The abused animals are not becuase they are imported. They happen to all animals and morphs.

I will give a story.

I had a very very nice pair of Ghosts boas a little over a year ago. These snakes were awesome but not breedable yet and I offered them up for sale. They were about 4 foot a piece. The male could have bred being 2 years old but you know. But I sold this pair of snakes a year ago for 2400 dollars.

We contacted the people we sold them to. I wanted the female back. I asked how much they would sell her for. I was thinking 8 months of feeding she could be over 5 foot maybe a bit more. But nothing. They would not sell. Then a few months later We get a call. They wanted to trade us the female ghost we wanted for some snakes I had. Cool

I had a 5 foot 100% het Kahl Albino, A Orange Tail Hypo and a normal female. They wanted them all. i wanted this female that bad I said yes.

I drive to meet the guy. What I see I was in shock. I mean I felt sick to my stomach.

I open the bag to see the ghost with over 5 sheds on her head and SHE LOOKED SMALLER! My 06 Orange tail was 4 foot and the ghost was the same size(length) but thinner. I have pics of the ghost before they got it. She was AWESOME. But they let this animal go down hill. BAD. He still wanted to trade and I thought to myself WHAT. But I kept my hypo and traded him the het and the normal and said I would contact him.

The ghost died 4 hours later. NO CRAP! 4 HOURS! I was a little upset. I do nto get upset with much. I wanted my snakes back. I did end up getting them back that night. and i seen the rest of his collection. All looked ok but he would not let me in the house lol.

But that was a very very expensive snake. He abused. He said she never ate. but that snake did not know what refused meant. I mean she slammed food.

I could not believe that. I kicked myself in the butt for even trading and the thought of my other two snakes being in his care. But emotions got the better of me at the time and i wanted to save that ghost.

So it is not the importation. It is not the animals. It is just wrong people keeping. That deal almost made me stop selling. Really