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hi guys,
i just found a great deal on bullsnakes in classfeid ad, and at wholesale price i get pairs of 4-5 footers breeders for 100 dollars shipped plus a extra feamle for 30 dollars so thats 130 dollars for 3 bulls, great deal!! i already have a male yearling bull right now. i am going to start breeding for my first time and i wanted to start out with pits, so i have alot to learn and i am little worry if i can do it lol so i might be here on this forum asking questions, with any help form you guys i will be very pleased thanks so much
derek
P.S. what do you think of that deal?

I guess that is a good deal on those, but you may need to realize that what you would be buying are, most likely, wild caught bulls. With the very low prices on them, size, and from what the pics look like, to me they look like wild caughts.
And..there is nothing wrong with owning wild caughts. I would rather have captive bred if all possible though. There are times that having wild caughts in your collection, if you are into breeding snakes, may be the only option, if you run into the situation of not being able to find exactly what you are looking for in a captive bred example.
Several factors to consider if these are wild caught:
1. How old are they? No way to really tell or know. You could be buying a very old snake, or maybe not.
2. Do they have ticks or mites? To my knowledge, bulls can be quite infested with them when wild caught. So, the chances of having to deal with that is on the upswing.
3. Tameness. They may be less likely to tolerate handling vs. captive raised specimens that have had the experience of handling. Of course, there have been the exceptions of wild caughts being tame as well, but something to think about.

I have seen normal but exceptional colored captive bred Tx bull babies for sale at shows ranging from $20-$60 each. With that, you could very well buy three bulls that are captive bred, you could know their complete history, and if they came from a reputable breeder, the health issues would be better. I have even seen captive bred sub adults and adults for very reasonable prices at shows as well.

Anyways..food for thought. Good luck!!!!

Billy
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Don't forget they could be old breeders. Past there prime.I was not able to see the picture. So not knowing what they are looking like. But wish you the best of luck with your breeding projects.
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