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    Normal ball pythons

    When breeders produce a clutch and have normals and don't hit what they want, what do they do with them? They they give them away, sell them, or kill them so they don't have to home them. I'm just curious because seeing all these big breeding rooms makes me curious if they open space up in their collection for just a normal or do they do something different?


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    Re: Normal ball pythons

    I've never ever seen or heard if a breeder culling normals so they don't have to rehome them. Big name breeders like Brian at BHB breed snakes that have so many genes that the chances of getting a normal are almost zero. And when they do get normals, they rehome them. Some times they hold back females as breeders but they don't kill them..
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    Re: Normal ball pythons

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    Some times they hold back females as breeders but they don't kill them..
    I have seen and know people that also breed Kings and King Corbras that need to eat too. Just saying.

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    Re: Normal ball pythons

    Quote Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl View Post
    I have seen and know people that also breed Kings and King Corbras that need to eat too. Just saying.
    That makes sense. As feeders maybe. I thought that the OP meant just kill them so that they don't have to have them at all.
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    Honestly, here lately my normals and hets have gone faster than my morph babies.

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    Re: Normal ball pythons

    To cull them would be a waste. A normal is still a great snake and very affordable for a parent to get their kids.

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    Re: Normal ball pythons

    Quote Originally Posted by EandESnakes View Post
    When breeders produce a clutch and have normals and don't hit what they want, what do they do with them? They they give them away, sell them, or kill them so they don't have to home them. I'm just curious because seeing all these big breeding rooms makes me curious if they open space up in their collection for just a normal or do they do something different?


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    Tons of people buy normals?


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    Re: Normal ball pythons

    I wholesale all my normals, not only normals but possible hets and het males as well.


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    The normals seem to sell faster in my area as well. As most people are buying there first snake, and the normals are in the right price range. So they will always have there place in the market.

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    big breeder whole sells normals and some owns King cobras. they don t keep normal females in their rack because it s a waste of place for them.
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