Thanks for the compliment Frank. That has been done a few times. A few times in the last week that is... It happens all the time. People want me to verify that an animal was purchased from me. I do my best to do so, and if I cannot I just say I can't verify it for a fact. That is unless I know it isn't true, which it too often is. Then I relay that information. Sad but true, most of the time I am unable to verify it. This seems to be the most common with hets. A good reputation takes a long time to establish and it is just too tempting apparently for some to mislead potential customers.

Pictures. People love pictures. Post pictures of the babies after they are born. Post pictures of the parents you are hoping to have babies from. Post pictures of the animals you purchase and are hoping to breed years down the road. A perfect example is "Spidey". Everyone knows about this unbelievable beautiful Boa. People will be standing in line waiting for babies from this puppy when they are born:



This animal is owned by Mat Rivera and is one of the most striking Hypos anywhere and everyone knows about it because Mat won't let me, I mean he won't let anyone forget. He is always posting pictures of this screaming beautiful beast. I only wish it were mine...

If you are going to try to sell Boas that are het for something, you will serve yourself very well to take as many photos of the breeding as possible. The better you can document that the animals you are selling are in fact het, the better off you are. If the mother of the animals offered is for instance an Albino, by all means get pictures of her with the babies even if you don't witness the birth. A thin worn out Albino guarding those babies will tell the tale, or is it tail... That helps to remove doubt from potential customers who are especially hesitant to trust an unknown person for hets. Those photographs can make the difference. Beyond that, you have to have the best animals to breed that you can afford. Beauty triumphs name every time I think. Or at least much of the time.

Good luck and get those really great looking animals.

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