Is the BP Market ready for another breeder?

[Kinra]

Please, correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the main purpose of wild caught imports was to get fresh genetics and genetic lines. That's why imported normals are valued more than normals produced from years of captive hatching/breeding - it's that unknown gene that you may stumble upon with a wc.

Again, I may be very wrong.

I don't think that's the only reason. Stores like Petco and Petsmart have deals with importers and only sell captive hatched ball pythons as far as I know.

Also, I don't know how many people read Reptiles magazine but there was an interesting article recently that said freezing is no longer considered a humane way to euthanize a reptile. If I remember correctly (I'm at work and I don't have it in front of me), studies have found that ice crystals form on the brain causing pain as the animal dies. I know it's a little off topic, but since freezing seems to be an accepted form of euthanizing snakes I thought I'd bring it up.