Quote Originally Posted by HerpIsAhobby View Post
Just wanted to clear something up. I don't mind other people housing a collection or just a few snakes however they want IF they are making that decision having been informed of proper husbandry requirements. Putting a 2 year old female who may or may not be getting into the breeding frame of mind with a 300 gram male is a recipe for disaster for a pet owner. Unwanted clutches, a young female becoming gravid and having problems such as becoming egg bound the problems could all easily be solved by housing them in separate tubs/tanks or whatever might tickle your fancy.

This whole thread is about just giving the buyer a truthful answer instead of whatever you know they want to hear to make a sale. I would have respected the seller much more if he said "yea I don't think its a good idea to house the male and female together unless your looking to breed them". Sure he may have lost a sale or maybe not but the animal that he bred would go to a person hopefully who understood the needs of the animal.
You're right, and I apologize that I streamed the topic off a bit. But on my other comment I was also agreeing. The sad truth is So many new buyers make the mistake of learning from someone who only gives minimal care to there animals. (Sadly my story) or they learn from someone who wants a quick Buck, very few now learn from a dedicated breeder who wants there animals to have the best home. Again, I apologize, I tried to agree with you that it was wrong and also share my own experience with snakes housed together.