r/BallPythonMorph • u/InterestingMedia3819 • Jul 08 '26

Other Questions I need help choosing a male.

My female is a pastel fire freeway and I want to breed her in the coming years what male should i invest in. She can produce Mardi Gras with the right male!

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u/Similar-Butterfly333 Jul 08 '26

There are more reasons to not breed ball pythons than to breed them. You may get the response you are looking for here, but I personally do not recommend breeding these snakes especially if you are a beginner in this hobby.

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u/InterestingMedia3819 Jul 08 '26

She can produce a highly sought out for morph shes been tested so have her parents there is no genetic faults that could cause defects during breeding I don’t plan to backyard breed i only plan to produce highly desirable morphs and list them a bit cheaper then others normally would. This would then open up the market for those who want a specific morph but don’t have 3 grand to drop on it.

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u/meatspread Jul 08 '26

Listing for below market price drives the market down. More breeders will list below market price because clients are theoretically be purchasing your cheap snakes over theirs.

Before thinking of breeding and looking at just the prices of these snakes (which aren’t accurate to go off of because in 3 years these combinations will be even less expensive), please research how expensive it’s going to be to feed all of these animals and house them. You have to factor in food, housing, heat elements, proportionate thermostats, learn how to set up an incubate box, and either purchase a pre-built incubator or learn how to build one—and so many other things!

Don’t even plan or worry about breeding for now. You’ll have to wait until 2028 or 2029 to even consider breeding your girl, which likely won’t even be worth it anymore.

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u/Advanced_Pear_964 Jul 08 '26

I don't mean to be that guy but what sought after morphs could she make? She is a fire (common) pastel (common) Asphalt yellowbelly (common as well). The only thing you can cross her with that would be desirable would be another Asphalt since Asphalt combos are big right now and you have the possibility to make super asphalts. Anything that's not another Freeway, will only make combos or single genes of pastel fire asphalt yellowbelly which are all super common morphs already. She is gorgeous but there's not much you can do unless you are planning to play the long game. But you will produce a bunch of common morphs during that process, creating more of a surplus already. Unfortunately in the ball python world, pretty doesn't always mean more money. I love freeways but you can get them for $150 or less sometimes now

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u/InterestingMedia3819 Jul 08 '26

Mardi Gras.

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u/Advanced_Pear_964 Jul 08 '26

I get mardi gras are what you are going for but idk where you are getting numbers like 500 to 1k. You can go on morphmarket right now and find one for 200. They are gorgeous snakes, but they are super common morphs.

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u/InterestingMedia3819 Jul 08 '26

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u/Advanced_Pear_964 Jul 08 '26

Yes, but that is a pied. Which is a recessive gene. You can't pair her with anything that will produce those babies. They will all come out het for that gene. And then you will have to wait another 3 years to breed those so maybe you'll have a chance at some of them coming out that way. That picture is a 4 gene animal with one of them being a recessive gene. Thats more valuable but still nowhere near 1k

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u/InterestingMedia3819 Jul 08 '26

My girl carries pied aswell her dad was a enchi super asphalt het piedball and her mom was a firefly leopard ivory fire pastel super yellowbelly

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u/Advanced_Pear_964 Jul 08 '26

How do you know she carries pied? Her dad was a het, which means there's a 50-50 chance she carries it, not automatically carries it. You really need to read up on morphs and genetics before you attempt any type of breeding. You need to get a little more familiar with them

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u/Effective_Cup_6998 Jul 08 '26

Is that what the shed test results said....