This is really a hobby. Hobbies attract wishful thinkers when money comes into play. I’ve been on the scene since before morphs were the main draw, though I’ve never bred anything intentionally. To this point, I have bred animals incidentally, meaning I have kept males and females of various species in enclosures without expectations, and wound up with eggs/offspring. It was always an exciting experience, but the joy of keeping these animals and observing them has always been the ultimate joy.
With ball pythons exploding in morph discoveries, combos proving themselves absolutely fascinating, it’s easy to see what rejuvenation there is to anyone’s imagination.
Corn snakes have seen a major uptick in interest owing much to scaleless, palmetto, pied-sideds, etc. I remember corn snakes being a dime a dozen with the familiar genes we all became quite used to seeing.
Ball pythons have proven very drastically to being quite diverse in moprhs and especially combos. Can any of you really predict what a GHI x Mojave would have turned out to look like at first?
Dream as much as you want. If you truly enjoy reptiles and their awesome characteristics, you will not fail. If you see dollar signs above all else, you’re here for the wrong reasons. It’s not rocket science. A job is about money. A hobby is about love.
Love always wins.