I think Caron more meant that the starting group of ‘20 or so’ can easily become 28 as in babies that can’t be sold. I could be reading into it too much.
This is a bit of a rude remark to make right off the cuff. It is quite as easy for you to be keeping them in poor conditions even in a terrarium setup. And if you mean aquarium tank… that’s usually not a great recommendation for ball pythons either.
I fully agree with @caron
I think you really need to be doing more research and consideration for yourself before coming and throwing backhanded comments to the people you’re asking for help.
A good place for you to start is possibly this more recent thread regarding thoughts on vivs vs racks: