Re: Hets a shaky venture?
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Originally Posted by frankykeno
Oh one more thing that came up awhile back in another forum. Have the paperwork there for every snake that has special genetics so the seller takes it home with the snake that day. The old "oh I forgot the paperwork and I'll mail it to you when I get back home" just isn't going to cut it with me. You want to sell me a snake that is het for something, hand me the paperwork or I'm not handing you the cash...simple as that. When this person on the other forum posted that the paperwork was "going to come"...I just thought..."yah right it will, right after hell freezes over most likely". Maybe I'm picky here but what's a file with some paperwork in it going to take to bring to a show where you expect to sell higher priced snakes. I don't think that's so much to ask from a seller.
See I would have thought this is a given. With Degei you can just print out a cage card that list the last 5 feedings and everything then you can have a folder with All the photo Id and full feeding records and so on. There are only a couple of people that I would even consider buying from with out paperwork.
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I would have thought it a given too but I guess for some folks it isn't. It's just something I would just consider the right way to do business.
Re: Hets a shaky venture?
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Originally Posted by frankykeno
I would have thought it a given too but I guess for some folks it isn't. It's just something I would just consider the right way to do business.
Bingo! the right way to do business.
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Hm.. for me, I would have to either
a) Buy from an already-established breeder who has many customers that proved out hets from them.. or..
b) Buy from someone that I trusted based on a personal rapport of them.
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This has been a great post!
As many of you know, I had a table at the FIRE show this past weekend. I spent alot of time talking to many of the breeders at the show as I have for several years since getting into this business. I agree with the points that have been made. . . especially the intuition part and that this is a business. :)
From the posts here it seems that getting paperwork from a breeder when you purchase a snake at a show is important to many. However, it doesn't happen often at all from my experience. I can only remember a few times when the breeder had paperwork at the show and many more times when the breeders did not even keep and therefore could not produce feeding records. I need to rethink how I can do a better job on this in the future . . . .
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Originally Posted by Alice
This has been a great post!
As many of you know, I had a table at the FIRE show this past weekend. I spent alot of time talking to many of the breeders at the show as I have for several years since getting into this business. I agree with the points that have been made. . . especially the intuition part and that this is a business. :)
From the posts here it seems that getting paperwork from a breeder when you purchase a snake at a show is important to many. However, it doesn't happen often at all from my experience. I can only remember a few times when the breeder had paperwork at the show and many more times when the breeders did not even keep and therefore could not produce feeding records. I need to rethink how I can do a better job on this in the future . . . .
Well I'm glad this has helped more people than me. :D Really.
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I would like to say that this thread is also helping me with some of the things I would like to do when I get to point where I can have a table. One thing that I decieded is any animal that is purchased from us in the future will come with a printout that has a color picture of the snake purchased a feed, weight and "parental" history and a care sheet.
Now as for Alice you had some SPECTACULAR animals on your table! :sunny: I am still thinking about your pastels! :D
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Well I figure with a decent printer and a link to my Degei program, where I keep records and various ID pics of each snake anyways, how hard would it be to just print out a single sheet on each snake. Pic of snake, various info, last few feeds and of course, our contact info. That plus a nice stack of basic husbandry handouts for those that need them and I figure I'd be good to go and it wouldn't cost all that much. Running a business I figure you have these sorts of overhead costs and you just budget it into the price you ask for the snake and the profit you expect to see, much like any business would. Makes sense to me.
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I kind of like the idea Jen had, i don't know if it was this post of another, but every snake you sell comes with the basics. a tub with some flex, and a couple of cheap hides, stuff like that.
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Originally Posted by kellysballs
I would like to say that this thread is also helping me with some of the things I would like to do when I get to point where I can have a table. One thing that I decieded is any animal that is purchased from us in the future will come with a printout that has a color picture of the snake purchased a feed, weight and "parental" history and a care sheet.
Now as for Alice you had some SPECTACULAR animals on your table! :sunny: I am still thinking about your pastels! :D
Thanks Kelly!
Don Kaye with Don Kaye Reptiles provides a folder with a picture of each of the parents as well as the snake you are purchasing. He also includes a cpoy of the weight and feeding records he keeps. I always found his folder very helpful info.
