pet stores keeping stock year round

[crepers86]

I am looking for some info and guidance. There are a couple pet stores in the houston area that I sell frozen feeder rats to. I was talking to two of the and the owners both told me that If I was welling to breed normal balls, they would take them up from me and even pay me a little extra as a providers fee.

So I was wondering how many summer breeders are there, and is this the way that pet stores keep them in stock.

Also these are the only two stores I will do this with because of the conditions they keep there animals. There is one petstore I am about ready to stop doing business with all together, they would try to sell a normal as a het for Pied or something expensive. and the condition of the pet store is rancid, and I to told them I was going to stop selling feeders to them if they didn't start providing crummy housing for there reptiles.

[ImBooBy]

no they order from large scale producers and wholesalers. they only buy local at good prices. I sell locally but really only sell to one pet shop thats an hour away cause they are pretty good with their reptiles

[crepers86]

these two stores prefer buying local. It cuts them down on shipping cost,

[apple2]

Most pet stores buy their BPs from shipments that come from Africa. The snake hunters there catch year round so there is a constant supply for the stores.

These stores sound different though. They might buy older hatchlings in the summer months. I've never tried summer breeding. I do know that some people have had success with it though.

[crepers86]

I am taking in an order tonight with one of the stores. I am going to see if she can't give me info on her supplier, she I know all of hers are captive bred BPs.

[Cameron Lamb Exotics]

There are some breeders that breed year round to always have balls to sell as opposed to the winter cycle breeding.

[crepers86]

so is there a way to kind of away to minpulate the seasons such as in confusion for the snakes. Kinda trick them into a make shift breeding season