# Ball / Royal python

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## [About the Ball / Royal pythons](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/about-the-ball-royal-pythons/38)

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**Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 11:45am UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/about-the-ball-royal-pythons/38 "2025-07-18T11:45:15Z")

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The ball python (Python regius ), also called the royal python , is a python species native to West and Central Africa, where it lives in grasslands, shrublands and open forests. This nonvenomous constrictor is the small…

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## [7 Ball Python Morphs to AVOID in 2026](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/7-ball-python-morphs-to-avoid-in-2026/303)

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**Author:** [@ReptileCommunity](https://reptilecommunity.com/u/ReptileCommunity)\
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**Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/7-ball-python-morphs-to-avoid-in-2026/303 "2026-01-19T00:04:40Z")

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As keepers of Python regius, our priority should always be the health and well-being of the animals. While the “designer” snake market moves fast, some morphs carry genetic defects that impact their quality of life. In 2…

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## [What will be the next BIG thing in the Ball Python industry?](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/what-will-be-the-next-big-thing-in-the-ball-python-industry/302)

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**Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/what-will-be-the-next-big-thing-in-the-ball-python-industry/302 "2026-01-19T00:01:29Z")

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Justin and the Kinova team just gave their 2026 predictions. Are we finally going to see the ‘Stranger’ gene become more accessible, or is something else taking over?

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## [Investment projects for breeders this year](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/investment-projects-for-breeders-this-year/299)

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**Author:** [@ReptileCommunity](https://reptilecommunity.com/u/ReptileCommunity)\
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**Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/investment-projects-for-breeders-this-year/299 "2026-01-17T04:38:50Z")

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Reptiles for Centuries released a video on the best “investment” projects for breeders this year. Which of these 5 projects do you think will actually be the ‘next big thing’ by the end of 2026?"

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## [Male pastel picture](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/male-pastel-picture/100)

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**Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/male-pastel-picture/100 "2025-07-31T20:09:56Z")

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Not a great pic as in tub whilst I clean out his Viv but this my male pastel

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## [Paper Substrate](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/paper-substrate/74)

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**Author:** [@JACBallpythons](https://reptilecommunity.com/u/JACBallpythons)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/paper-substrate/74 "2025-07-27T01:33:09Z")

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Evening- any breeders or hobbyists with ball pythons have experience using ink free newspaper or paper in general as a substrate? I have a rack tub system and looking to swop to paper. I don’t have a problem if I need …