Thinking of stepping away from balls.

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That being said, if ball pythons were literally worth nothing- do you think think the vast majority of people would breed/keep them in such large number? Really, sure you'd maybe have a few as pets, but you sure wouldn't have racks and racks of them, and incubators lined up. Very few people have passion to set into something like that just because they like the animal. That's the vast majority of why ball pythons are popular- because of their price tags and the fact you can make a retarded amount of money very easily with them. How many people buy morphs based on what they like? Very few, most buy based on what will sell, to produce better combos to produce higher dollar snakes.

Ball Python's have a big price tag BECAUSE of their popularity. They are popular because there is such a wide variety of genes to play with (more so than any other reptile), and yes because they are a novice keeper's reptile.. so? If nobody liked them than they would be worth nothing. Yes, They have made their way into the general pet trade but that doesn't take anything away from them. A lot of people are on this site because it is specific to ball-pythons, and it's at that point that your opinion changes from simple self expression to a generalized attack on the members of this forum.

Most reptile keepers I know, private hobbyists, who just have a collection of reptiles- have a large variety of animals, not based on money, but the enjoyment of other species. Sorry, but anyone who thinks the reason BPs are so popular is for any other reason than $$$$ is lying to themselves.

I happen to be one of those people with a "wide variety," of reptiles. I have Boas, Ball Pythons, Blood Pythons, Carpet Pythons, Lizards of different species, and I am looking into getting kings, corns, and ETB's this year. The difference between me and you is that I don't stick my nose up in the air and look down at everyone else. That's called being self righteous.

How did you expect people to respond to your "opinion?"

And don't say you don't care, because if it didn't matter to you, you wouldn't have bothered posting in the first place.