Altruism doesn't exist in the Ball Python market - the sooner that is realized the sooner we can stop all these threads baggin on people dropping prices. People will continue to price their animals to move them that is why they are n the ball breeding business - most people don't have the luxury or want to hold back several generations of snakes because they don't sell (and ask yourself why they aren't selling). For some of us little guys holding back a few extras may just mean additional stock to breed - but for those that are mass producing them and then end up with more than the market can sustain they only have one option - drop the price to move them out. It's not the guy that has a dozen snakes to sell and is selling them below market that drives the market price - its those that have hundreds or thousands of mass produced snakes that have no where to sell them that does. But its their right to price them at what they think they are worth. Breed what you like, sell them fairly, stop worrying about Joe Schmoe and live happily ever after - its all good!




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Tosha



"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"







6.34.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)

1.0.0 Angolan Python (Anakin Skywalker)

0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Verdi)

0.1.0 Bredls Python (Smurfette)

0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)

0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )

2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)

0.0.0 frogs rescued from pool skimmer

0.0.1 Lizards of unknown origin



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