Question About Visitors In Your Breeding Facility...

I am in the same boat as CoryDeLong.
I usually play a game of Q&A through text before deciding how I will handle the situation.
If I only have one or two then I might go meet someone at a location of my choice and I am always there really early.
I personally would rather not stress my animals by moving them too much and I don't like stressing myself in "situations".
I like meeting people at my house.
1-its my place and I am most comfortable in my zones
2-if the gun on my hip makes you a little uncomfortable then you might have the wrong thoughts in your mind.
3-I always have backup in a different room of my house should things not go the way I planned
4-survelence system is here for your protection and mine
5-laws are more in my favor if you are on my property should you have other thoughts in mind.

Yes, I do carry 99% of my day but the comfort of my home keeps me more focused on the client rather than whats going on around us.

No I don't let people get all feely with my collection unless I really know them.

Trust no one and always plan for the worst.:gj:

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

I am in the same boat as CoryDeLong.
I usually play a game of Q&A through text before deciding how I will handle the situation.
If I only have one or two then I might go meet someone at a location of my choice and I am always there really early.
I personally would rather not stress my animals by moving them too much and I don't like stressing myself in "situations".
I like meeting people at my house.
1-its my place and I am most comfortable in my zones
2-if the gun on my hip makes you a little uncomfortable then you might have the wrong thoughts in your mind.
3-I always have backup in a different room of my house should things not go the way I planned
4-survelence system is here for your protection and mine
5-laws are more in my favor if you are on my property should you have other thoughts in mind.

Yes, I do carry 99% of my day but the comfort of my home keeps me more focused on the client rather than whats going on around us.

No I don't let people get all feely with my collection unless I really know them.

Trust no one and always plan for the worst.:gj:

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He's not as handy with the trigger as I am, but he's working on it :O


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We don't have that many snakes, only 17:) We keep them in our home, but I'm still pretty careful, only family or close friends and they aren't really interested so they keep it to themselves.. Buyers will be vetted for sure..
Our collection isn't that valuable money wise, but I still don't shout from the roof tops about them.
Anyone come inside my home with the wrong intentions either fly out the door or never leave..
Once our collection starts getting pretty valuable I'm getting a bazooka;)

I would never pass a negative judgment on what anyone does to secure their lives and their property. Having said that, while I was still active duty and traveling a lot, I had several chances to visit breeders both large and small from Las Vegas to Denver to Maryland. Several of those visits resulted in the purchase of an animal that was shipped to me when I got back home. Personally, I like to see the animal I'm buying before I buy it, in person. Like to see the Sire and Dam as well, when possible.

Lots of talk on this thread about security and trust. That goes both ways, which is why I like to visit breeding facilities. Just because someone has a nice website doesn't mean they aren't a flipper. Visits ensure I'm getting what I'm paying for.

Again, I would never ask for someone to compromise their sense of security just to sell a snake, but by the same token, don't ask me to compromise mine just to buy one.

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Originally Posted by Slim

I would never pass a negative judgment on what anyone does to secure their lives and their property. Having said that, while I was still active duty and traveling a lot, I had several chances to visit breeders both large and small from Las Vegas to Denver to Maryland. Several of those visits resulted in the purchase of an animal that was shipped to me when I got back home. Personally, I like to see the animal I'm buying before I buy it, in person. Like to see the Sire and Dam as well, when possible.

Lots of talk on this thread about security and trust. That goes both ways, which is why I like to visit breeding facilities. Just because someone has a nice website doesn't mean they aren't a flipper. Visits ensure I'm getting what I'm paying for.

Again, I would never ask for someone to compromise their sense of security just to sell a snake, but by the same token, don't ask me to compromise mine just to buy one.

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Flippers don't generally have pics of their snakes breeding, ovulating and laying eggs- along with pics and videos of their facility :gj:

Valid point Slim. Just to me doing that is like telling people where my expensive diamond jewelry is kept (not that I have any, much better things to spend money on). When I start breeding I'm going to have pictures/videos of my setup, a description of it, and pictures/videos of parents and all that for customers. And hopefully my frequent appearance on here put my first customers minds at ease so I can establish a rep. I've gotten some good deals and great snakes by taking a chance of some "little guys" in the hobby. No I didn't see pictures of their snake room and only one I asked for parents pics of was the axanthic pastel girl.

I bet the answers would be different if people had thousands of dollars worth of animals, with many well over $1000. To many crooks out there, so why take the chance!

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Originally Posted by coreydelong

Flippers don't generally have pics of their snakes breeding, ovulating and laying eggs- along with pics and videos of their facility :gj:

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And bad guys looking to do a home invasion Ball Python robbery while wielding a Mk-19 Grenade Launcher and carrying a ziplock bag of reptile mites generally don't belong to a well known Ball Python Forum for over 5 years just waiting for the day....

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Originally Posted by grcforce327

I bet the answers would be different if people had thousands of dollars worth of animals, with many well over $1000. To many crooks out there, so why take the chance!

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How do you know we don't ;)

Just a quick "guestimate", and we're looking at about $75K in breeding stock.

If you don't think that requires my level of security then I guess you are on a different level of comfort than I am.