Africa?

[Adam_Wysocki]

I am curious about how breeders get their wild caught balls.

99% of the time big breeders get their wc balls from importers in the US, Europe, and Asia that get them from exporters in Africa. Smaller breeders usually get their WC's from middle men that get them from the importers. Some big breeders have relationships with trappers in Africa and get high end stuff directly.

Do they get them for free from the wild?

No. Nothing is free in this world.

(if they get them from the wild, can you find morph?)

Yes. Morphs can be and are found in the wild.

Do locals charge them for BP's they take from the wild?

You got that! ... Ball pythons are big business in West Africa ... tightly controlled ... a trapper that finds a morph in the wild can make enough money to feed his family for a year.

Do they get them from farms that belong to locals?( do they charge for morphs, if so how much?)

The trappers work for the farms that are controlled by the exporters. Yes, they charge big bucks for morphs. The prices are the same as they are over here ... the Africans have internet connections, they visit ks.com, they know what people are paying for these animals, and they get their piece of the pie.

Do they get the eggs or the hatchlings?

The eggs are collected from gravid females found in the wild and incubated on the farms in Africa.

-adam