My Favorite Bad Reptile Advice I've Gotten

[lady_bug87]

Me: do you have any medium rats?
Employee: yes. Which colour would you like? Or does it not matter? I know some snakes will only eat white ones Or one color
Me:.... whut?
Employee: yea some guy told me that.
Me: yea... no. Tell him he's wrong.

[jjhill001]

Originally Posted by lady_bug87

Me: do you have any medium rats?
Employee: yes. Which colour would you like? Or does it not matter? I know some snakes will only eat white ones Or one color
Me:.... whut?
Employee: yea some guy told me that.
Me: yea... no. Tell him he's wrong.

This is actually a thing with Ball Pythons if I'm not mistaken.

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by jjhill001

This is actually a thing with Ball Pythons if I'm not mistaken.

I own a lot of ball pythons. I have owned many. I have worked with many from various sources over the past 15 years. I have never experienced this.

Quite often what happens is that the snake isn't eating for some other reason and the person isn't wanting to recognize or believe it could be their fault. So when the snake finally eats for whatever reason they chalk it up to some silly reason like colour of prey.

[jjhill001]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

I own a lot of ball pythons. I have owned many. I have worked with many from various sources over the past 15 years. I have never experienced this.

Quite often what happens is that the snake isn't eating for some other reason and the person isn't wanting to recognize or believe it could be their fault. So when the snake finally eats for whatever reason they chalk it up to some silly reason like colour of prey.

I don't keep ball pythons but I remember this in books I've read about them. Maybe just one of those myths.

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by jjhill001

I don't keep ball pythons but I remember this in books I've read about them. Maybe just one of those myths.

Yeah unfortunately nobody checks the books for accuracy all the time. We all wonder how they get started sometimes and it's in the places we tell people to research!

[jjhill001]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Yeah unfortunately nobody checks the books for accuracy all the time. We all wonder how they get started sometimes and it's in the places we tell people to research!

Well It's obviously pervasive enough that both of you immediately knew about it.

[lady_bug87]

Originally Posted by jjhill001

Well It's obviously pervasive enough that both of you immediately knew about it.

that comes with experience as well as taking part in active communities with other hobbyists.