Snake Breeding Business - concerns. Opinions?

[zina10]

I feel sorry for a lot of snakes. However, I do not blame "breeders". Esp. the reputable ones. Thanks to them we can now find nice, captive bred Ball Pythons. Used to be, almost all of them were wild caught, stressed out, parasite (internally, externally) ridden and unhealthy.

Who I blame are the keepers/owners.
The ones that decide on a whim to get a cool snake, only to neglect it. The ones that refuse to do the research into the correct husbandry. Or worse, the ones that disregard the information about correct husbandry and the animal pays for it.

As for morphs, it is because of the morph market that so many Ball Pythons are being bred, which in turn made so many quality CB animals widely available. ​All morphs actually originated in the wild. They are mutations. Granted, with inbreeding to create certain combos, you can create certain problems.

Breeders have learned which animals should or shouldn't be bred. The spider morph continues to be bred and sold because they create some truly beautiful animals that can and do live long and healthy lives. Albeit quirky. ​

​I dislike flippers, or fly by night breeders or anyone that puts the profit ahead of the well being of the animal. But reputable breeders are the BEST source of great and healthy snakes.

I see FAR more wrong being done by keepers/owners. Nowadays there is simply NO excuse not to do the research, when it has become so easy to do.​ Setting up a Ball Python the right way is not very difficult or expensive to do...

just my 2 cents