Hets a shaky venture?

i'm kind of picky on where my hets come from. for me i don't need paperwork or a receipt. my trust level with that breeder is enough for me. the "paperwork" is only as good as the person writing it.


i think by the time you have alot of hets for sale, you should have a few years under your belt at least. during those years if you network and build enough relationships, people will get to know you.

for me, i will never buy hets from someone i don't know


vaughn

great thread. such wonderfully enlightening posts. thanks everyone.

i ordered my hets from adam... simply because he has SUCH a good reputation here and since i feel a connection to you all and you all trust him... well that was good enough for me. (honestly getting a few of his balls was a dream of mine which i never thought could come true)

so for me... at this point (because i'm still new to the ball python world)... i'd go with someone with a great rep. period.

as i get to know other breeders better... then i'd be more interested in acquiring some from smaller breeders. but being from canada... there seems to be no one here from my part of the world... so who am i to buy from???

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Originally Posted by kavmon

i'm kind of picky on where my hets come from. for me i don't need paperwork or a receipt. my trust level with that breeder is enough for me. the "paperwork" is only as good as the person writing it.


i think by the time you have alot of hets for sale, you should have a few years under your belt at least. during those years if you network and build enough relationships, people will get to know you.

for me, i will never buy hets from someone i don't know


vaughn

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Exactly! Anyone can write anything they want on a piece of paper.

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Originally Posted by kavmon

i'm kind of picky on where my hets come from. for me i don't need paperwork or a receipt. my trust level with that breeder is enough for me. the "paperwork" is only as good as the person writing it.


i think by the time you have alot of hets for sale, you should have a few years under your belt at least. during those years if you network and build enough relationships, people will get to know you.

for me, i will never buy hets from someone i don't know


vaughn

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I agree 100%. I have a het that a friend gave me that came from a nobody we have never heard of and guess what she didn't prove out when bred to my albino. I have another het from a breeder that I know and trust and although she hasn't layed for me yet I have all the confidence that when she does I will see some little pink eyes popping out. Oh by the way the nobody's het had pics and paperwork. In reality it's just ink and a snapshot.

I think the poll should have trust and reputation. If you know and trust someone that should count for alot even if they are just a hobbist. All big breeders started somewhere.

Hets to me is a gamble, but it shouldn't be. You are buying something you can't see, but are taking someone's word for, and that requires a lot of trust. If I didn't know the person or the company I would like actual proof they are hets. Pics of the parents and things like that.

I have only been to one show and it was the FIRE show here in orlando. I realize this is a big show with a lot of good breeders, and then some not so good. But I walked around with the idea that all I was to people was a dollar sign, I have money and the breeder wants it. It's the breeders job to make me feel otherwise. Hets are the same way, to me they are a lie, its their job to prove otherwise.

This may be kinda harsh towards breeders, but when your spending $500.00 and up on something you cant even see, you better be damn sure you know what your getting. BUT, there are exceptions. If your a breeder on here, I wouldn't at all doubt you are selling what you say you are selling. I wouldn't at all be hesitant to buy a het from You, Alice, Adam, because I have talked with you all, some face to face, and you all know your stuff and a reputation that reflects that.

For me, it all comes down to one thing, can you prove what you are selling is truly what you say it is? If you can't take the time to convince me you know what you have, why should I take time to prove it out? And for me, saying "I know they are hets cause I bred em." Wouldn't cut it.