no tegu today, im going to hold off until i can build a decent enclosure and have all the knowledge/equipment to be a responsible owner, i dont wanna get one and end up having to go trial by fire i want to be well educated about it. BPs ive been dealing with for years and im confident in my ability plus they require a whole lot less attention
02-04-2015, 04:12 AM
phil89
the thing i didnt know about bumblebees is they have blue eyes and they are absolutely stunning, not that the pic does it justice but i fell in love immediately
02-09-2015, 03:59 PM
Baba Fett
Re: New Bee
Check craigslist... There are really cool morphs going for really low prices on there.
Fast Shadow
02-09-2015, 05:18 PM
JMBall's
Re: New Bee
Quote:
Originally Posted by Baba Fett
Check craigslist... There are really cool morphs going for really low prices on there.
Fast Shadow
Yeah, often because they are mite infested or sick and they know they can't sell on forums or kingsnake.com classifieds because of bad reviews. Good way to get a sick snake and kill your entire collection.
02-09-2015, 05:55 PM
Daigga
Re: New Bee
Quote:
Originally Posted by JMBall's
Yeah, often because they are mite infested or sick and they know they can't sell on forums or kingsnake.com classifieds because of bad reviews. Good way to get a sick snake and kill your entire collection.
Or because they're local sellers that don't want to ship? I'll call this a little harsh. I got three of my girls off craigslist locally, and all three are doing well; no mites, no illnesses, good feeding responses.
I know there are people on craigslist that aren't very trustworthy, but honestly you can usually pick out a bad breeder/inexperienced owner just by looking at the ad or through the usual buyer/seller interactions.
02-09-2015, 06:03 PM
JMBall's
Re: New Bee
Quote:
Originally Posted by Daigga
Or because they're local sellers that don't want to ship? I'll call this a little harsh. I got three of my girls off craigslist locally, and all three are doing well; no mites, no illnesses, good feeding responses.
I know there are people on craigslist that aren't very trustworthy, but honestly you can usually pick out a bad breeder/inexperienced owner just by looking at the ad or through the usual buyer/seller interactions.
True. You can get good ones. But many people get blinded by "super deals" and don't do their homework. I have some expensive snakes so for me it's not worth risking their health. Anyways, the snakes I'm interested in for future projects would never be on Craigslist to begin with.
02-10-2015, 03:38 PM
Baba Fett
Re: New Bee
There are things called books... in these things you read on ways to pick out good snakes and avoid bad ones. Lest one be guilty of making assumptions. But then again, some of know everything.
Fast Shadow
02-10-2015, 03:40 PM
Baba Fett
Re: New Bee
I forgot how much I loved message boards. Brings back memories of Gamepro.com back in the day. Thank ya kindly.
Fast Shadow
02-10-2015, 04:59 PM
PitOnTheProwl
Re: New Bee
Quote:
Originally Posted by Baba Fett
There are things called books... in these things you read on ways to pick out good snakes and avoid bad ones. Lest one be guilty of making assumptions. But then again, some of know everything.
Actually a proper quarantine does this.
A book doesnt do any good when visually inspecting an animal.
