it correctly. It should eliminate the rat odor completely, but unless your rats escaped or somehow shot pee or estrus outside of that bin, this step is completely unnecessary. The scent should go away entirely on its own, and if it doesn't, the absolute safest thing to do is to locate the pee, droppings, fur, or whatever is smelling up the place and remove it. Keep in mind that baking soda is a fine powder and can be a lung irritant for snakes if not handled properly. Never use loose baking soda to deodorize, just to be safe.

[@sssssavannahballpython2048]

I have a normal female what should I breed her with to get best results that will sell like an interesting coloured or patterned clutch with high demand

[@Hazza-cs9xd]

When you talk about breeding back your hets, do breeders breed the children back to the visuals?

[@michaelpryor78]

Obviously they've dropped a lot, but good lavender albinos (especially females) seem to get snagged off morphmarket very quickly.

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

I've seen that!

[@catmahoney8347]

Hi Chris I have a question for you? I have just recently purchased a ball python for the first time ever since December. He has eaten four times now but still hasn't shed. Should I be worried about this? What should I do?

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

I wouldn't worry about it, he will shed when he is ready.

[@sfdefender25]

Do you use an electronic system to track your snakes and their feeding, shed, breeding etc.?

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

No, I just use a feeding card on each tub to keep track of feeding, but I do use Excel to track breeding.

[@sfdefender25]

@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures Thank you for the response.

[@antianow]

where can I buy one? i do not want to go to petco.

[@mora118]

Whats your thoughts on the dreamsicle..?

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

It's awesome!

[@jodimuniz09]

Chris I have a ball python that always sheds dirty no matter what I do I have to sit and pull it off of him. Is there any advice you can give me?

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

I'd use a coconut husk substrate and get rid of the overhead light, just heat from a mat from underneath, maybe cover the top of the enclosure and boost the humidity right before a shed when his eyes go grey.

[@jodimuniz09]

Where would I buy that I've never heard of it before. Also zoo med makes a snake shed spray would u use that on your babies

[@BuyestFan]

Billy is the freeway clutcher :D

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

Oh yea!

[@blueballsexotics8596]

I'm surprised bamboo wasent on this list. They are not nesisaraly cheap. Good video though you should do a video about the highest value holding co doms considering the vast majority of these were recessive

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

Co Dominants are tricky, if I had fifty females I could produce hundreds of Bamboos and tank the price in a single season. Can't do that with recessives. Most big breeders know better and even with codoms will only produce a limited amount to keep the prices from really falling fast. Still, there's too much risk with a co dominant gene to guarantee it will hold it's price in the coming years. A collection with a mix of genes is the best, some fall fast, some hold on strong.

[@blueballsexotics8596]

@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures that's a great point. That's y I never buy the same gene more than I have to Pied female Enchi het pied male Clown male Banana spark male Mojave female Lesser male Yellow belly female Vanilla cream Male Orange dream fire spider female Pastel female Leopard female That's what I got, all besides mojave and pastel females are still young, I'm running out of patience lol and I want a het clown female but they are pretty expensive and I dont wanna just produce a bunch on normal clowns. Any advice ?

[@cade6]

Last question Chris I swear: what do you use to keep the humidity at the right level for balll pythons(to get it up or to go down) Bigger water bowl? Are humidity boxes good for all the time or just shedding

[@ballpythons6776]

Reptichip. Break it down then wet it completely, drain the water out then put enough of it to cover the bottom of the enclosure.

[@cade6]

BALL PYTHONS ok cool, mix it with the substrate or on top of it?

[@ballpythons6776]

@@cade6 whatever you have in there now clean it out

[@cade6]

BALL PYTHONS do I just put the retichip on top of the new sub strait?

[@ballpythons6776]

@@cade6 look at my answer above

[@garylowe8601]

That happened to orange dreams

[@randyedwards9830]

Have you ever been to a NARBC reptile show?

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

I've been there twice as a visitor, never had a table though.

[@naturewandererZ]

I'm currently trying to get a male ball python for between 60-200 dollars. Can anyone recommend a few ball morphs for that price range? Also I want to feed frozen thawed.

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

I suggested a few in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqKXaY2Cha-cjdE

[@allgasnobrakes919]

What about the Jigsaw morph 🧩

[@pezpythons1532]

Hey Chris do you have any dinker projects going on?

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

Just one that's het pied with a weird pattern and color. Going to breed her this fall to prove it out.

[@johncomeau66]

How long after ovulation do they take to do the pre lay shed

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

I really don't track it that much, usually a few weeks after my first snake ovulates I peek in every female tub twice a day to check for eggs until they all are done laying.

[@johncomeau66]

Chris Hardwick thank you

[@LordDesolate]

I just brought a pieball for €175 today lol

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

Sweet!

[@antianow]

where can i get one?

[@delandrosimmons7634]

I just bought my first snake. I was told she was a queen bee. Is that a recessive?

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

You can go to Morphmarket and search for Queen Bee and it will separate the genes for you.

[@L3G3ND716]

Co dominant with the lesser and pastel and the spider gene is dominant

[@AshLoRo]

I cant stop watching all videos about snakes, im 30 & iv never even held a snake, I more than likely never will touch one. I will be afraid of them forever & I dont like the look of their texture, the holes near their mouth. But iv become obsessed with snake vlogs 🙈

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

They are actually super soft!

[@taikalorthen4265]

I feel so out of place with pieds 🤣 I'm not actually a huge fan of them generally. I do love the clowns, though.

[@soxpeewee]

Less investment more cute pets

[@vshblvck2933]

hold up. pied's have not been that expensive. whoever bought them for that price got scammed.

[@zachbumgarner8653]

Anyway I can email you?

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

I don't do email, I only respond to comments under my videos LOL

[@rentorange9450]

why would a pet depreciate in value? is this oriented to collectors/breeders?

[@billythekid6509]

Damn that monsoon looks a Burmese python sorry i cant think of the morph right away. But im sure u know what im talking about

[@s4gedab20]

I have a female pastel clown ball python, surprisingly only got her for $200 CAD. She’s such a beautiful girl though, amazing morph

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

That's awesome!

[@mmreptiles6872]

I have everything but tri stripe ugh lol

[@jamesfuqua2]

If I send a pic, could you possibly tell me me balls morph?

[@TheBFN]

👿🔱😈..a pied with a white head would be super cool

[@boneznovacane7630]

So if you have a male pied and breed it to a albino female I’ll get albino pied

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

No, you'll get normal looking snakes that are double hets. You'd have to breed the double hets together to get a visual.

[@boneznovacane7630]

Chris Hardwick appreciate it !

[@johncomeau66]

I lucked out and bought a guys collection I got 3 pieds het orange ghost hatchlings 2 lav/pins hatching an female adult lavender het pied and female adult het pied/orange ghost Enchi het pied hatching PastelYellow belly het albino hatching Adult female champagne het albino adult male albino for 700 dollars pretty amazing

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

Nice!

[@johncomeau66]

Chris Hardwick ya pretty sweet but waiting for them to be breeding size is so hard lol I got a cinnamon female breeding to my butter spark and same male with kind of a dinker project that’s all I have breeding this year but next year is going awesome

[@michaelbyrneskiai]

I just want a black one

[@DIDToddlers]

Hi

[@lenoretheshredder]

I love your videos. I would love to own a ball python some day and possibly get into breeding....but for now the videos are fun. Thanks!

[@angelicamedina148]

Clowns are now $200 a pop 😅

[@ronalbertobarquero5656]

Does Chris have Instagram or Facebook Profile?

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

Nope.

[@ronalbertobarquero5656]

@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures Thanks😀✌️

[@cade6]

Not first lol, notification gang

[@arborisnake5531]

In french please i like 👍👍

[@colin2436]

Woot

[@rafaelmeza5361]

just buy gold

[@MrRondeezzee]

🤦🏿‍♂️

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

OH YEA

[@namelessxz490]

Ron deezzee I had to work late today 😭

[@MrRondeezzee]

@@namelessxz490 I knew it was something, I pressed the wrong video and was still 1st, had to be something 🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️👍👍

[@tylerfish6206]

No ball python is worth more than 1000

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

That's what I used to think LOL

[@tylerfish6206]

Chris Hardwick they are like iPhones the newest one cost a fortune and when then next generation comes out the old phone drops price

[@oreixx]

Justin Tyler Fish except a ball python can last you more than a year so go figure buddy

[@tylerfish6206]

Not Oryx touché

[@Makado14]

Surely you jest...

[@Tron4398]

Ball pythons are HORRIBLE investments. For those of you who are new. Here is where ball pythons used to be so you can see how much they have plummeted. Why? Several reasons but greed mostly. 😂i bought a spider ball in 05? (Somewhere around then) for 40k from NERD. Bred it to a Ghost, Albino. Produced the first spider het ghost (for sale). I put that baby male up for sale for 75k. I got offered 75k in trade from Tim Rainwater (rainwater albino geckos). Well one of those animals in the trade was a new snake called a "yellowbelly" 😂. It was valued at 4k. I got $20k wired into my account within 33 minutes of puting it up for sale. I got $89k Total for a Spider 100% het ghost. What is the moral to this story? BALL PYTHONS ARE HORRIBLE INVESTMENTS FOR LONG TERM. .. what is the cost of a 100% spider het ghost now and a yellow belly? Actually even for the last 5-10 years. Their prices have plummeted. Too many people, yeah yeah "supply and demand". No, its people that arent business people that are hobbyists trying to sustain a "financial market". It was never going to do well from the start. Morphs are only worth buying when youre the first few people. And Africa is spent, there is rarely something new coming out of there. I used to import from Ghana, we don't even bother anymore. Normal "RARE" SNAKES are the best investments. Look at snakes as a stock. See how many are out there. Etc ...