what does "Ranched" mean? Whats the difference from "Farmed"? Is this sorta like a "puppy mill" but for snakes??
Thanks
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Hissenia Reptiles
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ranched hatchlings ??
Hissenia
Dec 09, 2007 06:54 PM
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SPJ01
Dec 09, 2007 06:59 PM
Ranched, farmed, captive hatched (CH) all mean the same.
Babies born in Africa on a farm and shipped out right after hatching.
Hissenia
Dec 09, 2007 07:03 PM
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Adrian De Leon
Hissenia Reptiles
RandyRemington
Dec 10, 2007 08:30 AM
The term "Farm" is IMHO a little misleading.
I don't believe they are practicing animal husbandry (i.e. breeding ball pythons). I believe these babies come from eggs dug up in the wild or from gravid females dug up in the wild.
zefdin
Dec 10, 2007 10:44 AM
Kinda makes you wonder what they do to the females after they drop? Unfortunately, it is most likely not a good outcome for most of them I would suspect?
EricIvins
Dec 10, 2007 04:22 PM
Some of those farms are breeding Ball Pythons, just the higher end animals. The Females they collect gravid are usually exported after they drop; In some countries they do/are suspossed to release a percentage back to where they were collected. However, the resource is sustainable and the economy it supports isn't going away any time soon.
