about breeders that dont allow visitors?

[FatBoy]

The main 2 reasons has to be theft and mites. I have a 50 snake collection that got infested with mites by a friend going to a pet store, handleing snakes, and bringing them to my collection. Took an entire weekend to treat all my animals and get rid of them. Imagine if I had a 2-300 snake collection and this happened!!

[Patrick Long]

and this guy:

YEAH!!!!!....hey wait!..

[littleindiangirl]

and this guy:

This is seriously my favorite avatar ever.

[Bruce Whitehead]

I agree with the reasons given.

I have bought several snakes off of a breeder that is local to me.

He has a great rep, produces excellent snakes, and I have no reason to see his 'facility'. When I start selling my snakes. I doubt I will let people into my house. Key point, most breeders have a home and not facility.

On the flip side, I have adopted a few snakes off of sites such as C-list... and it is important for me to see how the snake is being kept. I need to know if it has proper husbandry.

I have gone to people's homes and you know they are uncomfortable having a stranger in their house, and it is just a really unpleasant experience for everyone involved.

Bruce

[nevohraalnavnoj]

Excellent point, I overlooked.
I'm already paranoid of others as it is, this is the icing on the cake.

Lol

I'm definitely getting a security system and "other" theft deterants.

JonV

[littleindiangirl]

Lol

I'm definitely getting a security system and "other" theft deterants.

JonV

"other"

[cinderbird]

in each post, there's this little icon:

just click that and it will do a multi-quote for you.



So, does this bother you? or is that reason not a good one?

Thanks for the advice on the multi quote thing. im pretty forum-tarded.

I think it is an extremely valid reason. I mean, i wouldn't want things stolen from me, and that would be ANYTHING. animals, property, etc.

I wasn't saying i wanted to hand pick my animals. just see the parents, as one of the morphs i want to get in the future is a pastel. some brown out, and some are extraordinary, that was all i was saying. I think hand picking an animal is something you get to do ONLY if the breeder allows you. (in person anyway)

[cassandra]

being ripped off, and bugs.

MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITES!

*cough*I-saw-some-mites-this-weekend*cough*

Thinking about them again just makes me itchy...

[nevohraalnavnoj]

Thinking about this topic more in depth, and thinking about it now that I have many many BP's, makes me appreciate even more those breeders who have invited me into their facility/homes.

But will I do the same when it comes time for me to sell some ball pythons? To be honest, I'm not sure. It will probably depend on the person/circumstance.

The potential loss is made worse by the fact these are animals that we've spent so many hours with and developed a bond with. Stealing my TV...that's easily replaceable...but stealing a snake I've worked so hard to raise/breed? That would be devastating.

That's it, I'm puting in a motion sensor laser system.

JonV

[littleindiangirl]

The potential loss is made worse by the fact these are animals that we've spent so many hours with and developed a bond with. Stealing my TV...that's easily replaceable...but stealing a snake I've worked so hard to raise/breed? That would be devastating.

That's it, I'm puting in a motion sensor laser system.

JonV

And a wide moat with sharks strapped with laser beams on their heads.