Quote Originally Posted by pavlovk1025 View Post
For someone who has done so much research and completed as much schooling as you have, you sure do come off as a regular moron.

First off, your greatest motivation for breeding BPs is the money. Go to kingsnake.com, see the HUNDREDS of baby BPs on sale, witness first hand the morphs for sale and then realize that you have no shot, because you are not :

1- a reputable breeder ( you're a guy that sees a quick buck)
2- knowledgeable enough to create snakes worth buying. (It has nothing to do with being a genetics major, it all comes down to research. I knew nothing 2 weeks ago, I now have a collection to start breeding not for the money, but for the love of BPs and taking part in something as amazing producing piebalds, bumblebees, etc.)
3- smart (you can say all you want, you can measure a person's intelligence by what they say.)

Forget what the nice people here told you and listen to me...do NOT buy, own, care for, house or raise a BP. They are amazing creatures and deserve amazing owners, not people who see fast money and when it doesn't happen...abandon their animals. Because I have a feeling if you raise a female for 2 years, she'll be on a classified listed after the first year. My $.02, keep the change.
My post was definitely not aimed at anyone who gave honest constructive criticism or advice. It was mainly aimed at this. Like you said, you didn't know anything 2 weeks ago, either. Now, after 2 weeks of asking questions, you are so full of snake wisdom that you can tell someone to ignore the advise of experienced, seasoned keepers and breeders here, and to only listen to you, a complete rookie who tells people that they shouldn't buy a single snake, and will never be able to sell future offspring, etc. Aren't you the one who thought albinos and lavender albinos were compatible, only a couple of days ago?

Usually, the people who have a couple of weeks of research and ownership under their belts stick to regurgitating forum dogma. You should stick to educating yourself for a while, imho, before attempting to hand out advice. You don't have experience, so all you are capable of doing is regurgitating internet dogma, or giving bad information.

He definitely knows that he's unlikely to break even breeding a pair or two of ball pythons, let alone make money. But for the record, there are plenty of people out there who breed way more snakes than any one person could ever love on a personal level, for the purpose of making money. I don't see a problem with it, as long as the snakes are taken care of. Congratulations on being such an "amazing owner", with such a deep passion for snakes, but don't assume that your passion gives you any special wisdom that a new owner won't receive from someone who likely has the same passion as you, but who actually has a little experience under his belt. Just my $0.02.