Hey whats going on, i heard rumors that say petco ball pythons and corns are wild caught?
or does petco have its own breeder?
10-15-2009, 06:33 PM
catawhat75
Re: petco snakes!
PetCo, Jacks, Petland & Petsmart all for the most part have CH ball pythons. They usually will say so right on the price tag that they are CH.
10-15-2009, 06:34 PM
ssballow
Re: petco snakes!
Not true for my local Petco. The manager has a list of vendors from the corporation. I bought mine from them and they had nine hatchlings. I got a really nice one and she is a great eater? I don'e like that they kept them all in the same tank though! They did remove them to feed them alone, however.
10-15-2009, 06:34 PM
andrewrks123
Re: petco snakes!
sorry but ch?
10-15-2009, 06:35 PM
mainbutter
Re: petco snakes!
ch = captive hatched
10-15-2009, 06:51 PM
rabernet
Re: petco snakes!
Quote:
Originally Posted by ssballow
Not true for my local Petco. The manager has a list of vendors from the corporation. I bought mine from them and they had nine hatchlings. I got a really nice one and she is a great eater? I don'e like that they kept them all in the same tank though! They did remove them to feed them alone, however.
And those vendors import thousands of captive hatched ball pythons. Petco has a contract, a single location CANNOT use private breeders, only corporate approved farmers.
10-15-2009, 07:47 PM
ssballow
Re: petco snakes!
Quote:
Originally Posted by rabernet
And those vendors import thousands of captive hatched ball pythons. Petco has a contract, a single location CANNOT use private breeders, only corporate approved farmers.
Sorry, I should have used the quote button. My intention was to say that it is not true that my local Petco has WC Bp's. They were clearly CH babies.
10-15-2009, 08:58 PM
Yodaaz
Re: petco snakes!
Doesn't that mean they are STEALING the eggs from the wild and hatching them in captivity?? CH=Captive Hatched, CB=Captive breed
10-15-2009, 09:43 PM
ssballow
Re: petco snakes!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yodaaz
Doesn't that mean they are STEALING the eggs from the wild and hatching them in captivity?? CH=Captive Hatched, CB=Captive breed
Oh, maybe I didn't know what the heck I was saying. Sorry guys, I'll remain a reader of this thread only!:stupidme:
10-15-2009, 10:10 PM
rabernet
Re: petco snakes!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yodaaz
Doesn't that mean they are STEALING the eggs from the wild and hatching them in captivity?? CH=Captive Hatched, CB=Captive breed
They are HARVESTING the eggs from the wild. The number of eggs harvested for hatching and exportation is regulated by CITES.
