Alright time for a little rant. Lately I've been losing my interest in the whole ball python morph thing. Now that is not to say I dont think morphs are not beautiful or interesting or that I dont like ball pythons ( I have two). But I dont like what is happening in the forums or the overall mindset of many breeders of high end bp's. My two pythons are set up in large visually pleasing cages and I wouldnt' have it any other way. I enjoy watching my pythons cruise their cages at night and just be snakes.
When I go onto the superspeeding higway that is the ball python forum (all bp forums not just kingsnake) I enjoy post were keepers talk experiances they've had or posting pics of the cages, or talking about feeding strategies. But 90% of all post these days are people with new morphs or my favorite, when people show their normals and ask if its a morph just so they can get a step up in the lucrative business that is ball python breeding. It just seems that the joy of keeping these snakes is overshadowed by the business of breeding them. Look at other snake forums talking about keeping snakes or other cool stuff then compare it to the bp forums.
With other snakes, I'll use the reticulated python for example, designer morphs such as the tiger can be had at a price that is within the range of most keepers. but bp morphs are soo rediculosly priced that one has to breed them just to pay for the first ones. Its a self sustianing industry breeders sell to breeders sell to breeders sell to breeders but morphs never trickles down to the general public or the casual herp keeper. Now I do believe that this craze will pass over in time but it scares me that some morphs are holding their price
season after season. This is by no means a attack on the industry or breeders I just am stating my feeling and would like to now if anybody else feels the same way. Plese nobody take offense to this, I have much respect for all the breeders that produce quality animals. Im by no means an expert at breeding or the business behind it, Im just a fifteen year old kid that loves keeping bp's.

Peace out.

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