After reading everyone' s thoughts I agree with every point made. I strongly believe it can be a combination of all or certain points that are consider higher on the ladder to why.

1. Numbers of imports - greater for ball pythons more imports.
2. Very small difference in each (name it a new morph) - greater for ball pythons just about a new morph each month - lol.
3. Size and care of (boas are just bigger and need more room and food so - greater for ball python who can be cared for in smaller cages and fed smaller sized meals and pose less risk to people around them.
4. Legality - ball pythons have less trouble and hassle legally to own.
5. Breeding - ball male breed more females as mentioned before and both male and females can br bred younger as long as weight and size have been reached compared to boas who I believe mature slower.

So I think its a combination of all this. Thank god balls don' t have boa size litters

Don' t get me wrong I love ball pythons and there rainbows of colors but I' m a large constrictor fan #1 and always.

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• Why oh why are there so many more... - boaphile, Sun Jan 21 08:49:26 2007
• RE: Why oh why are there so many more... - johnmartino, Sun Jan 21 09:02:44 2007
• RE: Why oh why are there so many more... - DavidKendrick, Sun Jan 21 09:20:11 2007
• RE: Why oh why are there so many more... - gerryssscales, Sun Jan 21 11:39:21 2007
• welll - MiamiExotics, Sun Jan 21 12:04:00 2007
• Because if there is a SCALE with an.... - TC Reptile, Sun Jan 21 10:53:13 2007
• RE: Why oh why are there so many more... - tsusnakeguy, Sun Jan 21 11:34:57 2007
• RE: Why oh why are there so many more... - MiamiExotics, Sun Jan 21 12:05:39 2007
• Could it be.. - craig k., Sun Jan 21 12:30:01 2007
• RE: Could it be.. - Andy__G, Sun Jan 21 12:34:14 2007
• RE: Could it be..whoops! - Andy__G, Sun Jan 21 12:37:11 2007
• I 100% agree with your point. - michaelburton, Sun Jan 21 21:51:36 2007
• RE: Why oh why are there so many more... - EricIvins, Sun Jan 21 13:42:36 2007
• RE: Why oh why are there so many more... - Gsc, Sun Jan 21 15:27:06 2007
• RE: Why oh why are there so many more... - Gsc, Sun Jan 21 15:34:04 2007
• Dont count on it.................. - vcaruso15, Sun Jan 21 18:07:10 2007
• A combo of all this. - Red_Hydra, Sun Jan 21 16:25:45 2007
• RE: Why oh why are there so many more... - jme04c, Sun Jan 21 16:56:11 2007
• Selective Breeding...! - bcijoe, Sun Jan 21 17:38:44 2007
• I believe there ARE as many Boa . . . - slithering_serpents, Sun Jan 21 18:42:33 2007
• RE: I believe there ARE as many Boa . . . - Andy__G, Sun Jan 21 20:56:27 2007
• RE: I believe there ARE as many Boa . . . - MiamiExotics, Mon Jan 22 07:53:32 2007
• No morphs were "created" . . . - slithering_serpents, Mon Jan 22 20:45:00 2007
• Exactly! More soon... n/p - boaphile, Mon Jan 22 10:25:57 2007
• smile n/p - slithering_serpents, Mon Jan 22 20:31:02 2007
• Farmed imports, and co-doms.... - garweft, Sun Jan 21 21:18:06 2007
• RE: Why oh why are there so many more... - andrewpotts, Sun Jan 21 21:57:10 2007
• RE: Why oh why are there so many more... - reticguy2, Mon Jan 22 08:37:55 2007
• EL NINO ! lmao.. ok, j/k.. - bcijoe, Mon Jan 22 08:45:07 2007