Quote Originally Posted by nathanledet View Post
I think a majority of ball python morphs have been line bred, or bred back to their parents, to prove the morph out. So, if you're against any sort of inbreeding, then breeding is not for you.
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As Nathan pointed out, most, if not all, morph BPs have at least some inbreeding and/or line breeding in their history. In fact, you will find this to be true of most, if not all, domesticated animals. For many, the records may not go back far enough for you to know exactly what inbreeding was done, but this is how we ended up with breeds of dogs, and sheep that produce nice wool, and pigs that make plenty of yummy bacon, etc. It also depends on how you define inbreeding... sister to brother? parent to child? grandparent to grandchild? cousin to cousin?

You used some pretty strong statements about how you feel about inbreeding. If you are against any sort of inbreeding, at all, then Nathan was probably right when he said breeding may not be for you. If you just mean you don't like it when it is done excessively, that is very different. But then I have trouble understanding why you would have trouble even talking about it.

Also it is very unrealistic to expect that by posting this one post, no one will ever bring up inbreeding to you (if that is what you were expecting).

The only ways to reliably determine a BPs gender are popping and probing. For both, it is recommended you learn from someone experienced in doing it, so you will learn the proper way of doing it without harming the snake.

If you do decide to continue with your breeding plans, you will find tons of information and lots of helpful people on this site!