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Originally Posted by Aaron_S
Where did you experience 2 year olds having very fussy eating habits? I wouldn't call it fussy when it's breeding season and they stop for a few months. I look at it as less clean up.
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"where"? In my house....yes I realize they go off food seasonally for breeding & temperature drops in native Africa (I have kept MANY snakes & bred some for many years); what I was trying to say is that often, when people turned theirs over to me as "too much trouble" that was a big part of their frustration & decision to do so. It's also why I don't necessarily recommend rosy boas as the perfect beginner snake for their docile nature & all... (and I used to breed them!): I do remember what it's like keeping your first snakes & having "trouble getting them to eat" & I have talked to ppl who have second thoughts about them when they refuse food in the winter... even though "we" know it's normal.
I've always raised my own rodents (& used to have a side business selling them as well, as I always "made too many") but when a "normal person" (defined as one without a house full of snakes? -LOL) has one snake to feed, they often get tired of buying food that is refused & wasted...especially if they are on a budget?
I am not at all against ball pythons, they have much to recommend them...but they aren't the only choice for a pet, nor are they the easiest or the best for everyone. To those breeding & flooding the market with them, I apologize for stepping on your toes. Incidentally it's not good for the snakes either when there are so many that the prices drop...as then many people see them as 'disposable entertainment' and don't give them the care & respect they totally deserve. (same is true of corn snakes & other pets who through no fault of their own are mass produced because of "popularity")
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