BHB reptiles/ Brian Barczyk

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Originally Posted by Dwish

Sweeping generalizations for the win?

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pretty much

I like all the "I don't understand, therefor it is impossible"

by that logic, male bananas and coral glows throw normal sex ratios, no one understands it, so it must not be happening.....

Old thread boost! I wish I had seen it earlier. I ordered a 2013 male Lemonblast on Tuesday (as part of Make An Offer Day), received him on Wednesday... with mites. I am impressed with the snake itself (he's a stunner), but not with BHB. I sent a very nice email to them and pretty much was blown off with a canned "oh, sorry" response. Not that I'd expect a full refund or anything, but when a company effs up, some responsibility should be taken -- especially when I was respectful enough to email them instead of blasting them publicly on Facebook. I will not be ordering from them again.

As for Mr. Lemonblast, he is living in solitude and in treatment. I haven't seen a sign of live mites since I started treatment (thank goodness), but he's still being treated for dormant ones and eggs, etc. I got lucky, but that's not a chance I want to take again. :snake:

Isn't this the same company BSO (or BOS....whatever) was blasting earlier??
I looked at their website and it looked so good too....is it true they aren't good sellers??

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Originally Posted by Andybill

This thread was started about a year ago.... :)

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And as long as they continue to send out mites on their snakes, it will be here a year from now too :(

I've talked to people who have very clean collections get mite infested snakes from BHB. It's always been an issue with them.

Regardless, always treat new additions for mites in QT no matter where they come from.

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Originally Posted by Mephibosheth1

Isn't this the same company BSO (or BOS....whatever) was blasting earlier??
I looked at their website and it looked so good too....is it true they aren't good sellers??

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They're fine sellers and have done some amazing projects, but as it appears, mites are a major issue in their facility and not a priority to fix. Disclaimer: I haven't worked with them and don't plan to.


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I had never heard of this issue at all before now...

I'm kinda surprised, as BHB is such a big name in the community, and it seems they would have their stuff spot on. Why wouldn't they make any sort of attempt to fix this mite issue?

I have never bought from them. Honestly never even looked at their snakes, as I have read plenty where their snakes came in with mites. No thank you.

I got my normal ball python from BHB a month ago. He has no problems at all. Eats every feeding and is healthy.

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Originally Posted by kat_black181

Why wouldn't they make any sort of attempt to fix this mite issue?

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I've wondered myself...

They constantly get so many animals going in and out of their facility, including imports. So even if they did treat an animal, another will probably bring more in.
And I seriously doubt they treat animals in QT or if they even have a QT....

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Originally Posted by Slashmaster

I know a breeder who told me a story about a snake he got from BHB...

He said he bought an adult female cinnamon and he had to run it through the shower to get the mites off. It was like a stream of black coming from the snake as the water and his hand brushed them off. He warned me never to buy from them because their snakes have mites.

I looked over BHB's sale stock at Tinley Park NARBC and I didn't see any mites, though granted I didn't ask to pick any of them up. I only looked at them through the plastic containers.

I've heard the same thing you have, though, so maybe there's some truth to it.

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That story is all over the Internet and I've heard it multiple times, anyone to believe that story has a peanut brain... If a snake had that many mites he would have not shipped it, and for all you know the shipment was shipped with other reptiles and got mites that way, there is alot of things that come into this story and to be honest why risk reputation when selling an albino for him is pocket change.

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Originally Posted by satomi325

I've wondered myself...

They constantly get so many animals going in and out of their facility, including imports. So even if they did treat an animal, another will probably bring more in.
And I seriously doubt they treat animals in QT or if they even have a QT....

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That's really strange considering they are such a big business and have so many animals. Claiming to care for them goes hand in hand with treating parasites.

And, out of curiosity, do the mites hurt the snakes? I've never had any problems or experience with that, so I don't know.

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Originally Posted by kat_black181

And, out of curiosity, do the mites hurt the snakes? I've never had any problems or experience with that, so I don't know.

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They're like poppy seed size versions of ticks. They suck the blood or reptiles. They can carry disease and parasites. Not to mention cause anemia if there is a large infestation on a young or small animal.

Also, I can't imagine its very comfortable for the snake.

And snakes tend to soak when infested so it can ruin sheds as well.

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Originally Posted by satomi325

They're like poppy seed size versions of ticks. They suck the blood or reptiles. They can carry disease and parasites. Not to mention cause anemia if there is a large infestation on a young or small animal.

Also, I can't imagine its very comfortable for the snake.

And snakes tend to soak when infested so it can ruin sheds as well.

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Ok, that's what I wondered, about infection and whatnot.

With 30,000 snakes the chances of him actually getting rid of the mites isn't likely. Then add the imports and all that, yea, no.

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Originally Posted by satomi325

I've wondered myself...

They constantly get so many animals going in and out of their facility, including imports. So even if they did treat an animal, another will probably bring more in.
And I seriously doubt they treat animals in QT or if they even have a QT....

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I don't know how they would even be able to provide a proper quarantine with so many animals coming in everyday? Wouldn't the quarantine "clock" need to be reset every time a new animal came in? So if it resets every day, no animal would ever get out of quarantine. :confusd: Unless they had multiple quarantine locations...

Just something I've always wondered about with these huge collections...

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Originally Posted by sho220

I don't know how they would even be able to provide a proper quarantine with so many animals coming in everyday? Wouldn't the quarantine "clock" need to be reset every time a new animal came in? So if it resets every day, no animal would ever get out of quarantine. :confusd: Unless they had multiple quarantine locations...

Just something I've always wondered about with these huge collections...

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I honestly doubt they have animals coming in EVERYDAY.
Wild-caught imports are not that common. I guess he still gets animals from shows, etc., but I highly doubt it is the fast turnaround you're making it sound like.

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Originally Posted by ivanb

I honestly doubt they have animals coming in EVERYDAY.
Wild-caught imports are not that common. I guess he still gets animals from shows, etc., but I highly doubt it is the fast turnaround you're making it sound like.

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I was just going off what someone else mentioned...

Hmm got my female lemonblast from BHB during the make an offer day and had her delivered to the NJ show. I picked her up and had no issues with her whatsoever. She's been on white paper towels this whole time and not a spot on them. She eats and handles fine and I see nothing unusual in her behavior. I must say Brian was really a pleasure to do business with and I wouldn't hesitate doing so again based off of the transaction I had with him.

^ I'm glad your Lemonblast transaction went better than mine. I am happy with the snake itself, just not with the hitchhikers or lack of follow-up customer service. I'm also happy to report that I haven't seen any sign of live mites since starting treatment. PHEW.

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Originally Posted by Kaball

Brian is my friend and I can guarantee you that he would never KNOWINGLY sell a sick or infested animal.

They ship sometimes up to a hundred snakes in a single day. It's hard to check every single animal closely enough, and B isn't always the one packing them.

I got a Ball from him a long time ago, and I picked it out myself. I looked it over to make sure it was healthy. It was perfectly fine. When I got home and let her down, I noticed a mite. She had mites, but at the shop (their lighting isn't the best lol) I couldn't tell. They do a great job at hiding sometimes.

B gets shipments from all over the world from all manner of people. In a collection of his size, you have to realize how easy it would be to spread. Yet he is still able to produce healthy animals.

Mites aren't that big of a deal once you know how to deal with them. Provent-A-Mite does the job. It should, with a name like that.

A couple times while working a show with Brian, I've found a sick snake in our display. For instance, I found a Mojave that showed signs of RI. We pulled the snake from the display so that no one would buy it. He wasn't about to sell a snake to someone if it had a chance of being sick. When he got back to the shop, that Mojave was completely fine. It was just stressed from the show. I think they need to crank up the heat at the expos.

Brian is one of my best friends. If you ever have a problem, call him up. He wants to help you. He truly does. Now remember to take into consideration how insanely busy he is. Whenever we hang out, his phone is going off CONSTANTLY. Seriously. Every time we get into a good conversation, someone calls.

So, to put to rest these so called "rumors", yes, there's a chance a snake from BHB might have mites. If you proactively spray Provent-A-Mite, it will never be a problem. Plus, Brian is a great guy who will do whatever it takes to help you out. Trust me.




Now, Lori on the other hand.

Just kidding. But honestly, anyone that has met her knows that at times, she gets extremely fed up with the entire snake thing. Which means she can be a little curt. She's an awesome person, though, and everyone should bake her cakes.



-Kaleb LaFaive

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Im sorry but its his name at stake, I dont care if he is selling 10 or 1000 snakes a day. He has to do what he has to do. To make sure every animal that is leaving his building is 100%. Its his name at stake, with as big as his collection is, and the money he has invested. You would think not a single mite infested, sick, snake with stuck shed would leave the building. Im sorry but if you have to many snakes to properly take care of them. Then you have to many snakes. I dont care who you are.. Its his name, and he needs to do what ever he has to. To insure that these animals will be perfect when they ship.. Rather he has to check every bag,box,package. Or hire someone that he can train, and trust to do their job checking packages. Its on him, his name at stake.. I will never buy from BHB. Ive herd way to many bad things about them.. And sure mites alone are not that big of a deal. But what about the disease they can carry, and spread? Is that not a big deal? If it were you or me shipping out boxes of mite infested snakes. Our reputation would be ruined over night. And we would no longer be selling snakes just like that. But its ok because its BHB?

Nothing like reviving a 3 year old thread

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Bought a snake from them last year. It was a crystal ball python. Good eater and perfectly healthy. We looked at several morphs including the sunset. No signs of problems or mites.

Sorry for once again reviving an old thread but I was curious to see if things have gotten any better with them. I recently purchased a BP from them that will be shipped out Tuesday and I was still wondering if mites were still a big issue with them?

I actually havn't heard of issues recently with mites, but with the amount of animals they move there is always a risk, I bought a snake last month (not from bhb) and just noticed a couple mites yesterday. I even spray all new animal cages with Provent-a-mite, and they still managed to show up. Eggs can take a while to hatch and baby mites are really hard to see. I'm not even blaming the breeder, snake looked clean for nearly a month. That's why you qt. Now I have 1 snake with mites and one also in qt that has a risk of exposure. The rest of my collection is nearly no risk. Hardly a problem to manage. Qt no matter where you get the animal from and I suggest spray every new cage with Provent-a-mite.

bhb new drama is the lack of transparency with the scaleless gene that has quite a few people upset. But that whole different combo