Hmmm.... Is this a good deal?

[GenePirate]

Couldn't agree more...I mean, why not save one.

Because your kind heart is creating and an artificial market. If people stop buying ball pythons from pet stores then pet stores will be forced to stop pulling them from the wild and pushing their stressed animals. [Sidebar: Some pet stores are good, responsible institutions. Know the difference before you buy.]

[Crazy4Herps]

Because your kind heart is creating and an artificial market. If people stop buying ball pythons from pet stores then pet stores will be forced to stop pulling them from the wild and pushing their stressed animals. [Sidebar: Some pet stores are good, responsible institutions. Know the difference before you buy.]

I agree. If you pick up a sick snake from a pet store, it's saving that snake but it's causing them to replace it with another.

[coolguypat27]

Most breeders are JUST now getting eggs hatching, so there is a very slim chance they came from a local breeder.
They are most likely captive hatch.
SO NO, unless you want to deal with a possible non feeder, mites, diseases...
IF you are seriously interested ask them where they got them, if they say florida.. they are captive hatch and imported. IF local ask for the name of the breeder for reference sake.
It is better to wait til a reptile show.
AND please remember to quarantine you new purchase.
Carol

just wondering, y would they be CH or imported if the store says they got them from florida? also, im going to a reptile expo on june20, 2009. do you think breeders will have baby balls?

[Crazy4Herps]

Well, there are no wild balls in Florida. I guess it depends on how much you trust your pet store. I know many pet stores that would lie. It took a good bit of digging to find out that the ones at my local pet store were imported.

Yes, there will be loads of babies. The massive amounts of babies being produced usually slows down around August, I believe (correct me if I'm wrong).

I'd still wait for the expo if I were you. Get a top-notch NERD or ProExotics baby. Those are guaranteed to be healthy and CB for many generations.

[Mettle]

just wondering, y would they be CH or imported if the store says they got them from florida? also, im going to a reptile expo on june20, 2009. do you think breeders will have baby balls?

Maybe they get them from someone who is based in Florida? That's totally possible too. Florida is a hotspot for importing.

[TheOtherLeadingBrand]

I live in Florida, and I am going to breed mine. Every single one I own is captive bred to my knowledge. I have two from 8-Ball (that I couldn't be happier with!) and one from a breeder in WA state (what a pleasure to deal with- but I forget his name, though at the moment!) a pastel from a local breeder, and the rest who knows, but every one of them eats like a pig.

[cartman89]

thanks everyone! I should be selling my Saltwater aquarium today and with that money and my pay check tomorrow I should have ALL the equipment saturday!

[cartman89]

if you do go with some from the pet store ask to see it eat!!!

DUH! lol Yeah they said they would

[cartman89]

Oh btw, luckily I have a friend who works their. He says they are really reliable and he will let me know where the snakes come from. Guys, this place has SLOTHS and GATORS and MONKEYS!

[unrezt]

Oh btw, luckily I have a friend who works their. He says they are really reliable and he will let me know where the snakes come from. Guys, this place has SLOTHS and GATORS and MONKEYS!

Sloths and monkeys at petco? Where do you live?