Wild caught ball python blisters

[Pythonfriend]

I dont agree with this. All new mutations were caught in the wild at one time or another... thats why we have so many mutations in ball pythons. Lol

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many mutations and morphs originate from african breeding farms. of course the african breeding farms are quite closely connected to the wild gene pool. but when we look at the first example of a new morph that makes it out of africa, it is much more likely to be a breeding farm hatchling than a wild caught.

if you order 2000 BP hatchlings from africa (many breeders do this several times per year), you will get 100% farm bred animals. some of them may have a wild-caught parent or grandparent, some will be captive-bred for generations. anyway the gene-pool is quite massive. many morphs trace to dinkers found in these deliveries.