Obviously the big breeders have a lot of valuable information to share, but you can't dismiss advice from people just because they don't breed ball pythons, or have only owned them for "under 2 years"

People who are beginners can sometimes think of things you don't, especially when the person asking the question is also a beginner. Obviously, someone who's never bred ball pythons shouldn't be giving breeding advice, but they don't try to either.

People know what has worked for them and what has worked for people they know, and I don't see too many issues arising from people giving completely bogus or harmful information. Nobody's saying "oh use a heat rock" or "it's perfectly fine to handle her a lot right after she eats" and if they did there are plenty of people here who will speak up and say otherwise.

In addition, I imagine those longtime breeders who now use rack systems to house their snakes and breed their own food can forget somewhat what it's like to be a beginner or an owner of a single pet ball python with a name other than "large f het albino female" :P

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