Quote Originally Posted by snakesRkewl View Post
I should have worded the questions differently, and left out a few words.
Putting the word large breeder in was/is implying something possibly scandalous, which wasn't the intent.

I admire many of the larger breeders work, like many others in the position of small time hobbyist, so no, it was not my intent to call out the large breeders, even though reading back on it it obviously came out that way.
For that I apologize.
When one "PRODUCES" snakes and has 20-40 years of keeping snakes one has alot more knowledge and won't ask this type question..A snake is nothing like a puppy and grows its entire lifetime..If it were not for the "large" breeders there wouldn't be what one has today... Again one must walk in ones shoes before one can judge one..

Scenario, a small time hobbyist with experience has a ball python collection in a spare bedroom..2011 they produce 100 babies and sell a few here and there but the market is saturated and sluggish..The following year they still have 65 babies plus their adults in this spare bedroom..How much growth does this hobbyist want to occurr ? A healthy ball python can go extended periods of time with NO ill effects..Growth is in fact retarded but once food supply becomes abundant growth is then resumed..Snakes are such wonderful and fasinating creatures..