She told me the reason for getting rid of her entire collection, which was understandable and not something I should probably share - but she needs quick cash for family reasons and sold all her snakes. I am a little worried about the size though, maybe I should ask for more pics?Originally Posted by zina10
Yup, looks kind of thin. Not "thin" for any snake...but for a young Ball Python. Yup. They should at least have a pleasant plump-ness at this age.
Which bears the question, why so thin ? Esp. for a rather nice morph ? A female, too, which most people would take care to feed and grow well (even if not power feeding).
And then, who has such a morph, female, over a year old and wants to get rid of it rather cheap ??
Maybe its just me, but I have learned that this is just about always true >> if it sounds to good to be true, it probably is.
And this is not a object, its a animal. One that could potentially endanger the rest of your collection.
I would ask a LOT more questions first. About the feeding schedule, the weight, mites, any issues...etc. If the seller gets offended or is not willing to answer everything gladly, well, you have your answer then.
IF you do decide to go for it. Don't spend more then you can afford to loose. Absolute STRINGENT quarantine.
And good luck with whatever you decide
I did ask about the feeding and she the female eats two small rats once a week, kinda sounds like inadequate feeding because at a year and a half she should be eating larger rats. Even my subadult male rescue who is on a fast is larger than her.
The last thing I want to do is endanger my boys, I would be devestated if something happened to them.
But it does kinda seem like she just needs the money asap and maybe didn't feed the female enough... but like you said, maybe too good to be true.
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Oh man, I could make some pretty babies with them...use a genetic wizard/morph calculator @ a website like WOBP or MorphMarket to see what u can get. it's pretty cool. it's how i learn alotta morphs and stuff. these are all the combos u can make from the Black Widow x 8 Bal lPastel pairing:
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