why did YOU get a morph?

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Originally Posted by JASBALLS

why did YOU get a morph?
Because I bred 2 hets together... Just sayin an junks.. LMAO! I love that....

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Oh. Haha my bad!

well i picked my morphs based on what designer morph i want to produce but i enjoy each seperate morph needed to make a bumblebee. i love my snakes and i love the fact that they will make me more snakes.

I plan on breeding the morphs that I absolutely love, not at all for the $$ aspect of it. If you're just breeding for a quick buck, I personally believe that you're in the wrong hobby, and are pretty close to being on the same level as puppy mills.
Really this kind of thing applies to all animals for me. If you're going to breed any animal, breed them responsibly, provide them with the best environment while they are under your care, and take the time to learn who you are selling the animals to so you can make sure that they are going to have a good life. Don't just pawn them off for a quick buck. *walks away from soap box*

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I am in no way directing this toward any member here, just posting my personal point of view. I'm sure that all of us 'regulars' provide all of our animals with the best captive care possible :gj:

Someone wise once told me "The fastest way to make a million dollars in the snake business is start with 2 million and work your way down".

I love many of the ball morphs. I have lusted after bumblebee balls since I first saw one. I came to the conclusion way back then that I would eventually have one, no matter what it took.

This year I bought my first bumblebee.

So yeah... don't get me wrong... I intend to breed her, but I firmly believe that bumblebees are about as good as it gets in herpetaculture.

So to answer your question... is it the love or the money? Yes.

just to put it on the table.. im not intending to breed, know nothing about it, not in it for the "money" i was just asking :gj: everyones point of view on the subject.. i understand most people have their critters as pets before profit...thats definetly what it is here

Pets before profits always... Buuuut with that said it never hurts to be able to make profit on your pets... I got my first morph like many others to make bumble bees... When I first got into BP's last yr I saw a bumble bee and was like hot diggidy dog that snake is sweeeeeet looking!!! saw the price tag and went hot diggidy dog thas a lotta mooolaaaa!!... Picked up a female spider and male pastel and hopfully next yr when i breed them I get my bumble bee... Although my first goal was a bumble bee... now that ive been exposed to this crack like habit called BP's my goals have expanded :)

I buy morphs because this hobby is as addicting as pokemon to 3rd graders. I gotta have em all! I buy hets so I can hatch those beautiful pastel orange ghost bees. That's why I buy morphs, for the living art and having a complete collection. :D

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Originally Posted by Sunny1

Just out of curiosity, how would getting a morph be different than the two normals that you had?

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Yes, what is the difference? I remember now you gave them away because you didnt want to feed live rats. Have you decided to go with F/T or Mice? It's great to hear your getting back into Bp's. :)

The first time I saw an albino ball I had to have one. I started out buying a pair of hets, planning to breed them to get my albino, but I couldn't wait so I bought an albino outright. The first time I saw a spider I had to have one, so I saved and bought one. The first time I saw... well you get the idea. I have always been into ball pythons as pets, but I'm breeding to produce combos and to holdback offspring that look even nicer than their parents. I also like my hobbies to make some kind of return so I can buy better supplies, paints, snakes or whatever, without going broke.

I am also in the middle of the question. I love the snake for itself and enjoy having it. But I also want to produce some really nice snakes with the morphs I get. Next on the list. Spider!