Maybe a sillly question but:

What do you find most rewarding about breeding?

For me its when long term projects finally pay off, and watching new hatchlings take there first feed.
Just been up in the snake room watching the hatchlings stuffing their faces and i get such a feeling of satisfaction to know that regardless of the morph/value etc i`ve bred a healthy clutch with a great appetite! Weird i know but hey! I could watch them all day!

What are your rewards?

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yeah i know what you mean on long term projects.
so what LTPs have you had recently?
i have quite a few that should come out this year and next.

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I love knowing that my adults are in optimum condition and are willing to breed for me. I love watching the babies grow and develop - it's very satisfying to know that you helped those little ones be here!

I especially love selling the babies to great homes and hearing about how they are doing - and introducing a whole load of new people to reptile keeping!

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Well i`m working on possibly having Fire Stripes in a couple of years, maybe even Fire het stripe next year then who knows, maybe go for the Sunkissed fire stripes

Not really been in snakes long enough to be nearing finishing any real projects though. My recent projects have been basically working out and proving hets etc.
Obviously the het honey stripe will be my main one for the next few years.

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nice one.. yeah its always nice to have those long termers prove out.
i dunno why, but it just feels so much better than when you buy the same morph.

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hit the nail on the head there,
rewarding to see the little guys that you've worked hard on getting to the right conditions and good health hatch out. very rewarding

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I love the new hatchlings, whether they're morphs or normals, they're all brilliant little living beings. Always puts a smile on my face and I always say "hello". LOL
I think the best tho is when you get a "dodgy" looking egg and you're convinced nothings gonna happen with it but you leave it in the incubator anyway, just hoping. Then one day you go and check and that grotty little egg is empty and there's a healthy little baby looking up at you.

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