Would you pay more for a ball python or boa with a recent clean IBD test?

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Originally Posted by FireStorm

I think I would be more likely to just have the animal tested after purchase (while in QT). I don't see any way to verify that the test actually goes with the snake you are purchasing, so I'd rather just have it tested myself.

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I would pay more from a breeder who microchipped their snakes, and with the chip number for the snake tested being included in the paperwork.

What I don't see is breeders going that far to reassure buyers.

That said, if I wanted a boa tomorrow, I would ask the breeder if they would be willing to take the chip, get it microchipped and tested for me, at my expense (non-refundable regardless of outcome of the test and including some extra cash for their time). *That* might be something I could convince them to do.

It would be a heck of an expensive proposition, but it's also about the only way I'd bring a boa in.