Certain topics are just impossible to shut down once they get going, at least until a moderator decides there's a reason to freeze the thread. And honestly, when I read your original post, I was so shocked that I wondered if you were intentionally trolling...Originally Posted by Atherosdragon
But assuming you're not, and you just want input on breeding: if overproduction of low-cost normals and hets worries you, don't breed until you have enough saved up to work with supers. And then make sure there's always a super involved in every one of your pairings.
...I actually don't think you're wrong to consider this issue. Because while the ball python market does continue to grow overall, we are hitting certain saturation points. Given the number of dogs and cats put down every year in America, and that the total number of people wanting ball pythons is potentially quite a bit smaller than the four-legged pet market (even though ball pythons are easier to care for, natch!) I think it's worth at least entertaining the possibility that overproduction will become the norm in the next decade or two, despite the import numbers Luman quoted.
The only way I've ever found of dealing with emotional threads like this is to simply walk away and come back later. Occasionally much, much later. It doesn't feel good, sure, but this is The Internet, and it will happily eat your life for days and weeks rather than let you have the emotional head space you need to make decisions and move on with your life. So if it's freaking you out, seriously: close the browser and avoid this thread for a while. Let the moderators sort it out, it's what they're there for.
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