Hi Randy,

I definately hear what you are saying, and I considered the same possibility. However, I keep coming back to the fact that a functional ball python should be able to sense the temperatures that will allow recruitment. I mean it is not reasonable to me to keep a ball that cannot sense that it occasionally needs hot (over 90) temps, whether it be for reproduction, immune function or digestion. That inability alone (if it is the case) would cause me to view the morph as unfit. I don't know, maybe it is just me, but all of these little "imperfections" that we allow into the breed as a whole, because we value the appearances, just weaken captive ball pythons as a group, especially as folks try to throw as many morphs together as they can to be in the first tier to create a new combo.

I didn't mean to turn this into soap box thing, but I just think that keepers out to use a little more caution when selecting morphs to work with and consider the the package as a whole, not just the appearance. Anyway, as I said before, I have no stake in deserts, so I really oughta just keep my mouth shut, but that ability has never been one of my skills. Thanks.

Will

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