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I was just curious as to what the paperwork looks like that breeders give you when you purchase hets. Does anyone have an example that I could see?

Thanks.

It is simply a letter, sentence or whatever that expalains what you are buying, what they are the offspring of. This way you have something in writing that says the genetics of the animal that you have purchaed. I have "papers" from Kevin at NERD. It is an invoice looking sheet, that has their company name on it, what I bought, what they are het for, etc. He signed it at the bottom.
Hope this helps,
Brian Oakley

Remember, paperwork is only as good as the reputation of the person who bred the snake. Anyone can write a letter saying an animal is a het for this and that. If they are lying and just trying to take you, they will be long gone before the four years it takes for you to disprove your supposed het.

However, if you get papers from someone who is well-known and of good reputation, RDR, VPI, etc, they will probably show the distinguishing marks of your snake. This way, if you need to sell the animal down the road you can validate that you bought it from someone trustworthy and as a result get a fair price for your animal.

Good luck,
Christy

I agree. This year, I produced my first clutch of het Albino. Who am I? I'm a nobody. However, anyone who buys one of my snakes will get the following:

1) Answers to your questions.
2) Pics of my Albino male. You want a pic with him and me? You got it. You want a pic with him and a popcycle? You got it. Point is, I can send a pic pretty quickly of MY snake in just about any pose you want and that should give you comfort in knowing I did not grab some pic off the net and send it to you.
3) A signed picture of the snake you are purchasing detailing birth, sire, dam, weight and my signature - This really doesn't mean much as I'm a nobody
4) References.
5) Real contact info. Not a yahoo.com or hotmail.com domain. I'm not saying these are not from reputable breeders, but I usually skip ads that use an this type of transient email address. I also skip ads that list seller as Bob, or Mary or Jill.

In terms of signed documentation, I normally like to contact the original breeder to confirm that the snake being sold is what it is said to be.

I'm a software developer. I make more money in a month than I would breeding BPs. I do it because it's cool! That is, I enjoy it. It's also cool to see how excited my wife gets when she sees the cute little BPs - she used to be terrified of snakes. But there are those out there who are dishonest and wouldn't think twice about swindling anyone.

Just be careful, do your homework and prepare as much as you can.

Hope this helps.
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Jay A. Martin

Hi Jay,

You are not a nobody, lol. Anyway, I think calling KNOWN breeders for a reference is great if you are dealing with a person you do not know well. That breeder can confirm that the person bought a pied het or whatever.

Good luck!

Christy

Since getting back into BP breeding I'm photographing all offspring and maintaining a photo file. So for example if say 6 years down the road my customer decides to sell off a 100% het albino both parties will be able to come back to me and I'll be able to verify that snake. Photographic documentation protects all parties involved. Scott J. Michaels DVM