Is there a point to having normal ball pythons? + breeding question

[rickm]

that is not entirely correct, in the case you describe i would go for a male super.

like a super pastel or super lesser or ivory or super fire.

this way you can still tell if the dinker does something genetic or not, because a super male to a normal female produces uniform clutches, and you can also check if it interacts with a known gene complex


EDIT: if the male is a very promising dinker its a different story. otherwise, breeding a normal male really does not make sense. breeding him into many projects in just one year makes even less sense, you could do that with a powerhouse 5-gene male instead.

no offense, but you seem to think every body has the same goals as you, and that the only male you want breeding is one of superior genetics than a female. not everyone has the same goals or reasons for breeding. I have seen like six or seven posts where you make the 'males must be genetically superior or multi gene animals' comment. while I agree with this for most breeding, it may actually be foolish if you are shooting for diversifying your blood lines or breeding for only certain morphs. I think some of the morphs are honestly stupid, because they have so many genes in them that you cannot even see half of them, what is the point in that, other than someone wanting to brag that their animal has more genetics....? I don't get it. some of the five, six, and seven gene combos are so washed out and bland, that I honestly don't see how the breeder can even say for sure what is in the animal....