Always sex your snakes!!

Long story short I picked up a proven breeder male ghost from what I thought was a legit breeder. Dealt with him in the past no problems.
The male did not breed any of the 5 females I had for him. Put in a male pied to stir him up. Came back later to find the male pied breeding the ghost. I figured it happens. So I probed the ghost and it was a female but she was really tense I thought i probed wrong. This morning the "male" proven breeder laid 1 egg and 2 slugs.
it was sold to me as a Proven breeder CH male. That the breeder had since it was a baby. But when I e-mailed him that the snake was a female he said the breeder he got it from sent him the wrong sex. And said I should be happy since females are worth more. But with my hets I would of made more if it was a male. Now those projects are behind a year. I am still out of a male ghost and wasted all the time trying to get a female to breed. Be sure to always check your snakes no matter who you get them from. Most good breeders would make it right, time to redo my ghost projects.
Good luck to everyone this season.

and now you will have a double het snake in 60 days (if don't want will take lol )not het ghost in my collection yet ;)

No offense, but I have to admit this is the first time Ive heard of someone upset they mistakenly got a female! Sorry about your project but congratz on the clutch!

i can relate. imagine my surprise when i open a tub and see my male coiled around 5 eggs...

Pastel ghosts are far better than a double het. Pied ghost is a very long project. Will have to put some serious weight back on the female now.

Aw, that's a shame. Hope you can have fun working on your new project now though.

I can tell you if I bought a male and it turned out to be a female..I'd be HOT..If I wanted a female that's what I'd have added I buy animals based on a specific plan for my collection, mistakes on the breeders part happen but there should be some form of reimbursement for the mistake. In my mind the breeder still owes you a male..They sent out the wrong sex by mistake that's on them not your fault and now your stuck with a snake you didn't want and still have to buy a male..

in all honesty, I just tried to sex my YB male and i actually think it may be a female, no hemipenes came out, this would be amazing if it was actually a female

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

I can tell you if I bought a male and it turned out to be a female..I'd be HOT..If I wanted a female that's what I'd have added I buy animals based on a specific plan for my collection, mistakes on the breeders part happen but there should be some form of reimbursement for the mistake. In my mind the breeder still owes you a male..They sent out the wrong sex by mistake that's on them not your fault and now your stuck with a snake you didn't want and still have to buy a male..

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I agree 100% we all plan our projects ahead of time I'd be pissed. When you have a small cohesive group this kinda throws you off big time, I hope they fix this situation for you.

That sux... I had a pastel female turn out to be male and a pin male turn out to be female this season.

Neither one works for my plans right now so I can completely emphasize.

If you wanted that particular double het you would have planned for it.

Bruce