WC Gravids?

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Think about what the ball python business would be like if it was illegal to import ball pythons. If there were no more captive hatched or wild caught animals imported into the United States then the price would skyrocket for captive bred animals. This is simple supply and demand. Normals would sell for much higher than they do now.

Yep. And that would not necessarily be a bad thing.

I had to sell normals for $20, and some less than that, last year. It really is not worth a breeder’s time to breed, feed, clean up, heat, and cage these animals over a two month period to sell them for $20.

Again, yep. I had my normals (some were possible het pieds) listed for months. Priced at a whopping $20 for Normals and $25 for possible het Pieds. Only sold half of them. Had to wholesale the rest at $10 each. I think that is a clear indicator that the demand for Normal Balls are for the most part being met by American breeders and the need for imports is declining.

The only people you will hear screaming otherwise are those that make money off of imports. Again, I am not talking about a ban on imports, merely a reduction in the numbers being imported.