It states on 'herpregistry.com' that a ball python registry was supposed to be created this summer. Summer is over, and obviously the registry has not yet been announced, and there's no link to it.
Does anyone have any information on that? I've personally been waiting for a registry for a long time, and it's far past the point that we should have one.
For those who aren't sure of the purpose of a registry, it's simply this--a centralized database that keeps track of pedigrees. By storing pedigree information in a centralized location, breeders can cooperate to track bloodlines. This aids in the development of new lines, morphs, and morph combos, and also aids in the prevention of excessive inbreeding, as well as preventing hybrids from contaminating gene pools without folks knowing.
At present, there are only registries for corn snakes and Amazon tree boas. The need for registries for ball pythons, boa constrictors, leopard geckos, bearded dragons, panther chameleons, and crested geckos seems fairly obvious to me.
I hope that the project has only been delayed, and hasn't been scrapped.
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