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toshamc
at Tue Apr 17 11:11:26 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by toshamc ]
I buy my one bag of unsorted for pretty much the same reason I play the lotto when the jackpot gets big - I get drawn into the excitement and who knows maybe there is a one in a million shot I could get something really sweet. But I go into it figuring that I will likely get a bag of 10 normal males that I am going to have to establish and then find homes for - and you wouldn't believe how what a pain in the @ss it is to get rid of normal males.
I don't necessarily think that buying CH babies is a bad thing - but if you are looking for something unique/aberrant - I would recommend that unless you have the time and space to dedicate to snakes you aren't all that excited about - instead of buying an unsorted lot hoping to get something - you save your $200 and wait until some of the guys start posting their established aberrants for sale - that way you know exactly what you are getting and the work has been done for you. I would recommend you use caution and check around before buying CH lots from "just any importer" tho. That is where a lot of the problems that you hear about with captive hatched babies start: the parasites, regurge issues, etc. usually are a result of less than stellar husbandry.
As for my CHs I didn't get any in my unsorted lots so far that I have held back - I've gotten them established and found them new homes. I do have a bunch of aberrant female CH imports that I've gotten mostly from Ben Seigel that I really love - there is no difference between them and my CBB except that they are more stunning.
And yeah - I can't wait until next week when this years unsorted lot comes in. 
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Tosha 
JET Pythons
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RE: ?s about imported babies - toshamc, Tue Apr 17 11:11:26 2007