Feeding off normal ball pythons...

[Marissa@MKmorphs]

Some fates are worse than death.

Obviously, there are $10 normals under excellent care, and $1000 morphs enduring horrible circumstances, but the better chances are not with the normal.

I breed milk goats, but only sell surplus goats to people who want the animal for meat, and will butcher right away. Since this happens rarely, I usually end up having the animal butchered for our freezer. The standard of care around here is poor, and I won't risk putting a goat in a home that provides inadequate shelter, low quality feed, no hoof trimmings, no wormings, inadequate mineral supplements, and have it penned with bigger horned goats it would be defenseless against.

...a harsh stance for sure, but I've seen too many sad situations.

My sentiments exactly. I would rather normals, a "disposable pet" to much of the public, get fed off and benefit another animal than to go to a home with substandard care.

Have I had this happen yet? No, but I also have an adult male mbk on stand by if I have babies who don't thrive. I haven't had trouble finding good homes for my normal babies so far, but I am open to the other option.

It isn't about cost of feeding or housing these babies, or difficulty selling, I would just rather not have the other alternative, a snake in a household that doesn't care for the snake properly.

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