Death Wish or learning opportunity

I just have one question, if you do decided to take the bps, what will happen in the long run? To keep most for the next few decades will definetly burn a hole in your wallet, so do you plan on selling them to good homes or what? :confused:

Absolutely excellent question Danielle! Wish I had thought to mention that myself LOL. It's so important to know what will happen to a rescue or at least have some sort of plan. When we took Rauri in we actually already had his forever home sorted out with Becky so it was just about getting him rehabbed and giving him a home over the winter till he can be safely shipped. With our ball pythons we knew we would either incorporate them eventually into our breeding dreams or keep them with us until appropriate homes could be found however long that took.


~~Jo~~

Ok here is my take on this....... rescueing snakes is cool and all that and the bedding and caging you can get for free as you say.... but... and here it is...


the cost of medical bills for all of them if they are in need of medical attention could get high IMO esp. with several rescues to care for. It could actually cost you ALOT more than you think it will. In the end, yes it may be experience, but whether it is good or bad who knows right now as you dont have them in your possession ATM and dont really know what shape they are in.

Also, in the end, if you decide to sell them, you will still lose $, because you will never sell them for what you put into them financially to nurse them back to health.

Buy/Trade/Take in snakes that you actually want ... if they get sick, you'll get a crash course in identifying and treating illness .... experience comes with time ... there are no shortcuts.

-adam

Depends on how many. If its like six to ten or less, i say go for it. One of my best big breeder females was a rescue....and i take unwanted snakes from time to time, and either keep them or place them with a new home. However, if its too many, i would say no, because besides the money and time which doesn't really seem to be a prob for you,you might be investing your emotions into it as well, and i wouldn't want you to be discouraged if some of them were to pass or get seriously ill, as well as frustrated if you couldn't get many to eat. Good luck with whatever you choose!

I really appreciate all your comments.


I think the most valid point made was that by getting these snakes from this source of ill-repute I would be encouraging him to get more.

Based on what I've read here I will instead buy a bunch from someone with good balls, and gain my experience as a result of having many good snakes.

Thanks again!

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

experience comes with time ... there are no shortcuts.

-adam

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Not to hijack my own thread, but...


You are correct in that there are no shortcuts, but there are two components of experience. Time is one, and activity is another.;)

Who is better experienced at driving?

Someone who has had a driver's liscence for 30 years and drove/rode 100,000 miles or someone who had their drivers licence for 10 years and drove/rode 1,000,000 miles.

Actually, the answer isn't obvious. someone who had a liscence for 30 years may have had significant other experiences that make him a better driver, however the same person may also have sat on his couch living in ignorance for 30 years.

The moral of the story is that any personal growth counts towards your experience in almost all activities, so like dudettes and dudes, go out there and become better at something every day.

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Originally Posted by srozell

Someone who has had a driver's liscence for 30 years and drove/rode 100,000 miles or someone who had their drivers licence for 10 years and drove/rode 1,000,000 miles.

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Well, if those guys did all that driving for the sole purpose of accumulating those miles rather than for the love of driving in the first place than they are both donkies.

Get my point?

-adam

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Well, if those guys did all that driving for the sole purpose of accumulating those miles rather than for the love of driving in the first place than they are both donkies.

Get my point?

-adam

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Good point. Not to fill this thread with metaphors but... you can play a sport for years, how good you actually get at it depends on the time and dedication you put into improving your skills (whether it be catching/throwing/husbandry/breeding/etc.).