Good New's and Bad New's

[Hotshot]

Is this friend of a friend a breeder or just had one for sale and you bought it?? and by breeder I mean breeds and keeps proper records on all the animals and genetic heritage ect?

breeder he looked at the file and date when the snake was got. marked as female

[Freakie_frog]

It's not I understand this also I'm saying on a gram scale shes 600g and a male lol -_- kinda crappy.

Well if she weights one thing on one scales and one thing on another then one of the two scales it wrong. Now which is your best guess. But the animals weight has nothing to do with its sex, is that how they are telling you its a male or female??

[JLC]

well said JLC but, they told me I had to get her 1500 g and at the time she was around 400 and I have been feeding her like MAD. I'm 196 with out holding a snake with holding her I'm199 so thats 3LBS and i did the math it's almost 1500g and there saying shes 600g theres no way IMO

It does sound like a strange discrepancy. Can you get a picture of her with you holding her? Obviously, we can't guess her accurate weight from a picture, but I dare say we could tell the difference between a 600g snake and a 1500g snake.

AND...have you ever had her checked for parasites? It's possible that she may have internal parasites and that would keep her from gaining weight even if she is well fed. And if you got her from a "breeder" who would turn around and give you that kind of attitude at this point in time...it'd be a safe bet to say they might sell imported animals (most likely to have internal parasites) as captive bred.

[Hotshot]

and i think they popped her and said male.

[Hotshot]

It does sound like a strange discrepancy. Can you get a picture of her with you holding her? Obviously, we can't guess her accurate weight from a picture, but I dare say we could tell the difference between a 600g snake and a 1500g snake.

AND...have you ever had her checked for parasites? It's possible that she may have internal parasites and that would keep her from gaining weight even if she is well fed. And if you got her from a "breeder" who would turn around and give you that kind of attitude at this point in time...it'd be a safe bet to say they might sell imported animals (most likely to have internal parasites) as captive bred.

thats the thing tho she dont even look 600g shes huge at the very least 1000g i gotta get a scale

[joepythons]

breeder he looked at the file and date when the snake was got. marked as female

If he got it then i am guessing he is not the breeder.

and i think they popped her and said male.

Sometimes large snakes are hard to pop.

[Freakie_frog]

and i think they popped her and said male.

Popping in older snakes is super inaccurate unless you are super experienced. Ok heres a really easy way to put all doubt out of your mind. Get you a good scale they cost like 30.00 at Target in the food/kitchen area and weigh her your self and get an accurate weight. Second take the snake and a fresh poop to a reptile vet have them check for internal parasites and sex the snake. Then you will know for sure..And if I were you I wouldn't by so much as a lolly-pop from that friend of a friend again.

[JLC]

thats the thing tho she dont even look 600g shes huge at the very least 1000g i gotta get a scale

Yes...do so. Get a scale and check for yourself. And get both your snakes to a vet and have them checked out by a professional. Check their sexes (have him SHOW you what he's doing and why he names it male or female....that way you won't have to say, "I THINK he did such and such..." or "He MIGHT have popped it...." And have him check for parasites in both animals.

You've gotten yourself all worked up in a tizzy without having any real trustworthy information to begin with, apparently. As I said earlier...calm down...make a list of the things you should do to get all this sorted out...then start taking those steps. There's no big rush. You've waited this long to grow her up...and they've both still got some growing up to do anyhow. No hurry here...just work things out.

[joepythons]

thats the thing tho she dont even look 600g shes huge at the very least 1000g i gotta get a scale

You can not just look at a snake and get the exact weight .

[Hotshot]

*phone call* Hey man, you remember that Norm you sold me? (Him) *yeah how's she doing?* (ME) fine I just had her in to check for RI and she's only 600 g, I'm gonna have to go buy a scale cuz I dont believe shes 600g only. (him) yes that does not sound right. (me) they also told me she is a male, can you trade me out? after I find out if she really is a male.. (him) NO I DO NOT! take snakes back. (me) then what the heck are you running over there? (him) I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT SNAKE IS A FEMALE!..


and he hung up after that