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hello i am new to the forum.. i have a normal ball, about 3.5 ft and maybe 1300g.. i am looking to breed him.. i think its a male.. atleast thats what the vet told me... she didnt probe him i believe she popped him.. i am looking for a het female to breed him with in exchange for a male and female out of the clutch.. i am new to the breeding aspect so any information will be greatly appreciated.. smb2585

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Welcome!

I think in the end you're going to have to buy a female if you want to breed. I know that for me and just about everyone I know if we have a female then we have a male for her. And that goes doubly so for hets because if a snake het for a recessive morph is bred to a snake that is not het or homozygous for that same morph the value of the clutch drops by hundreds to thousands of dollars (and in the case of sunset balls probably millions).

But if all you want is a baby male and female 50 dollars could get you a normal pair.

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i already have a male.. like i said up there^ im new to the breeding aspect..so im looking for a female at a cheap price to match my experience.. the money factor on what i can sell them for right now isnt my main objective... id just like to get into the morphs versus normals.... who doesnt want a cool looking ball?

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Hello and welcome!

I think this website should help you with understanding ball genetics a bit better:
http://www.worldofballpythons.com/wizard/

And this site was really useful for me when I first decided to start breeding:
http://www.ballpython.ca/gallery/breeding.html

If you have a normal male, I don't think breeding him to a het female would be very productive for you. Good starter base morphs, in my opinion, are spiders, pastels, and mojaves. They're not too expensive and they're always available.

If you're stuck on breeding him to a het, het albino females are usually $100+, although you could probably pick up a breeder-size normal female for around that price.

Good luck!