Breeder for Piebalds?

[rabernet]

RDR has some amazing ball pythons, and he is very helpful. But his website is the worse. It is do hard to find something you looking for since there is no available page.
Look at good breeders and everywhere. You never know where you will find one, I'm picking up mine today from my gfs coworker.

As for letting people in your house it's a tuff subject, when I start breeding and selling I would not allow random people into my home. I'm
Not scared of robbery since my 2 neighbors are cops and I have my 75 lb American bulldog/pit mix that wouldn't not allow you into my house with out her giving you the okay. She's not aggressive just over protective of my mom and gf and if she feels they are in danger she will give you a warning that she doesn't like what you are doing.

Besides worrying about strangers, you also need to be concerned about illnesses another helper could unknowingly bring into your collection. Even mites.

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[1nstinct]

Very good point, I completely forgot about diseases and parasites.

[Lunaire]

I just wanted to thank everyone for responding to the thread; I am now a happy owner of a 2012 Piebald. Thought I'll share:









Question: I am currently using cypress mulch (I was looking for orchid bark but found none), but the humidity is running up high (83%) and I don't know how to bring it down. Also, is it true that cypress mulch and other bark type of substrates may carry insects such as mites? I froze the bag before using it (tip I got from someone) but I don't know if that will actually rid the substrate of any insects. The breeder of the piebald assured me the snake carries no mites, and I havn't seen any. Now I am just worried if he may catch some from the substrate... havn't seen any there either though. I bought the cypress mulch bag from a pet store, not from a garden center.

Thank you.

[zach_24_90]

Ralph Davis...he might breed some awesome snakes but his website scares me!

http://www.ralphdavisreptiles.com/

Isn't that the truth. Some of those combos he's producing he could sell one and fund a top notch website for a year. But that thing is scary

[loonunit]

I'm not convined 83% humidity is a problem.

I've heard about mites in cypress more often than in aspen. But I have heard it about aspen, too. If too much humidity is your problem (!) (I live in Arizona, I never have that problem...) then you can switch to aspen, or plain packing paper. They I heard they sell rolls of it at the Home Depot.

I would hang onto the cypress. Most people have a harder time keeping the humidity up in the winter. What part of the country are you in?

[Lunaire]

I'm not convined 83% humidity is a problem.

I've heard about mites in cypress more often than in aspen. But I have heard it about aspen, too. If too much humidity is your problem (!) (I live in Arizona, I never have that problem...) then you can switch to aspen, or plain packing paper. They I heard they sell rolls of it at the Home Depot.

I would hang onto the cypress. Most people have a harder time keeping the humidity up in the winter. What part of the country are you in?

Thank you for the info. I was a little worried as 83% seemed higher than most care-sheets I have read. I am glad that it may not be a problem after all. Do you know if freezing the cypress mulch before use will help get rid of mites?

I'm in San Fran, CA.

[loonunit]

I guess even in the Bay Area you could have "dry" weather sooner or later. Not sure about freezing, but it couldn't hurt. (Baking it would certainly work, but that would also turn it kindling dry. Freezing is much safer.)