The Craigslist in my area is so depressing

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Originally Posted by zooylew

I think it really depends on the area of where your from... In my friends state they have some pretty ones in good shape and everything. I got my two normals on craigslist from a lady who's sons girl friend wanted nothing to do with them and she couldn't take care of them any more because her dog had a high prey drive and they just weren't being cared for right any more. They are very sweet and wonderful BP's. The only bad thing was that their cage was to small and the male was slightly under weight from a cold. She brought him to the vet and everything was all good before I got them. Now they live in a six feet long, two feet tall, and three feet wide massive cage. They love it! It really depends on how nice the people are and how responsible.

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Err... Uh.. you are aware that BPs live in underground burrows and are very uncomfortable with large spaces, right? Both those snakes, if they're fully grown adults, should have a 40 gallon breeder tank at most, each to themselves.

I got a good deal on a clown male on Craigslist. He was very tiny and I was suspicious because the "breeder" claimed he slammed everything. Rats, mice, f/t, live, everything with no problem. Not saying he lied but at 5 months it was half the size of my 2 month old BP and he won't touch a rat or anything that has been frozen. I checked him out and despite his size, he looked healthy. No stuck shed, mites or scars. He was only $300 so I took the gamble. Took me almost 2 months to get him to eat (that's when I found out he only eats live mice of a very specific size) but now he is eating and putting on weight.