i understand what all of you are getting at and at some extent i think you are right but ive owned my normal for a year now and i did come across problems like stuck sheds etc. i know the process of breeding and what you need for it (seen it a couple times with my friend doing it so he explained quite a bit) so for the actual process i know i can do that.as for not loving ball pythons and losing interest....i dont think so lol i loved them since i was seven and only convinced my parents getting me one last year....obviously when i was seven i did not know about morphs/genetics and im not plannign to buy 2 more for another 8 months so ill give it some thought.