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    New possible SSTP - good looking ?

    Hello. I Need your advice. I could get this Sumatran shorttatil boy. Seller says he is farm bred and one year old. First - Is this a Chrome head SSTP ? Are there any Problems with farm bred snakes - would a captive bred be better ?
    Second - is this a appropriate size for a one year old male - does he look healthy ?

    Thanks a lot for your help.....



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    Hi Marckitt,
    Yes, that is what is considered to be a Chrome Head. He looks perfectly healthy to me as far as his weight, size and skin goes. I have never dealt with any captive farmed snakes, but it's my understanding that they can potentially have a lot of issues just like wild caught. My advice would be to go with a captive bred animal.

    Here is an article I found, which explains wild caught vs captive farmed vs captive bred:

    http://reptile-savvy.weebly.com/wild...e-bred-cb.html

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    Re: New possible SSTP - good looking ?

    Thank you very much.
    So I could get one of these two males too. They are captive bred by a good breeder. I'm searching for a real nice dark male. I know that they will darken with age but maybe looking at these two boys you could give me an advice which one to take......
    Both are black heads - am I right ?






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