When did all of this talk come about? I just bought 20 females!JK...In all reality, I buy my animals to breed. I will be staying far away from the Desert project to be honest. Yes my animals are pets. On the other hand, it is not a smart investment on my part to buy another animal to feed that will not produce for me. Others will obviously have different feelings, to each his own. Not to mention, a lot of people are working with this gene and the animals (unless priced as normals) will end up sitting in their racks. Why should we be creating animals that will not be bought due to infertility issues and rendered useless by the ones who invest as a business aspect? After all, the business men are the ones who are going to spend the high dollar that is placed on these animals at this point. For those of you who say that these snakes are animals and should not be looked at like dollar signs...Forget you read my post. I do love my animals, they are not just dollar signs. This post was written for those of us who choose look at things in economical light.