Quote Originally Posted by Alicia View Post
Diamond python prices are on par with that of some ball morphs -- and have done a much better job of staying the same -- people buy the BPs. (I say that as someone intent on getting diamonds after I create the correct space for them). But, yeah, I have to agree otherwise. Most of the carpet complex now takes a a couple minutes of homework to find a pure animal, some more than others. I'm afraid of the same thing happening with the Antaresia pythons.

Other than that, everyone's kinda said anything I could say here for me.

They are are still that expensive because they all got crossed with carpet pythons (if I remember right) and they can't get anymore for legal reasons. That could be another great species for the hobby but now it isn't because most are gone/so crossed with others you can tell it isn't a diamond python.

I'm not sure if the initial population we had in the US was enough to sustain a pure population in the long run. But it is an example I'm using.