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I know this is a very odd question, but i am curious as to what a good price for a hatchling having already eaten food would cost. As i have read all these posts as well as classifieds looking to get a good judge of the cost for these snakes, i realize that normals are going to cost the least and that different morphs are going to cost higher amounts. I like being a well educated consumer and quite frankly im "frugal" putting it nicely). I know that you pay for quality but that the cost depends on the market and breeder involved as well as their costs, but i do not want to get taken advantage of.

Case in point some one selling a siamese seal point burm or something like that ( i know thats goofy but you know what i mean some morph that i havent heard of) and selling it for a huge amount of money but its really just a normal or somethign that would never sell for the price they are asking.

I know when im looking for a snake i should make an appointment a week or so before hand with the breeder so my visit will be on time for a schedualed feeding so that i can prove visually that the snake is eating well. Are there any other things that i should look for? Like scars or signs of sickness ?

I emailed you but thought I would follow up with this post. Our wildlife center takes in over 25 burms each year looking for good homes...and many of these are beautiful animals once given the proper care. So, before you shell out a lot of money, check around. Contact your nearest herpetological society to see if they have an adoption program. Some of our wildlife center's most popular herps came through the Chicago Herp. Society's adoption service. Just thought I would throw this out. If you want to actually purchase a burm, I can't see spending more than $50 for a regular or albino...much more for the other strange sounding morphs that are flooding our market.

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No, seriously,. Rob is SO right. Get a rescued/rehabilitated burm if you can. They really need good homes. When I am more settled and my business is running very smoothly and I have more time I fully intend to take in a few normal burms from rescues. (For pet purposes only, of course). And I have every intention of funding and building an ideal rescue/retreat for unwanted snakes within 2 years. I just want to do whatever I can to help ease the load, you know. Especially since I am a snake breeder and undoubtedly somehow contribute to it (if not now, perhaps in the future). It's the least I can do.

>>I emailed you but thought I would follow up with this post. Our wildlife center takes in over 25 burms each year looking for good homes...and many of these are beautiful animals once given the proper care. So, before you shell out a lot of money, check around. Contact your nearest herpetological society to see if they have an adoption program. Some of our wildlife center's most popular herps came through the Chicago Herp. Society's adoption service. Just thought I would throw this out. If you want to actually purchase a burm, I can't see spending more than $50 for a regular or albino...much more for the other strange sounding morphs that are flooding our market.
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"I must have some terrible, deadly disease. It seems that everyone that has screwed me in the past always dies mysteriously a few years later." *Lou Cypher*

I live in a college town. I see every time college is in the college students are in the pet stores buying up snakes and other exotics. Then when it is time to leave college or what ever they just abandon the animals.
How would i go about starting a reptle rescue. I have access to a small piece of land that is not in use. I could build a building on it to keep the rescues in. I need to know who to contact about the regulations and so forth.

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>>No, seriously,. Rob is SO right. Get a rescued/rehabilitated burm if you can. They really need good homes. When I am more settled and my business is running very smoothly and I have more time I fully intend to take in a few normal burms from rescues. (For pet purposes only, of course). And I have every intention of funding and building an ideal rescue/retreat for unwanted snakes within 2 years. I just want to do whatever I can to help ease the load, you know. Especially since I am a snake breeder and undoubtedly somehow contribute to it (if not now, perhaps in the future). It's the least I can do.
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>>>>I emailed you but thought I would follow up with this post. Our wildlife center takes in over 25 burms each year looking for good homes...and many of these are beautiful animals once given the proper care. So, before you shell out a lot of money, check around. Contact your nearest herpetological society to see if they have an adoption program. Some of our wildlife center's most popular herps came through the Chicago Herp. Society's adoption service. Just thought I would throw this out. If you want to actually purchase a burm, I can't see spending more than $50 for a regular or albino...much more for the other strange sounding morphs that are flooding our market.
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>>"I must have some terrible, deadly disease. It seems that everyone that has screwed me in the past always dies mysteriously a few years later." *Lou Cypher*
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Starting known reptile rescue is quite easy. Before you get started, check with your community to see if there are any ordinances against teh keeping of certain herps. Check to make sure you don't need any special permits or licenses (here in Illinois, all you need is an endangered species permit for threatened animals). From there, it is just a matter of getting the word out. Notify the area vet clinics, pet stores, animal control and herp societies (if you have any) of your interest to do reptile rescues. Be warned....once your name becomes well known you could be inundated with reptile calls. If that isn't a concern, then just get flyers out to as many places as possible and the phone calls will come pouring in (eventually). Also, one other thing is to do education programs at schools, scout groups, etc....that's another way to get visibility in your community. Hope this helps. Rob

If they are very young snakes i wouldn't mind, but jumping into getting a large snake since i havent been around snakes often might be to much for me. I think about any animal can grow on me .. he he Literally grow!! .. Trust me i have been around some nasty animals when i volunteered at an animal hospital from farm animals to domestic animals to wild animals it ran the gambit.

I will have to ask around and see if there is a herpacology place around, or if NCTRR has gotten any calls about snakes since it happens from time to time.

My fiance actually refuses to buy Albino snakes period. His reasoning is that in his experience albinos are a little messed up in the head from interbreeding with close relatives. I don't know how true that is any more, but it is most likely true with any morph that some where they were breed to a brother or sister.