@ Lord Sorril and Matt Evans...there is (of course) more to the story. I knew what I was getting into so please don't misinterpret my post. I've been breeding for several years..not a lifetime but enough to know the basics of husbandry and I take good care of my snakes (my core group is about 25). I breed because I love the hobby but I purposely limit my collection to maintain a high standard of care (that also means that as a rule I don't buy out collections and had never done so previously). However, from time to time I WILL buy an individual snake (or two) to get them out of a bad situation. That is my choice. This was a similar circumstance, just on a larger scale. I did it as a favor to a friend because at that time I happened to have both the cash AND space to take them. When I got to them the snakes were sitting in over an an inch of filth and urine in racks outside in 98 degree heat and hadn't been cared for in weeks. No I don't know how they survived. ALL were underweight and several were sloughing skin. 4 snakes were so emaciated that I wasn't sure they'd make it (I'm surprised they did). The priority at the time wasn't which morphs were in the collection or even what I'd do with the collection. The priority was getting them into a healthy environment before they died/starved to death. I was in regular contact with my vet the entire time. I didn't even go through and match inventory to the list of snakes until after the first month. I understand your feelings about buying a snake without planning to keep it but that wasn't the situation we were in. I am not particularly concerned about whether it is a "rescue" or a purchase - that wasn't the point of the post in the first place. Another note: I did shelter work for many years - I'm quite familiar with the concept of forever homes. I choose not to breed dogs and cats precisely because I find it unethical to do so. I simply wanted to know - since I DON'T breed from snakes with neuro issues - whether folks thought I could or should sell the one with the mild issue.
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