Im all about them organic bananas

[Dianne]

BPs come in SO MANY colors/morphs and each are truely gorgeous. I personally fell in love with a banana morph and paid $300 for him! "WHAT DID I JUST DO" I asked myself as I left the store!!! So my concern is that with each new version of them, it creates a high price. And yesterdays flavor is no longer the going color. Are we creating animals just for money and/ or are we creating an overabundance of BPs? Will there be those that are no longer desired? IDK.....I wonder if we will overbreed them like the pit bull. I love my boy but the typical color would make just as good a snake

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I think there are folks in it for the money, but there are a lot of us in the hobby for love of the snakes. I’ve added 7 snakes to my collection this year, all of them different bp morphs (in order added...pied, lemonblast, BEL, dragonfly, banana pinstripe, mojave, and banana mojave). I don’t particularly have any plans to breed anytime soon, but would like to pair my two bananas when my female is of appropriate age and size...or not...I’m not set on it. The pied and BEL have been on my wish list since they both cost more than my car. Finally came down to a price I can afford. I have a love of anything with pinstripe in it, and have developed a love of the bananas.

Reptiles are becoming more popular as pets, so I think there is room for growth. At the same time, there are markets that are saturated with ball pythons almost to the exclusion of other species. I think that’s where forums like this come into play, helping new breeders really look at the hobby and make sure they are ready for the commitment. It isn’t for everyone, and definitely not for a quick buck, and you may have animals for months...or years...if they don’t sell. Unfortunately there is good and bad in every aspect of life, our hobby/passion included. As for bp’s specifically, they’re great ambassadors for the hobby: they’re pretty, relatively small, generally good disposition, and something for everybody when it come to color and pattern. The only drawback is their husbandry needs to be on point, which unfortunately not all new keepers understand.