Good deal?

Male 20inch mojave for 100$? It would be my first bp and I think they're an awesome morph. It's from a pretty reputable online dealer.

Ask the breeder for snake weight, age, body condition, and current pics. Try to get one of the snake on a scale. Generally you don't go by length to determine value since a very long snake can still be very thin. Also steer away from ASF-fed snakes unless you have a ready supply nearby - they are very difficult to switch onto other food sources!

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Ask the breeder for snake weight, age, body condition, and current pics. Try to get one of the snake on a scale. Generally you don't go by length to determine value since a very long snake can still be very thin. Also steer away from ASF-fed snakes unless you have a ready supply nearby - they are very difficult to switch onto other food sources!

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Great advice,will do thank you. I never came across the asf issue while researching but it makes total sense. I definitely don't want to run into that kind of problem. I have a nearby exotic pet store that provides live and I believe f/t mice and rats. Oh and btw... Are there any breeder reviews on this forum? I've looked but couldn't find the section , I'm also new so forgive me if it's in front of my face so to speak lol

You will find breeder/seller reviews here on occassion, but there is not a huge dedicated forum for them. A good site is Faunaclassifieds.com. They host a Board of Inquiry which provides feedback for both sellers and buyers and has a lot of good information. Take some of it with a grain of salt, however - you'll find idiots and trolls all over the Internet.

Bear in mind that depending on where you are and where the seller is, shipping can get pricey. I'm having a snake shipped to me from CA once the weather improves, shipping cost is $78 and the snake is about the size of the one you're getting.

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Great advice,will do thank you. I never came across the asf issue while researching but it makes total sense. I definitely don't want to run into that kind of problem. I have a nearby exotic pet store that provides live and I believe f/t mice and rats. Oh and btw... Are there any breeder reviews on this forum? I've looked but couldn't find the section , I'm also new so forgive me if it's in front of my face so to speak lol

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The whole "they'll get stuck on ASF's" stuff has pretty much been debunked by people who have pretty extensive experience with them...just fyi...

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The whole "they'll get stuck on ASF's" stuff has pretty much been debunked by people who have pretty extensive experience with them...just fyi...

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tell that to a bunch of my snakes!!!


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The whole "they'll get stuck on ASF's" stuff has pretty much been debunked by people who have pretty extensive experience with them...just fyi...

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Not so much... good luck converting ASF eaters... they are worse than mousers, in my personal experience.

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tell that to a bunch of my snakes!!!


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Aye, I don't agree with the whole "debunked" thing, either. I never fed ASFs myself but I have read plenty of keeper experiences on this very website detailing problems with ASF-fed ball pythons. Yes, it is possible to get them to switch food sources, but this is not an issue a new keeper needs to face.

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Really? There's been several threads here that contradict that??? I've never tried ASF's but those that did seemed pretty adamant that bp's don't get "hooked" on them...hmmm...:confusd:

edit: After looking back at this thread http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...f%27s+switched it looks like it can be hit or miss...like everything else with bp's :)

I hereby retract my previous statement! :P