Breeding Snakes as A Job????

[vampstorso]

Ya sounds good! Thanks for that mate Im a qualified personal trainer, so doing that and snake breeding would be a bad start.

So...you basically just said "yep, I like the idea of trying to keep and breed animals I probably don't know anything about, nor care about, as long as I think I'm making cash! Awesome idea!"
Also, python and colubrids are two different things. But yet you think it's a great idea.

Thank God youve missed this season.

Have you not looked at threads where NICE snakes are taking ages to sell? Let alone random "i bred them 'cause I could and they're average" snakes.

[Waterrat]

Maybe get a ABN number so you could claim some electricity on TAX

I don't know about other states but in Qld you are not allowed to commercialize native wildlife unless you have a commercial licence, which costs $1548.- for 3 years but such licence would not cover GTPs or any other near threatened species. By applying for ABN as a snake breeder you would expose yourself to a lot of trouble with DERM.

One pair of GTPs (as suggested) will not get you too far. What if they don't breed or you have some problems with incubation and rearing the neonates? To me, it looks like the plain green GTPs are becoming quite common in the hobby and people are starting to look for something different - that is most likely to be the trend in the future. Electricity costs are the biggest killer and it's not going to get better. ........ think about other jobs and breed snake for the enjoyment. My 2 bob worth.

[TheReptileCove]

Am i right in thinking that you would have more success at this if you lived in say the UK or USA? as there they have a wider range of snakes, and more people that purchase them? they also have all the expensive morphs etc.

[Jarrod_H]

I don't know about other states but in Qld you are not allowed to commercialize native wildlife unless you have a commercial licence, which costs $1548.- for 3 years but such licence would not cover GTPs or any other near threatened species. By applying for ABN as a snake breeder you would expose yourself to a lot of trouble with DERM.

One pair of GTPs (as suggested) will not get you too far. What if they don't breed or you have some problems with incubation and rearing the neonates? To me, it looks like the plain green GTPs are becoming quite common in the hobby and people are starting to look for something different - that is most likely to be the trend in the future. Electricity costs are the biggest killer and it's not going to get better. ........ think about other jobs and breed snake for the enjoyment. My 2 bob worth.

You wouldn't get a ABN for a python breeding business, that just makes things complicated.
You would get a ABN for say website developer or some sort of home business.
Heaps of people do it.
Also a great way to negative gear on a property you own & live in.

[ozziepythons]

At least this guy is doing his homework first. There will be people still investing in ordinary reptiles and assuming they will make money once the hatchies rock around without any idea that the market is flooded with sellers and that they will have a hell of a time trying to sell them unless they go cheap and even then be ready to discount futher and be asked to pay freight on top of that, etc. Its pot luck selling anything these days!
That said there still seems to be a reasonable market for gtps, albinos, jags and anything unusual, you just have to be patient and wait for the buyers to come along.

[Waterrat]

You wouldn't get a ABN for a python breeding business, that just makes things complicated.
You would get a ABN for say website developer or some sort of home business.

So, as a personal trainer he will get ABN and write off rats, mice and F10 .... right.

[Jarrod_H]

So, as a personal trainer he will get ABN and write off rats, mice and F10 .... right.

No i referred to electricity.
Like I said an ABN for website developer for example.
Just a way to cut costs.

[moussaka]

The impression I get is that breeding reptiles just about covers the costs of doing so, or maybe allows for a very small profit, but would by no means be enough to live off unless you were particularly successful and established - is that about right?

[Skelhorn]

I personally believe that if you have 3 GTPs....2 females and a male and they "were" (Key word) to breed successful and you "were" able to sell the "successfully" hatched babies then you would be better off...anyone that turns around and says otherwise is kidding themselves. A baby GTP sells for $1500, $1000 at the cheapest. If you were getting 20 babies a year off a breeding trio I can guarantee that you won't be spending $30,000 a year on electricity, food and housing for them. So if you do it right and successfully then yes you will make a nice little pocket of cash. Plus you don't have to declare it as an income (as it comes under hobby) until you earn over $75,000 a year! Do it right, keep your collection small and unique and there will be $$$. Breed normal breeds like carpets, childrens, stimsons, woma's etc etc prob not so much!

[mo-deville]

Don't forget carpondro's, i'll buy one of you once you get the mix right and they look cool, which will probably take about 12years minimum lots of time and money, and euthanasia of ugly snakes that you can't sell if you start from scratch!

[junglepython2]

I personally believe that if you have 3 GTPs....2 females and a male and they "were" (Key word) to breed successful and you "were" able to sell the "successfully" hatched babies then you would be better off...anyone that turns around and says otherwise is kidding themselves. A baby GTP sells for $1500, $1000 at the cheapest. If you were getting 20 babies a year off a breeding trio I can guarantee that you won't be spending $30,000 a year on electricity, food and housing for them. So if you do it right and successfully then yes you will make a nice little pocket of cash. Plus you don't have to declare it as an income (as it comes under hobby) until you earn over $75,000 a year! Do it right, keep your collection small and unique and there will be $$$. Breed normal breeds like carpets, childrens, stimsons, woma's etc etc prob not so much!

If you are getting 20 babies a year from one trio you are doing very well, so many things can go wrong. Plus you can bet your bottom dollar average GTP's wont be fetching anywhere near 1k in 3 yrs time.

[Red-Ink]

. Breed normal breeds like carpets, childrens, stimsons, woma's etc etc prob not so much!

Doh! that's what I have....

[Skelhorn]

If you are getting 20 babies a year from one trio you are doing very well, so many things can go wrong. Plus you can bet your bottom dollar average GTP's wont be fetching anywhere near 1k in 3 yrs time.

I personally hope not So THEN I CAN BUY ONE WOOOOOOOOOO.

Yeah realise that, key words tho, if you were lucky. The usually lay between 8-15 (correct me if I am wrong) so working out a average stats (plus seeing what alot of people post about their successful GTP lays) then it would be possible!

Doh! that's what I have....

Me too But I am not in it for the money lol. If my Stimson's ever breed (still about 1 year too young too) then I can sell the babies for a normal price and buy more reptile stuff

[mo-deville]

Doh! that's what I have....

maybe invest into some albino olives, and you could get a choc sunday with that cheese burger red lol! all i got are jungles and i just wana produce some more nice ones for myself!

[Waterrat]

Just out of curiosity, how much one would pay for an adult, unrelated trio?