It's funny to me that no one really knows what those snakes stories were in being shown in the videos posted yet everyone was quick to jump on the hate bandwagon. Someone started the hate and others jumped in. Sad really that one can't keep an open mind about things that typed in a forum. When Jay opened at random any of those plastics were they clean? I believe so.... Could have it been in a temporary cage, again possible so.
I have been to Prehistoric Pets many times as it is the largest place to see many snakes and I've had a personal tour of behind the scenes that lasted over 2 hours with Tim and it is amazing what they have there in quality and quantity. They do know what they are doing in care even though most of us are hobbyists and think they need more space and something different. The 1000's of cages behind the scenes were very clean. They have breed 10's of 1000's of all kinds of reptiles more than most and have a huge investment in rooms where they could stand to lose $500k+ in just one of their rooms. Jay is the kind of person that's more of a doer and not a thinker and yes he does sensationalize things a bit but I know the snakes are cared for.
Ever seen a large breeder's setup and not see rubbermaids for cages? Even Mike's were the same. He cut his eggs 'early' and needed to be especially careful but didn't he say that even he gets curious and would cut them when he is really really dying to know and would risk cutting into the eggs that are on the bottom just to see what's inside. And Mike did cut some blood vessels at the 3:21 mark "just to see what's inside". "It's not real dangerous to do that, if you do that it's not going to be the end of the world" Thanks Mike for showing us what a real breeder does.... same as Prehistoric Pets. And at time 5:00 the snakes are basically going to mutilate that egg and you don't have to nearly as careful. Um, that's when Jay at Prehistoric Pets cut his.
These guys know what the risks are after all these years and know pretty well what will happen good or bad when they do things. Why all the whining? Enjoy what you have.
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