Here is what scares me. I have been doing this for three years. I have built up a really nice collection of snakes and I have spent about 20K on the snakes and husbandry. The people that are close to me know that I am into the recessive combos. It is what makes me excited about ball pythons. It is a hobby for me but I obviously need people to buy my offspring that I can't hold back with all my projects. I am happy to sell my babies for what the market will bare.



But in the last year I have been seeing numerous people selling collections off, or really large down sizing. Lots of people are buying up all the deals and have not really owned any quantity of snakes for a long period. Well, we all know to take care of even a modest collection like mine it requires a lot of time and effort and to make it work takes years.



What is going to happen when all of the newbies find out that is a lot of work and decide to bail and then they sell off large collections that they got for low prices effect us than....?



Who is going to buy our snakes than? That is what is bothering me. I just want to be able to expand my breeding program with knowing I can have a bright future with being able to sell my excess babies. If you are telling me I am going to have to breed pastels and spiders in quantity to keep this hobby going for me......Well, who wants to buy 25 really nice ball pythons reallllllyyyyyyy cheap.....



Regards,

Bill R.
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2.1 Tripple Het Caramel, Orange Ghost, Genetic Stripe

1.1 Het Lavenders

1.1 Het Caramel Albino

0.1 Het Albino

0.1 Spider Het Albino

0.1 Het Pied

1,1 Pastel Het for Orange Ghost

1.0 Albino

0.1 Spinner

1.1 Super Pastel

0.1 Jungle Pastel

1.0 Pied 50 percent White

0.1 Clown

0.3 Normal

1.1 Kids

0.1 Spouse

1.0 Chocolate Lab

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