Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
@ YungRasputin: Yes, & great care would also have to be taken to ensure that no pathogens from captive non-native animals found their way into snakes bred for release, as that could negatively impact the wild populations- so you might have to limit what you worked with to ensure that didn't happen. I know that some zoos have ongoing projects to produce animals to replenish those in the wild- & I'm not speaking about snakes specifically, I just know that a zoo I used to frequent had such projects going for certain species.
i know i listed several species in my OP but that was just a means to generalize to get an idea of what the average set up looks like across the board because up to a point, in my research, a lot of things ring true cross-species eg: as far as size of housing goes, Burms and African rock pythons would generally require identical accommodations in this respect - my real plan is just to breed and specialize in my all time favorite species and stick to mastering this - i agree with you and others that this would be the most effective means of accomplishing the goals

1 think i have already begun acquiring/using is snake first aid - already got a gallon of ReptiRelief anti-mite spray and have started a developing a routine for quarantine, assimilation, etc - actually thought about starting a new thread just for that