QT one snake comes out 2 go in

That post about the person losing their whole collection like that has me seriously freaked out now! Even though I have a box turtle and frogs, both of which can be pretty quickly eliminated by highly contagious virus or fungi, I'm just not used to thinking about snakes as such a disease-threat to my other animals! These crazy RI-type illnesses are a whole other ballgame from what I'm used to hearing about. Def. going to do some intense research on the seller before I buy my next BP (whenever that happens to be).

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Originally Posted by Joe balls

Not in any rush to breed and not consolidating all my snake in one tub after 6 days. Like I said I'm gonna read cause the posts here are not my final dission making factor in anything.
I don't breed and don't understand if you like to find my posts cause you think I'm competition to you but I'm doing this with my two young daughters for cool pets so you can just stop pretending to helping in my posts by making yourself look like an b hole. I just got two more snakes and realy considered putting water under the bridge and send my business your way be the bigger person and give you a chance. Sooo glad I didnt

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Say what? :rolleyes::rofl:

Based on your classy answer it seems that you hold grudges because of disagreements or infraction or both sorry I can't help that, good thing I do not though.

You asked a question about QT I answered and provided exactly what you ask for and gave you an example of what happen when people are in a rush pretty much on topic I believe, but go ahead and do the name calling thing and tell me to be the bigger person it makes a whole lot of sense. :gj:

BTW might want to read the TOS too ;)

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Originally Posted by Joe balls

I meant in general how do people buy "ready to breed" as I've seen a lot sold this way. my new additions are only about 100 grams each but I thank you for your concern if that's what that was

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Generally people buying "ready to breed" animals have to evaluate the risks. Colin Weaver has a good article about that on his website.

Basically you have to wonder why someone is selling it - is it sub-fertile, a problem eater, etc?

If, after looking at that, you still want the animal then you have to consider the quarantine. There are some people who will "risk" a breeding partner by placing it into quarantine with the animal. Most will not however and it is not uncommon for a breeding sized animal not to breed for a season or so after a change of location.

Personally I would wait until it has gone through QT and monitor it's appetite, body condition etc - if that means I miss the breeding season so be it.


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