Is bp breeding a good idea

Sorry. My parents purchased me this snake from the Pomona expo from MARKI Reptiles at the Pomona expo Pomona expo on January 4, 2014. I was not trying to say that it was your fault that she had the ri and mouth rot. I didn't notice it until a month later because she hadn't been eating. I took her to the vet and the vet gave me medicine. I have since given her the treatment. In no way was I saying it was your or your companies fault. I think you guys have some of the coolest bps out there. Even the scale rot she had was very minor and I didn't notice it until I was halfway home from the expo. I treated that with no problem. Really I apologize I just meant to share my expierence with my ball python and see if it was worth breeding because I enjoy reptiles. I am deeply sorry and I hope you accept my apology.

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Originally Posted by futurereptilebreeder

Hi everyone I just bought an albino bp from marki reptiles. She had an ri, mouth rot and minor scale rot. I want to breed her and I've been researching it for a very long time. I was thinking about buying a really nice enchi male 66% ph albino from exotics by nature. Has anyone heard of them? And I'm not in it for the money I just love bps and want to get a collection started. Is it a good Idea for a fourteen year old?:snake:

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Based on what I bolded I would say you may want to wait and learn to provide proper care before even thinking about breeding.

I assume all of the above (which is really a lot for one BP) happened in your care? I am curious did all that happened at once or were those separate issues? What was the timeline from purchase to diagnosis to clean bill of health? How old is the animal now? What kind of husbandry are you providing?

I am also curious about your vet is he an herp vet or did he just decide to come up with a diagnoses based on the fact that the animal did not eat, what did he do, what type of RI were you dealing with, what antibiotics were prescribed?

What are your mom and dad thinking about your endeavors? Who is paying for your animals, the vet care, and who is planning on doing so in the future.

I payed for the vet and I believe that my animal got those two illnesses from the stress of moving. Sorry to cause all this drama I didn't mean to give anyone a bad name.

Hello again. Sorry to hear this animal has come up with these issues in your care and I understand at 14 you may have been unsure the best way to talk about what has happened so no worry apology accepted. I think? I recall the sale now that you gave me a timeline and if it was the pretty female I had she would have been the last one from 2013 I had for sale. Scale rot is typically from an animal in filthy conditions for long periods of time. Something that doesn't happen here so that would be unlikely to be what you "treated". Can you explain what you treated and how? It's important as you can learn from others by sharing exactly what your looking at. Sometimes treating an animal without a vet for something you think it has can be as bad or worse then doing nothing at all. And is this girl doing well for you now after your trip to the vet I hope?

She is doing fine and has only lost 8 grams. I will try to feed her this week. I know scale rot occurs in filthy conditions and I know you are a recommended breeder so that's why I purchased from you. As far as I can tell I was scale rot but it went away after I soaked her in a betadine(iodine) solution and after her first shed. And I have had two bps in the past and have never had problems with. my care ( I had to get rid of one because my mom was too scared of it and a freak accident with the other one caused the heat pad to break and basically cook it) now finally my mom got over her fear and I got a albino female from you for my bday on that weekend . Thank you for accepting my apology

Her health is definitely the main concern. A snake's age is almost meaningless. They can live a very long time and are able to breed up until their death.

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Originally Posted by futurereptilebreeder

Hi everyone I just bought an albino bp from marki reptiles. She had an ri, mouth rot and minor scale rot. I want to breed her and I've been researching it for a very long time. I was thinking about buying a really nice enchi male 66% ph albino from exotics by nature. Has anyone heard of them? And I'm not in it for the money I just love bps and want to get a collection started. Is it a good Idea for a fourteen year old?:snake:

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I'm kinda failing at finding the topic sentence in this. Is this a bad guy thread, a health question, should i breed question, or a genetics?

It's a should I breed can I delete a thread

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Originally Posted by futurereptilebreeder

It's a should I breed can I delete a thread

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No you can't, you are responsible for what you post and we do not delete threads or post.


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Originally Posted by futurereptilebreeder

It's a should I breed can I delete a thread

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in that case if you feel strongly enough about it then whos to say you cant. but its a huge commitment when most the the snakes will last 20+ years. And at your age you would definitely need a lot of support from the adults in your life. My advice, just be a kid. Enjoy your childhood and don't take on so much responsibility. You will have plenty of time to be burdened down by life's responsibilities when your older ;)