The same thing that makes me want CO2 for my aquarium and 40" tires for my jeep also drives me to want to breed my animals. I resist that urge but I have to bear the feelings of inadequacy and lack of expertise I feel as a result. poor me!
Inadequacy?? Why would not having indulged in every aspect make one feel inadequate. That is what I am trying to understand where contentment lies and why being content has gone (for so many new keepers)from the idea of years of doing it right to "if I'm not breeding" so there for I have yet to truly enjoy Ball pythons.

If the government said tomorrow you couldn't breed for what ever reason would the new keepers still have their pets 15 years from now?