The Future...

So I was having a conversation with my new friend Jesse, and he asked me straight out what I thought about the future of Ball Pythons.

And as someone who has seen the rise and fall of the Boa market (and other markets) due to legislation, I want to discuss it with you all.

I think that Ball Pythons are still a safe bet. They are great pets, small enough to not be intimidating to most people, docile, and easy to take care of. They don't require that much space, and they are just pretty to look at. People tend to like them, even those that are new to the world of reptiles.

While all of this is true, it is still a good idea to be wary of new laws and propositions that are going to affect the ability of the public to own reptiles, as this will affect you and I drastically.

But again, Ball Pythons are safe for now. I don't see them as being the "bad boy" of the reptile world, considering they are one of the three go to pets for most new people that own exotics.

What are the three go to reptilian pets in terms of ease and care?

Corn Snakes, Leopard Geckos, and Ball Pythons.

You can add Bearded Dragons, Pacman Frogs and Red Eared Sliders to the list as well. I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but those are the most common pet reptiles I see around.

But I digress...

Ball Pythons are a great pet, and I really do see the market for the animals continuing on the basis of combinations and new traits that keep happening to pop up. There are plenty of new things to create and combine, and I like to think that there will not be an end in the foreseeable future.

I do see that this year has been a slower year than most, as many people are still struggling to maintain in the current economy. But I also see it slowly but surely increasing, and that is a good sign.

What do you all think?

We can all see that the basic co-dom market is dropping, as to be expected, but as are recessives.

Do you think it will even out? Do you think things will keep dropping? What are the things to keep looking towards?

These are all things to think about, to share, to converse about. It's an interesting topic for sure, and I think it will be a great thing to get a better idea of what the general community thinks.

Share your thoughts, if you can. I'd love to hear them!

Have a great day, my friends.

New and up and coming

It's interesting to see what projects some people are working on.

Things that I would have never considered doing in terms of combinations keep popping up with really interesting results.

Especially with the less popular things, such as the Spotnose, Vanilla or the Sable. Things that most hobbiests do not really take seriously have come out with amazing combinations!

I am floored by the amount of morph combinations that can be done, much less that of what has already been achieved, and what they look like.

I know also that there are plenty of morphs that have been produced once or twice that I have yet to see myself... The forums are a great tool, but there are many other things happening behind the scenes that people may not be aware of.

Shows help expose things like that, but of course, there are still those other breeders that don't do shows, don't do forums or internet things, and manage to produce amazing animals.

But of course, there are those that do, and the things that come out of the woodwork is very interesting to say the least.

And it does stoke the coals for people to do the same projects as well.

Case in point: The Axanthic Killerbee.

This morph was produced by NERD several years ago and when it did, everyone loved it. I know many many breeders, including myself, that are working to produce their own Axanthic Killerbee.

Now what I want to know is, what is the next big amazing project to be done? What inflames the masses to want to produce a specific morph and therefore assist the market in the production of said morph?

I would love to know.

But of course this is based upon people going on the forums, sharing their projects and so forth and so on...

It's an interesting situation really.

I know many people trying for the Vanilla Creme (Vanilla x Fire), the Killer Queenbee (Pastel x Pastel x Lesser x Spider), the Super Stripe (Spector x Yellowbelly), the Pastel Calider (Pastel x Spider x Calico) and many other really amazing morphs that once you take a look at them you go "WOW".

So again, what is the WOW morph now a days? What do you think will be the next WOW?

I'm intrigued and looking forward to those morphs to pop their heads out soon.

What do you think?

Have a great day, my friends!