Re: Best place to get 1000+ gram females...
Re: Best place to get 1000+ gram females...
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Originally Posted by
frankykeno
Jason, just remember when it comes to these bigger females you do not want somebody's females that have slugged out regularily or never bred for them so they are dumping them on you. Be VERY careful of the "deal of a century" on larger female BP's.
Also some of them will be WC adult female imports that may have laid a clutch and then never ate. They are a lot of work and may or may not turn into settled, breeding females for you. They are wild caughts so you need to know if they have been treated for internal/external parasites before you open that shipping box and end up with problems and vet bills.
The fact is, Jason, there are rarely quick routes to big, healthy breeding females. You might luck out here or there but most of the time it's better to raise females up yourself, in my opinion anyways. Remember, whatever you do get - proper quarantine, especially if you intend to introduce these females to your males at some later point, is an absolute must.
Thanks for the advice I do appreciate it. I pretty much made the thread to see what others were thinking about getting some nice sized females. It confirms what I have been reading and learning. I will make sure I stick to a repuatable breeder. I am going to pick up some smaller normal girls, I just want to grab some 1000gram girls that might be ready come the new year.
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