Pet store find I want... To rescue... Maybe.

[Craiga 01453]

That enclosure looks pretty filthy, I would pass.

Agreed, urates everywhere. Scattered all over the place. That's not just one fresh urate that they haven't gotten to yet.

[Bogertophis]

That enclosure looks pretty filthy, I would pass.

My thoughts too...in that sense, it's a "rescue" & I've "been there, done that" (happily with a good outcome) but it increases the odds against you.

[Sonny1318]

Just adding about the filthy conditions, maybe that’s why the two are sitting on top of each other on the branch. Trying to escape the obviously disgusting litter. From Garrick Demeyer to Deborah Stewart (and so many, many more) great breeders out there! Wow, and now with the Internet. I have never had animals I liked (loved) more and didn’t have to wait for physical photos. Please try and think about this, who needs headaches. Good luck with whatever you decide regardless. And I didn’t even mention reptile shows.

[Dianne]

Will you post pictures?!? I’d love to see multi decade old snake pictures in these threads. Glad they’re doing well for so long!


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Hopefully these work...

Eli, my 28 year old normal ball



and this is Hudson, my 30 year old Colombian rainbow

[jmcrook]

Hopefully these work...

Eli, my 28 year old normal ball



and this is Hudson, my 30 year old Colombian rainbow

That’s awesome. Thank you for posting these!


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[Sirus Uno]

First off, I want to thank everyone for responding with their opinions. I have read all of the arguments and have decided not to continue with the animal.
Under the circumstances at hand I can not afford to gamble with the odds of the possible problems and honestly I kind of have my hands full. It was a beauty when I saw it and just like the morning after a drunken one night stand I'm seeing the ugly truth. I really was looking for a reason to let it go. I've always had a problem with trying to be "captain save a ..." Whether it be a junkie ex or a potential problem animal in this case. I'm building another rack for my growing juveniles and adding another bp to my collection I'm expecting to receive by the end of this week. So once again, thank you all for your valued time and opinions. I just have to accept that you can't save them all and there will always be next time.!

[Bogertophis]

We'd ALL love to "save them all", but as you said, "you kind of have your hands full" & I'm glad we helped you sort this out...it's NOT easy for any of us
to look the other way. It IS very easy to get in over your head, especially when you start off with an animal that has health issues. We should probably
ALL carry a little card with us with notes to help us talk ourselves out of "rescues" & other impulse animal acquisitions, lol...

[Dianne]

For what it’s worth, I think you’ve made the best choice. It’s one thing to get an animal from a reputable breeder, but the big box stores don’t often fit the bill for responsible maintenance as shown in your photos. That said, I still took in my two rescues (normal bp that I paid $150 for him and his setup & Colombian rainbow). I don’t regret getting them at all, but it was stressful trying to get them healthy and thriving...and it didn’t happen quickly. I’m a “saver” also and have taken on a number of snakes over the years from questinable sources. Most have gone on to lead healthy lives, but sometimes the gamble didn’t pay off and the snake didn’t make it, which was always heartbreaking to me. Some of those were outright rescues that owners didn’t want...too big, too difficult to handle, etc. Others were hard to start juveniles (Candoia) that didn’t survive. Here’s hoping you find the healthy morph you want at a killer deal!