New Rescue. Normie or no?

[cmccu5]

Any idea what my new little buddy is? Petsmart said "fancy" ball python and unfortunately this is one of those "rescue from Petsmart" situations, regardless of the morph. The attendant told me they had an aggressive "fancy ball python" in the back that they couldn't sell. They didn't know the sex and I haven't sexed it yet. I want to let it acclimate to a new habitat first, and more importantly, we've got some dehydration and a bad shed to get through before worrying about that. Anyway, dehydration and bad shed and the in general horrible Petsmart "care" aside... they said fancy, so I'm wondering what I'm looking at.

I was trying to get it in its new home pretty quickly so I only took time to snap a couple quick pictures before. The belly is partially patterned like the second picture and partially unpatterned. I can grab another picture tomorrow if that's a determining factor.




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[Craiga 01453]

That's not a rescue animal. That's an animal bought from somewhere that treats the animals poorly (as the pics indicate). Buying from these stores is supporting them and putting more money in their pockets with which they will buy more animals and treat them this same, sad way.

They are there to make sales, buying from them is supporting them, not rescuing an animal.

[distaff]

Maybe Enchi?? I have very little experience with morphs.
Looks like it will be a pretty animal once you have the poor creature cleaned up.

I'll stay out of the never-ending larger debate.
The OP doesn't indicate if any money changed hands.
The snake has a much better home. For the snake, that's a good thing.

Good luck with it. Anything in that shape would be a bit pissy. Probably will calm down once He/she's feeling better.

[PythonBabes]

Looks like a pretty reduced normal to me.

Not 100% sure, maybe someone with more experience will chime in.

I got my first and only BP from PetSmart a year ago, but from one that cared for reptiles properly so I had none of the problems you're dealing with. Ignore all the bashing, you're giving him/her a much better home.

[Craiga 01453]

bashing? who's bashing? sharing information is not bashing.

Buying from a big box store and contributing to their neglect is not the same as taking in a rescue animal.

[PythonBabes]

Someone who is taking am animal and bettering its care, that is a rescue to me, no matter the money that it took to acquire the animal.

[distaff]

According to the OP, the store clerk said they couldn't sell it. It was damaged merchandise.
Damaged merchandise goes into the dumpster, and you can find YouTubes of people dumpster diving pet store trash and coming up with LIVE animals. Yikes some places don't even care enough to put an animal down before throwing it away.

Regardless, the animal would probably have been disposed of somehow, w/o the OP's intervention. Let's not re-define common English words to fit a narrow agenda.

[PythonBabes]

According to the OP, the store clerk said they couldn't sell it. It was damaged merchandise.
Damaged merchandise goes into the dumpster, and you can find YouTubes of people dumpster diving pet store trash and coming up with LIVE animals. Yikes some places don't even care enough to put an animal down before throwing it away.

Regardless, the animal would probably have been disposed of somehow, w/o the OP's intervention. Let's not re-define common English words to fit a narrow agenda.

Well said.

I think the most viral of those videos was the baby iguana, but I've seen many more.

[Newbie39]

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bashing? who's bashing? sharing information is not bashing.

Buying from a big box store and contributing to their neglect is not the same as taking in a rescue animal.

Either way the snake is in much better care. Can't keep them in those conditions. I understand your point in not supporting these stores, but at that same time it's not good if the snake dies either. Maybe someone needs to step up and have them stopped from selling these animals unless they change the conditions they are kept in.

[Sunnieskys]

That's not a rescue animal. That's an animal bought from somewhere that treats the animals poorly (as the pics indicate). Buying from these stores is supporting them and putting more money in their pockets with which they will buy more animals and treat them this same, sad way.

They are there to make sales, buying from them is supporting them, not rescuing an animal.

You know I luv ya.....and Petsmart is worse. But that hits me in the feels. You know where I work and I take care of my animals. There are a few of us in box stores that know what we are doing. Still luv ya