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    Re: Resources/Advice for Vipers

    Quote Originally Posted by bcr229 View Post
    Bear in mind that the four species you listed are recently field-collected/wild-caught imports...
    Maximus- This brings up another aspect of your choices. Please also consider the ethics of buying w/c & imported snakes- a fair percentage of these animals suffer & die, just to get some live arrivals here for sale, & many more don't survive long-term either, due to stress (& suppression of immune function), parasites, & exposure to pathogens enroute. I personally wouldn't support this trade at all. As the saying goes: "Just because you can, doesn't mean that you should."

    Do you have experience caring for sick snakes? I mean getting doses into them either orally and by injections. It's even less fun (not to mention dangerous) doing so with hots. Even more so if you don't have an exotic vet willing to help you. And consider the cost of that medical care also- it's not "routine" by any stretch of imagination.
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