Quote Originally Posted by PythonWallace
A designer morph can be bred to a WC and you will get normal ball pythons that are still 100% ball pythons. I don't know of anyone who would be the least bit upset if they accidentally hatched out an albino while trying for a clutch of normals. This isn't the case with hybrids. Once a hybrid, every decendant will be a cross, and weird things could pop up on unsuspecting breeders that would make a lot of people very upset.
Actually, there's no such thing as 100%. What if a blood bred to a ball and over the generations the offspring bred back to other balls. At what point would the traits of the blood no longer be recognizable? So if a WC was actually the decendant of a hybrid... IT will also be a cross, even if not a recognizable one.

But with no official organization to oversee the paper work, it isn't worth the paper it's written on. Look at TSE w/ all their microchipped hets w/pictures and paperwork. Again it comes down to finding a breeder you trust, and taking his word that he is properly representing his animals, and trusting that all parent stock was accurately represented when he bought them. Again, I think TSE was one of these trustworthy breeders at one point.
The canine industry didn't suddenly have an official organization... it began by people having the same qualms as you and putting in a LOT of effort to start an accepted "overseer" of purebreds.

Now, one thing is clear, TSE was and is not trustworthy... whether or not they were trusted is more subjective. I didn't trust them, because their prices screamed "We are a snake mill." Other people chose to trust them... that's thier thing.

However, honestly, do you think Ralph, Greg, Kara and Kevin or any of the other big boys are going to even unknowingly sell a snake for something it isn't? If so... well there's nothing that's going to convince you. I personally don't. Hybrids are still in the early stages, and once they become more prolific, it's only going to mean reputation means MORE in this business. And sorry, but I don't think any of them... or even the medium sized breeders like Adam are going to risk their entire reputation (and, therefore, their business) on buying a questionable animal from a questionable seller.

I'm not sure I understand what we are talking about with this last one.
I'm saying Spiders aren't a good example... they are still ball pythons so comparing them to hybrids is apples and oranges. The fact that they have a genetic abnormality isn't going to change that... and a GOOD breeder isn't going to sell a really spinny Spider.