Most people don't even realize that people breed ball pythons - I don't know maybe they think they fall from the sky right into petcos tank or something - but for the most part they just don't know. Don't know that going to a breeder is an option - or how to go about looking for a breeder

As well most petco buys are impulse buys to begin with. It's there it's cute it's convenient - stick it in a bag and let me take it home and kill it.

Top that with how many times I've seen people looking for breeders in their area on the forums to get no replys - you can pretty much shoot that out the window as well.

And do you really want a bunch of strangers in your house poking thru your collection? Do you really want your animals going to some kid that is going to feed it once a month and get bored with it in a few weeks ... you know where this is going.

Its not an easy fix. The best we can hope for is that they find their way onto the forums for help when they need it.