So who keeps paperwork....

[mschmied]

I have never thought to ask for paperwork on visuals but now that you bring it up it may be handy to have documented from the breeder what the sex of the animal is. If that animal's sex turns out to be different then you have proof behind your story if action needed to be taken.

[mschmied]

just my 2 cents

[LadyOhh]

I don't do paperwork for Visuals unless requested, and so far it's only happened a few times.

I suppose it could be a more recent trend, but so far, other than Hets and possible Hets, not one request this year (2011).

[crazyj83]

I keep up to date photos and records such as feedings, sheds, anyrhing I feel important to the bp. I mean when I breed my male cinny fader to my pastal het pied, all pics and info will only help sell the hatchlings... Just my 2¢

[Royal Hijinx]

I have never thought to ask for paperwork on visuals but now that you bring it up it may be handy to have documented from the breeder what the sex of the animal is. If that animal's sex turns out to be different then you have proof behind your story if action needed to be taken.

Another good reason.

[mr.spooky]

if i was offered 2 of the exact same snakes (from 2 different breeders), no matter what morph, and one had paperwork, and one dident, id choose the one with paperwork.
just seems more profesional to me.
spooky

[Araidia]

I try to keep records and pictures for things like sire/dam, where i got the animal from/line. Whenever I sell a snake, even if it's just a normal I give them a paper with pictures of the sire and dam, pics of the snake sold with sex and lineage info. I bought a snake from someone once and when I opened the box i found paper work like that and pictures of the snake and it's parents on cd. It was just so nice to find that without it being asked for that I started doing it to. I think it's good to keep records like that and pass them on to the snakes buyer. In other species of snake lineage is very important and some snakes have their lineage kept track of, sometimes for a few generations. I think it would be nice to do that with bp's to.

[kitedemon]

I am not a breeder but when I buy a snake I have asked for paperwork. I expect the 'code' the breeder used the hatch date, health records (feedings <what and how often> sheds any other relevant information) perhaps the dam and sire type and any other records they may have kept. I was given the 'feeding card' and the maintenance notes they kept (sheds and poops) as well as a 'birth certificate' Nothing complex but I keep meticulous records and adding information to those records can't hurt if there is a problem.

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[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

I'm not huge on paperwork because all of my snakes came from well known breeders. I just kept a written record of where they came from and when I got them.

When it comes to recessives, I would only buy 100% hets from someone very reputable and I have done this. Therefore, not all of my hets came with paperwork but I don't think it's required when you're positive of what you're getting.

The truth is, anything can be forged. This is why you should buy from reputable people who are known. Not some schmo on Craigslist who can not give you any details whatsoever.

[WingedWolfPsion]

I provide laminated color photo ID sheets for all of the hets I produce, but I don't do that for visuals, or normals.
However, I do include their feeding records, which also have their lineage information on them.
Additionally, every animal I produce is listed in iHerp's lineage database, complete with photos, so if anyone uses iHerp, I can transfer the record to them, and they can print their own ID sheet (though it won't be signed).