Would you keep her?

[dr del]

Guys C'mon.

No sales discussions in the open forums - keep it to PM or the appropriate forum.

But I would keep her - she ate rats before I would say there is an excellent chance she will eat them again in the future.


dr del

[Tye Hicks]

I have this 09 female mojave that was eating rats like candy from the day i got her(several months).Then she went on a 2 month break refusing to eat rats.So i tried feeding her a couple large mice.Well she scarfed them down and wanted more.Well i hate the smell of mice and i am thinking about selling her because of it.So i wondered what would you folks do if this was your female? Now one more thing i got her in the hopes of producing BEL next season(i have a male mojo also) but the mouse stink might change this idea .So vote what you would do.Oh here is a pic of her.

She is really beautiful, I would keep her. But I think that Mojaves are the prettiest BP ever produced. Mice do stink but she would be worth it to me.

[joepythons]

Rich, '12 comes from the previous conversation I was having with the OP... He purchased a '09 mojave and was contemplating selling her because she wouldn't be ready next season which would be her second because of feeding issues. I said purchase a female knowing it typically takes 3 years. Rarely is a female ready at 17 months, just because she isn't means you sell her?? Why is this so complicated??

So its safe to say you dont know about breeding ball pythons right? If you like we can teach you the ways my young grasshopper .

[joepythons]

Guys C'mon.

No sales discussions in the open forums - keep it to PM or the appropriate forum.

But I would keep her - she ate rats before I would say there is an excellent chance she will eat them again in the future.


dr del

I tried telling them lol

[majorleaguereptiles]

So its safe to say you dont know about breeding ball pythons right? If you like we can teach you the ways my young grasshopper .

Yeah ok old wise one. Hope someday you can show me how to put up with those stinky mice and make a BEL.

[joepythons]

Yeah ok old wise one. Hope someday you can show me how to put up with those stinky mice and make a BEL.

Sure anytime

[mpkeelee]

be nice to the veterans of this site. they are the reason you have kept ur BP alive so far, and possibly the reason you are legally allowed to own one.

[joepythons]

be nice to the veterans of this site. they are the reason you have kept ur BP alive so far, and possibly the reason you are legally allowed to own one.

Its all good .We all learn from one another every day

[Lolo76]

Plus when an adult eats mice you need to feed 5 at a clip and that can take quite a while. Just my

You don't need to feed 5 at a time! All but one of mine are on mice, since I have the opposite issue - I hate feeding rats, and only one snake refuses the mice. I generally feed my adults 2-3 mice per week, and they're growing just fine. Mona is well over 2000g, and she gave me a nice healthy clutch last August... her mate is just 18 months old, feeding solely on mice, and he's already around 1300g.

I'd keep her if I were you (the OP), and either get used to feeding mice or "starve" her until she takes a rat. JMO.

[Lolo76]

Ah she is a 09 not a baby .So its like you breed what you like and i will breed what i like .Next

LOL. I'm also hoping for BELs in the future, with my '09 Mojave male & late '09 Lesser female... I don't care if the market is "over-saturated" with them, I still think they're gorgeous! And it's not like Bumblebees don't sell, so I doubt people will stop buying BELs either - I love 'em either way.