Question about breeding desert females!

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Remember folks, desert females will still cost more than a normal. Female desert combos will cost more than single gene female deserts. You still have an animal that can sell for more than the cost of a normal male.


One thing to really consider if your reason for not getting into the project is "I can tell them that the snake is PET only but I can't guarantee they won't try...": You can't guarantee that the person who buys your desert won't try and breed her, only to fail and possibly kill the baby you produced... You ALSO can't guarantee that the person buying your other snakes will feed them regularly.. Or clean them.. Or give them fresh water like you do.. You can't stop your customers from housing snakes together, or giving your snake a huge heat lamp, leaving them dry with layers of stuck eye caps..

I don't consider this common excuse to be really reasonable..

The main reason I won't get into the desert project is because there's a 50% chance that you'll hatch out an animal that you can't hold back and breed. I know people pair their snakes hoping for a special male or female, then get a little disappointed when they don't get the gender they were hoping for, but there's another person out there who is dying to have that gender snake in their breeding group! I'd be happy to supply them with that morph . Not many people who want to BREED will say "man I really hope someone produces a female super pastel spider tiger next year so I can show her off! Part of the allure of the ball python hobby is the breeding potential your snakes have! That's why I'm not really into the pied project much, or white snakes, black snakes, and various other patternless . I like snakes that would be enhanced with other genes! A BEL is crazy! A pastel BEL is a BEL.. A bumblebee BEL is a BEL... A clown BEL is a BEL ..

I need to go to sleep . Desert discussions are always fun to participate in . i like hearing other people's opinions on the project since we all have varying points of views. Especially on value. That's what keeps the "ball game" rolling .