Where do you see the BP morph market in 10 years?

[WingedWolfPsion]

I do not think the price of normals will go down. One of two things will happen--it will stay about the same (equivalent to inflation, of course!), or it will go up slightly. A lot depends on how things go in Africa. If the supply of CH babies were to drop, CBB baby normals would be in higher demand, and prices would rise. The vast bulk of normal babies in the country come from Africa, not breeders. Breeders will continue to focus on morphs and other special animals.

I do think some of the low-end morphs will come down within range of regular consumers. Pastels may go down in price to the level of normals, and you may see males in pet stores. Ditto for yellowbellies, a variety of hets, spiders, womas, cinnamons, and pinstripes. Most females will be held back or sold within the ball community, and only males will be seen in the general market. We'll see more triple-combo-morphs, and even quadruple combo-morphs. More morphs will have been discovered. I think that the numbers in the game will be about the same, only the faces will change (IE, which morphs are pricey, which combos are hot, etc).
Since balls grow and breed so slowly, 10 years is only 3 or 4 generations after all!

I think we will see more line-bred morphs, rather than single-gene or combo-gene morphs.

The ball python has been a popular pet for decades--it will remain popular for the same reasons it became so in the first place. It's not a fad animal, but a staple of the market.