Eternal my thoughts are this...breeding balls is fun, thats why i do and I imagine that's why most do it. For whatever reason alot of people like to make it seem like a job. Its not like bearded dragons where you will be saddled with a ton of babies and nothing to do with them. If you want to try it, try it! Just make sure you're taking care of your animals. Alot of the stuff you need can be built affordably or bought used as well. If you get a female or two by the time they're raised to 1500 grams you will know what it takes to care for ball pythons, you will know if you want 10-16 more, if you can afford it then do it. My guess is you'll get the bug like most of us and go from there. It doesn't mean you have to become one of the people who build enormous businesses around them and exploit the species. Make a couple babies and have fun! People forget that in this industry. Just keep your normal male...you'll be happy about it later. He's the one that started it all.....