Just a thought....................

[PitOnTheProwl]

Most that breed have no use for normal males and to be honest the normal females are almost as worthless.
My question is: How many more years will it be before a normals price sky rockets in value??
At some point some of these powerhouses that are being produced will need to be broken down to prove whats in them, right?
I know there are already multiple gene snakes out there that you cannot tell exactly whats in them anymore.
Just food for thought LoL

[fishdip]

Id say never. If not a very long time ever pet store that has snakes I see more normal then I do mix. now once you can get a Banana Pastel Ball Python for 25.00-50.00 then you may see a drop in them

[The Flying Henry]

Right...LOL...look what happened to the corn snake!

[Pythonfriend]

i dont think it will happen.

there is a very large wild population in africa, and there are breeding farms in africa that are connected to the wild population, and tens of thousands of normal wild-type hatchlings are being exported to places all around the planet. i dont see how that could change, they sell them for maybe 5 dollars per hatchling and are able to put together shipments of thousands of normal hatchlings. so the african exporters have a strong position in the market, and normal BPs with african wild-type genetics are their product. often they could not switch to morphs even if they wanted, because the semi-captive breeding population intermingles with the wild population and which BP mates with which isnt in human control.

so i think normals will always be available in large quantities and at low prices. the guys in africa are professional and reliable and have the best prices, and they supply big pet store chains around the world. unless breeders outside africa manage to put together shipments of 2000 morph BPs at a time at ridiculously low prices, the normals out of africa will simply maintain their prime position in the market.

[brock lesser]

I think you may be on to something, it may not happen for a few years, but what if the feds outlaw importation of exotic animals?
The pet shops will be buying at least 70% of the normal bp's produced here and then you would see a price increase.
If you can't see the feds banning importation, you haven't been looking!
I'm holding some normal girls back!

[MarkS]

My opinion is that any normal ball with all the fuss it takes to get them feeding and established should go for anywhere between 50-100 bucks for hatchlings. But as long as you have cheap imports it's never going to happen.

But then of course you'll have all those SCUMBAGS and MARKET CRASHERS destroying the price on normals, MY GOD WHEN WILL THE MADNESS END??????

(sorry, for a minute there I thought I was on another forum... )

[stickyalvinroll]

There's a possibility to get normals in every clutch. "just food for thought". LOL

[brock lesser]

Most that breed have no use for normal males and to be honest the normal females are almost as worthless.

I'm sure your not saying the animals are worthless,
I wouldn't want a member reading your post thinking they spent their hard earned money on a "worthless " animal
Normals are the start for most of us and for that reason they have value.
Your opinions and status are respected here so please clarify what you meant.

[Kodieh]

I guess this would happen if every breeder who hit on normals, euthanized them right out of the egg. No one would have them.

[PitOnTheProwl]

There's a possibility to get normals in every clutch. "just food for thought". LOL

Think again.............. I will make it as simple as it could be Super Pastel X Normal = no normal

I'm sure your not saying the animals are worthless,
I wouldn't want a member reading your post thinking they spent their hard earned money on a "worthless " animal
Normals are the start for most of us and for that reason they have value.
Your opinions and status are respected here so please clarify what you meant.

Might want to look at that sentence again ........... show me a breeder that wants to holdback any of his normal males unless it might have something funky going on.

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I guess this would happen if every breeder who hit on normals, euthanized them right out of the egg. No one would have them.

I know people that feed them off to their kings, usually only if it has something wrong with it but still the same.