Cueball goes to 8ballpythons!

I first contacted 8ball in the early spring of 2006 in search of het albino ball pythons. He had a great website, flawless reputation and just the animals I was looking for. My first point of contact with Adam with awesome, he responded to my email promptly and with lots of content. We wrapped up the deal right away and I was blown away with his customer service, packing and quality of animals. After the sale he continued to offer excellent advice and we soon became pals. Over the next months we talked on and off about me coming to MD to visit the shop. When the chance came up that there happened to be a NARBC show in VA we decided that would be a perfect opportunity. I flew into BWI and was greeted by Adam holding up a CUEBALL sign. What a great way to start off a fantastic weekend! We proceeded to the shop. My first impression was it was very clean, smelled nice and was well organized. Once I got to looking around I realized just how much work Adam has and was shocked he had time for anything else. There was a real sense of focus and everything had it's place. We looked at some key animals, very impressive, and then proceeded to the NARBC show in VA. Adam was a gracious host the whole weekend of the show and it was really fun seeing all the 8ball shirts scattered in the crowds. It was amazing, we couldn't walk 10 feet without somebody dashing up to talk to him, I felt like I was walking around with Joey Fatone or something! After the show on Sunday we headed back to the shop. This is when I got a chance to really look around. One of the things I really was impressed by was the attention to detail. Every single tub was marked with an easy to understand inventory system that included the type, birth and sex of the animal all in just a few characters. As we looked at animals I could see the sparkle in Adam's eyes as he recalled the day it hatched or it's future plans. This guys really is all about the animals! It was getting late in the evening and we headed back to Adam's house. I was welcomed at the door by a great 8ball jackolantern. Right away Adam fired up the grill and we shared a great meal together. I was not sure what to expect about my accommodations but certainly could not have imagined a jacuzzi tub and huge soft bed! Early Monday we headed back to the shop for feeding day. I have been really curious about this as Adam is an advocater of feeding live safely and responsibly. His method is simple and effective. He places a tub of live rodents in the room with the ball pythons for an hour and by that time they are all waiting at the edge of the tub to eat. He offers the food with tongs and the snakes accept right away. Not once did I see any risk. The shop is setup with several rooms. Each room has it own stage all the way from current hatchling to holdbacks to breeders. I finally got to see the walk in incubator, that has got to be one exciting place in the summer time! There where so many cool snakes to see that my mind was spinning. Each tub we opened reveled a clean environment and a healthy beautiful ball python. If there was so much as a spilled drop of water Adam was right on it with pre folded paper and sanitizer. I tried to get a good sampling of some of the ones I liked the best but only really just barely touched on the vast collection. I hope you all enjoy the story and pictures. I had such a great time and it just confirmed my stance that it's always about time for 8ball! Chris

Adam and Cue with some really amazing albinos!
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Some of the 2007 babies.
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More 2007 babies.
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Some of the 2006 holdbacks.
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Some breeders.
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Some more breeders.
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Even more breeders.
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Endless breeders.
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Adam with a genetic stripe, spider and axanthic.
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Adam and Cue with breeders.
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Adam with some killer holdback spiders.
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Adam with prize floating cinnamon.
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Feeding day hazard!
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Awesome hypo.
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Mojave het hypo.
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Amazing pewter.
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Lesser het hypo and lesser.
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Incredible cinnamon.
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Paradox lesser.
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Hyper melanistic.
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Blurry.
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Clown(in shed).
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Albino, pinstripe and albino pinstripe.
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My guest accomodations.
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Art in the shop.
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Isn't it about time?
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Adam Wysocki!
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www.8ballpythons.com

Brilliant! Looks like you fellas had a good time!
I've walked a few shows with him so I understand what you mean about the Joey Fatone reference...

Very cool post about 8ball Cueball! I really enjoy reading them. ;)

Wow great pictures and it must have been so awsome being able to experience all of that. Not to mention those snakes are awsome! I love that mojave. :snake:

wow.. all those bins filled with snakes. Its inspiring. Looks like you had a great time there Cue. And the feeling that one gets online dealing with Adam really must get magnified in person. Kudos to Adam and to Cue for a great "review".

Wow! I'm speechless! Awesome pictures, it looks like Adam is a wonderful host!

One day, one day - Karl and I will make it up there for a visit!

I'm SOOO jealous! Wow Adam.... your stuff is off the chain good! :)

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Originally Posted by cueball

Adam and Cue with some really amazing albinos!
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Is that the twinkle you were referring to? :D

Thats the most pics I have seen of adam in the 3 years I have been a member here.
Looks like you guys had fun. :D

One of the most extensive set of pics I've seen of your setup! Totally wicked!:gj:

...and good job taking such awesome pics cuester!:cool:

cracking report , great pics , AWESOME setup !

top banana as we say over here !

Go 8Ball !!!!

Trips to "the shop" are always a blast!

Nice to see Adam finally laced up his 'Timbs....what a gangsta!

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Originally Posted by monk90222

Brilliant! Looks like you fellas had a good time!

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Some of the best times of my life :gj:

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Originally Posted by monk90222

I've walked a few shows with him so I understand what you mean about the Joey Fatone reference...

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It was incredible! All the way from entry level questions to big time breeders wanting a bit of his time. He was all smiles but I'm not sure he saw a single animal the whole show. Made me appreciate not being known :)

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

Very cool post about 8ball Cueball! I really enjoy reading them. ;)

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Thanks alot! I'm glad you enjoyed it :D

It was all such a blurr from sensory overload I'm really glad I took pictures!

It only seems appropriate for the cue ball to make contact with the 8 ball. :D Time to fill the rack.

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Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny

Wow great pictures and it must have been so awsome being able to experience all of that.

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Thanks! It really was a dream come true for me. I have always held Adam in the highest regard and getting to just hang out with him was really awesome!

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Not to mention those snakes are awsome! I love that mojave. :snake:

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You should have seen the look on my face! I have seen ALOT of ball pythons but he has really focussed on culling the best of the best for his collection and it shows. Multiple endless fantastic examples of each morph. That mojave had some killer flames!

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Originally Posted by Ladydragon

wow.. all those bins filled with snakes. Its inspiring.

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Exactly how I felt! I was so excited about ball pythons! It took all the strength I had not to buy all the snakes he had available!

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Originally Posted by Ladydragon

Looks like you had a great time there Cue.

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I really did! Every flipping second was amazing :gj:

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And the feeling that one gets online dealing with Adam really must get magnified in person.

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It really was. I had made up my mind that Adam with the pinical when it comes to service but this visit just enhanced that. His care to the animals that were sold and waiting for delivery was truely one of a kind.

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Originally Posted by Ladydragon

Kudos to Adam and to Cue for a great "review".

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Thanks! Adam was very gracious to let me in snap some pics.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Wow! I'm speechless! Awesome pictures, it looks like Adam is a wonderful host!

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Thanks! He really is an icredible host from start to finish. I could never really begin to thank him enough for making it such a great weekend :gj:

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One day, one day - Karl and I will make it up there for a visit!

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If you do get the chance it will be the time of your life! Be sure and make a list of things you want to see and ask though. Once you are in the door it's glossy paradise and hard to focus.

Wow Cue! Thanks for sharing and the pics! Those snakes look amazing! :gj:

That looked fun!

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Originally Posted by Laooda

I'm SOOO jealous! Wow Adam.... your stuff is off the chain good! :)

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I'm a lucky guy :D

I wish I could have taken pics of all the amazing ball pythons. It literally was endless. Thinking back I completely forgot the pieds and caramels, they where some of my favorites there!

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Is that the twinkle you were referring to? :D

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Yes, exactly!! I saw this same twinkle all weekend long. He is a really passionate person for sure :D

Cool pictures, Cue! Dang Adam...we need more pictures of that hyper melanistic...s/he's hawt!

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Thats the most pics I have seen of adam in the 3 years I have been a member here.

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Same here and what's crazy is that he is a VERY photogenic person. Every pic I took of him turned out great!

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Looks like you guys had fun. :D

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We really did. Adam knows how to have fun, that's for sure :cool:

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Originally Posted by iceman25

One of the most extensive set of pics I've seen of your setup! Totally wicked!:gj:

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One of the things I always really enjoyed was seeing pics of the shop. However they where so few and far between. I really only captured a portion of it in these pics.

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Originally Posted by iceman25

...and good job taking such awesome pics cuester!:cool:

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Thanks! I had a blast running around aimlessly taking pics :D

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Originally Posted by Royal Tartan

cracking report

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Thanks! I trimmed it WAY back :oops:

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Originally Posted by Royal Tartan

great pics

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Thanks! I knew I would skinned alive if i didn't bring back pics :O

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Originally Posted by Royal Tartan

AWESOME setup !

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It really was. So well thought out and organized. It made perfect sense as to why Adam is so prolific.

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Originally Posted by Royal Tartan

top banana as we say over here !

Go 8Ball !!!!

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Bananas all around :banana:

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

Trips to "the shop" are always a blast!

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I just wish I was closer. So I could be put to work :gj:

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

Nice to see Adam finally laced up his 'Timbs....what a gangsta!

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He has some great style! You should have seen him at the airport :cool:

Sick sick sick sick! I'm totally sick with jealousy!! :P Two of my all-time favorite BP guys in the whole world, and I can't be within 1000 miles of it!

Chris, thank you so much for that "tour" of Adam's shop! Awesome pictures and a description that almost makes me feel like I was there! ALMOST! :taz:

:blowkiss: ---> Chris
:blowkiss: ---> Adam

:love:

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Originally Posted by dsirkle

It only seems appropriate for the cue ball to make contact with the 8 ball. :D

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If everything goes right then the cueball and 8ball are the last two left on the table :crazy:

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Originally Posted by dsirkle

Time to fill the rack.

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One of the things I learned this weekend is ONLY go for the ones you really like looking at. Adam had some ball pythons there that he has had for many many years.

I'm glad that you got a good room and not the cot by ther gerbils treatment :D.. your moving up in the world.

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Originally Posted by scoobyark

Wow Cue! Thanks for sharing and the pics!

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You are most welcome! I know I always like seeing pics from peoples trips :D

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Those snakes look amazing! :gj:

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They really were. Just about every color and pattern you could possible think of. They where all so healthy too, which was amazing considering how many hunderds where there :)

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Originally Posted by darkangel

That looked fun!

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It was so much fun! Already mentally planning my next trip that way soon :clap:

I'm totally green with envy Chris. It's a goal of our family to get to visit Adam and visit 8Ball one day. Mikey especially wants to meet Jay "that boy who has his own snake just like me." (Mikey doesn't know any other 6 year old with a ball python). Mikey considers that very very cool LOL. Luke just wants to see all the cool snakes and Beth just wants to pick Adam's brain about genetics!

Thank you so much for sharing your visit with all the wonderful descriptions and pictures. Big hugs!

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Originally Posted by cassandra

Cool pictures, Cue!

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Thanks! I wish I would have taken pics of some of the baby lessers, they where incredible!

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Dang Adam...we need more pictures of that hyper melanistic...s/he's hawt!

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He was so iridescent and translucent looking, one of my faves there! There was actually enother one there :O

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Originally Posted by JLC

Sick sick sick sick! I'm totally sick with jealousy!! :P Two of my all-time favorite BP guys in the whole world, and I can't be within 1000 miles of it!

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Thanks Judy! You where there is spirit for sure and your name come up a few times about what a great person you are and what a valuable asset this site is to our hobby :hug:

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Originally Posted by JLC

Chris, thank you so much for that "tour" of Adam's shop! Awesome pictures and a description that almost makes me feel like I was there! ALMOST! :taz:

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You are very welcome. I had such a great time and it would have terrible for me not to share :D

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:blowkiss: ---> Chris

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

I'm glad that you got a good room and not the cot by ther gerbils treatment :D.. your moving up in the world.

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Those gerbils had the life. There where in a huge cage with lots of stuff to tear up :clap:

The beds I slept in could not have been more perfect :D

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I'm totally green with envy Chris. It's a goal of our family to get to visit Adam and visit 8Ball one day.

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I would crawl from Texas to Maryland to do it again. What ever the effort is there is NO dissapointment and I really hope your family makes it :gj:

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Mikey especially wants to meet Jay "that boy who has his own snake just like me." (Mikey doesn't know any other 6 year old with a ball python). Mikey considers that very very cool LOL.

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That's awesome. I bet they get along great :D

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Luke just wants to see all the cool snakes

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The cool snakes are really endless. The diversity would be hard to find in any other collection in the world.

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Beth just wants to pick Adam's brain about genetics!

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Adam is the man for that. I kept finding myself asking him random questions all weekend and he always had a very expansive answer.

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Thank you so much for sharing your visit with all the wonderful descriptions and pictures. Big hugs!

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You are so welcome. It really was my pleasure :gj:

its good to see some of adams set ups, really shows how clean he keeps his animals and his rooms.

wow... so, does adam have people working under him? how many? how many snakes are there total in the facilitly? have i asked enough questions yet? i think so...

maybe one day, someone will post a VIDEO tour of the shop! that would be amazing!

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Originally Posted by python.princess

wow... so, does adam have people working under him? how many? how many snakes are there total in the facilitly? have i asked enough questions yet? i think so...

maybe one day, someone will post a VIDEO tour of the shop! that would be amazing!

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i think he hired somebody to work for him, i don't if she is still there. I do know he isn't far behind, thats for sure he will always be hands on the man in that shop!


sweet pix Cue, i can't believe you didn't get down there sooner! Adams place top notch, endless snakes, one day there is not enough-- thats for sure :D

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Originally Posted by NickMyers03

its good to see some of adams set ups, really shows how clean he keeps his animals and his rooms.

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That is one of the first things I noticed. The place smells like a hospital. Even the baseboards where sparkling clean. There was tons of cleaning supplies in each room, perfect for a neat freak like me :crazy:

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Originally Posted by cueball

The place smells like a hospital.

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Thats what I hope some one will say about my room one day.

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Originally Posted by python.princess

wow... so, does adam have people working under him? how many?

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I'm not sure. Seems like it must be a small army though considering how immaculate and organized it was :O

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Originally Posted by python.princess

how many snakes are there total in the facilitly?

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I'm not really sure about this either. There where hundreds and hundreds of them though. Countless really :)

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have i asked enough questions yet? i think so...

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Ask away. I just wish I had better answers for you :oops:

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maybe one day, someone will post a VIDEO tour of the shop! that would be amazing!

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That's a great idea!! Perfect excuse for me to go back :clap:

Holy crap...Thats one insane collection of Balls...Pfff his site whas amazing what a great looking morphs he got :D. And those set ups are amazing everything is so Clean..

You dont have more pictures :p:P...

Btw what have you buyd
sorry for my englisch

gr stijn

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thats for sure he will always be hands on the man in that shop!

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That's for sure. He knew exactly where EVERY single snake was and while giving me the tour he was constantly cleaning.

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Originally Posted by reediculous

sweet pix Cue, i can't believe you didn't get down there sooner! Adams place top notch, endless snakes, one day there is not enough-- thats for sure :D

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Thanks! I know what you mean! I was there off and on four days in a row and still felt like I didn't see it all :O

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Thats what I hope some one will say about my room one day.

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Simple. Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean!

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Originally Posted by jcp

You dont have more pictures :pq:P...

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Yeah cueball, you must have taken more

POST THEM SUCKRAS UP!!!

btw nice shirt :gj:

imfreakinpressive

Looking good. What a great facility Adam and thanks for sharing Cue!

Its a treat to see walkthoughs like that.

Justin

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Originally Posted by cueball

Feeding day hazard!
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Oooooooh.... looks like that one might leave a mark