Blog & Breeder Notes

Ball python care, morphs, and buying guides — from a working breeder.

Practical articles on care, husbandry, morph genetics, MorphMarket listings, and shipping — written by Todd Bains and the Bains Reptiles team.

Buying Guides

What to Ask Before Buying a Ball Python

A practical checklist of questions to send any breeder before you commit — feeding history, genetics, photos, shipping, and post-sale support.

6 min readJun 2026

Morph Education

Dominant, co-dominant, and recessive traits in plain English — plus how to tell pet-quality from breeder-quality animals.

7 min readJun 2026

Weather-Safe Shipping

Bains Reptiles

Real project photo coming soon

Shipping & Pickup

Why we coordinate shipping around temperatures, how hub pickup differs from home delivery, and how to prep for arrival day.

6 min readMay 2026

Buying Guides

How to decide between a well-started pet ball python and an animal picked for a future breeding project.

5 min readMay 2026

Buying Guides

Every field on a MorphMarket ball python listing — genetics, sex, weight, feeding notes, photos — and what to look for.

6 min readApr 2026

Bains Reptiles Updates

The difference between captive-bred and wild-caught ball pythons — for the animal, the keeper, and the long-term hobby.

5 min readApr 2026

Text Todd. If we hear the same question a few times, it becomes an article.