How to Add a Breeder

Adding a breeder creates a full animal profile in your collection. You will enter identity info, genetics, care preferences, and acquisition details. The only required field is Date of Birth.

Step 1: Open the Add Breeder Form

From your Dashboard, find the Quick Actions panel on the left sidebar. Click the Breeder button.

You can also click + Add in the top navigation bar and select "Breeder" from the dropdown.

Click the Breeder button in Quick Actions to open the form.

Step 2: Form Overview

The Add Breeder form opens as a modal over your Dashboard. It has six sections from top to bottom:

• Photo -- Click the dashed area to upload an image. You can skip this and add a photo later from the animal's profile.
• Unique ID and Date of Birth -- The ID auto-generates when you enter a DOB.
• Identity -- Animal Name and Sex.
• Genetics -- Species, confirmed genes, and possible hets.
• Status and Care -- Status, prey, feeding interval, substrate.
• Acquisition -- Source, date, price, and purchase weight.

The Add Breeder form. Scroll down to see all sections.

Step 3: Fill In the Identity Section

Field	What to Enter	Status
Date of Birth	Select or type the hatch date. This triggers the Unique ID generation.	Required
Unique ID	Auto-generates from Date of Birth. Format: B-YYYY-NNNN.	Auto
Animal Name	Type a name or click the refresh icon to generate a random one from 3,100+ names.	Optional
Sex	Select Male, Female, or Unknown. Defaults to Female.	Optional

Once you enter a Date of Birth, the Unique ID generates automatically.

Step 4: Set the Genetics

Species defaults to Ball Python.

Genetic Summary: Click the search field and start typing a gene name. A dropdown appears with matching base genes and combos. Click a gene to add it. You can add multiple genes; each appears as a tag.

Possible Hets: Click the "Search recessive genes" field. Only recessive genes appear here. Select any unproven hets. These show with a dashed border to visually distinguish them from confirmed genes.

Searching for Piebald in Possible Hets. The dropdown shows matching recessive genes.

Step 5: Set Status and Care Preferences

Field	What to Enter	Default
Status	Breeder, Holdback, Listed, Unlisted, On Hold, Sold, Pet Only, Deceased, Retired, or On Loan.	Breeder
Preferred Prey	Select from Pinky Mouse through Jumbo Rat, ASF sizes, Chick, Quail, or Other.	None
Feeding Interval	Number of days between feedings.	7 days
Substrate	Coconut Fiber, CocoBlox, Cypress Mulch, Paper Towels, Paper, Aspen, Repti-Zorb, Bioactive, or Other.	None

Status and Care filled: Breeder status, Small Rat prey, 7-day interval, Coconut Fiber substrate.

Step 6: Enter Acquisition Details

All fields in this section are optional. Fill in what you know.

Field	What to Enter
Breeder Source	Who you purchased or acquired the animal from.
Date Acquired	The date you received the animal.
Purchase Price	What you paid, in dollars. Used for analytics and ROI tracking.
Weight at Purchase	Weight in grams at the time of purchase.

Acquisition details: source breeder, date acquired, purchase price, and weight.

Step 7: Add Notes and Save

Use the Notes field at the bottom for anything else about this animal. Temperament, lineage details, special care needs.

When you are done, you have two save options:

• Save and Add Another -- Saves the breeder and keeps the form open so you can immediately add the next one. Use this when adding multiple animals from the same clutch or shipment.
• Save -- Saves the breeder and closes the form. You return to the Dashboard.

The Save buttons at the bottom of the form.