Wildcaught is the last thing anyone new to ball pythons should get. I take it you were kidding?Originally Posted by WaRocker
Can I recomend getting them right from thier "mom" ..
I think that would be the best.. Or the wild just snatch them right out of a tree:
Either or will work or even better yet try both. Try finding the "Mom" in the wild and getteing one of them ..
I just got mine from a store.. You could try that also..
Although shipping maybe be a little stressful I think it is less stressful than a show where animals have been shipped to show, on display for a few days and then purchased and brought to a new home.
I have done both and had never had any problems or regrets.
Many may think that store bought might be less stressful but the truth is storeboughts usually have been in very poor husbandry conditions, kept with multiple animals and many babies are captive hatched and are not even established feeders yet. Stores house animals for display not comfort. Most threads you hear about new problem/sick snakes are store bought.
A breeder usually takes much better care of his animals and is very knowledgeable about their husbandry. The guy at the store makes $8/hour and is repeating whatever he was told or feels like saying to make a sale.
If you dont want to ship you shouldn't have a problem finding a local breeder/hobbyist that can give you a healthy animal and CORRECT husbandry info.
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