I have to say, I can understand the need for reassurance that started all this. I about choked on my breakfast when I saw some of the snake prices for morphs! I just got my first little ball python three days ago and I feel like I got a great deal... a perfectly good little snake for $30 dollars! Everyone has their own reasons for getting involved with animals, and as long as the animals are taken care of, then I think that's just great! Besides, I keep reading all over the place that those who really like snakes should be breeding them to keep wild populations from diminishing. So more power to your breeding enterprise!