I think people can breed the males all they want. I think that trying to breed the females is ethically wrong at this point. It is not worth the life of the snake to try to prove a moot point.
What I hope though is that the more unscrupulous breeders do not resort to culling females....
Back to the original question, is that the "tanking" is overdue and the prices can no longer be artificially held up since a few honest breeders have come forward with facts about the matter.