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Oh, Craigslist...

You will get more answers to your questions if you post a new thread.

If you breed a snow to an albino (I assume you mean an amel), you will get amels. An amel to a normal would give you all normals. If your snakes have hets, you could possibly get other things, but without knowing which hets, if any, it's impossible to know what else you could get. MegF answered your question about incubators and I agree with her answer.
 
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Go to the section you want...most likely the breeding section would be best, click on the button that says new thread and go to town...
 
Oh my crap! I just found this poor snow corn (listed for sale as an albino) on my local Craigslist. S/he's so skinny it breaks my heart. :(

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If we weren't already at capacity, I'd be wanting to sweep in and help that guy.
 
I was on kijiji today (Canada's craigslist) and could hardly stand it. There were several ads in my city alone for snakes left behind by roommates. Snows listed as albinos. Several people apparently spent $500-600 on their setups, and wanted to make half of that back... for 20 gallon aquariums! People calling their corn snakes "rare", and almost every single one of them had a heat lamp and hot rock, not one single UTH. And almost no decent pictures either, there was no way you could know the morphs of most of them. I know it's the same everywhere, every day, but still I had to shake my head.
 
I'm tempted to go get that snow, rehab him/her, then sell them to my specialty shop that buys my babies. I know they'd get regular feedings at least until rehomed. I hate seeing them so skinny like that.

Albertagirl, I know what you mean about pricing. Another ad is for an adult normal male ball python that they want $150 for, snake only. Good luck with that.
 
I couldn't help it--I sent off an interested email to the ad with the skinny snow corn.

LittleFrog, $250 for a lavender/blizzard (WTHeck does that mean?) with a complete set up might be okay if, uh, the set up is really, REALLY nice...
 
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I couldn't help it--I sent off an interested email to the ad with the skinny snow corn.

LittleFrog, $250 for a lavender/blizzard (WTHeck does that mean?) with a complete set up might be okay if, uh, the set up is really, REALLY nice...
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And if they would actually bother to post pictures to show you what exactly you're getting? I don't know many people that will bother to text a seller to find out when there are so many other ads WITH pictures! And yeah, highly doubt the set up is all that great, they usually aren't.

And yeah, I'd love to know what a lavender/blizzard is, too, LOL!
 
(I know they have rear-facing fangs and thus really have to chew/work to inject their venom, but I think California law doesn't exactly say, "Oh, okay.")
 
Actually, I think I'm off in my understanding of CA herp law--which is surprisingly complicated. I'm seeing it both is and is not legal to own without a permit. Anyone care to educate?
 
That's not a cobra, it's a false water cobra...Hydronastes gigas. Totally different species and not on the venomous lists at least in Florida where they regulate everything. It is rear fixed fang but not considered medically important. California being the communist regulated state it is though may consider them illegal. I've seen them for sale at the big show in Pasadena though. I own one.....and they are awesome, but they are asking a lot for a normal FWC. I paid that for a hypo.
 
Oh, cool! I dig learning about all the species.

I've contacted the owner of the skinny snow corn. I'm tempted to go get her (they say it's a her, but they also say she's albino...soooooooo...yeah) and get some meat on her bones. She's supposedly about 2 years old.

I'm second guessing myself a bit, but am I correct in thinking she's way skinny for her spine to be so obvious? It's a bit of a drive to go out and get her, but I have equestrian business I need to attend to out that direction anyway, so I'm tempted to go on out and take care of both of those birds with one stone.

I have a freezer full of mice of various sizes and some Nutri-Bac ready to come to her rescue. :) What do you think?
 
She looks quite skinny to me. My only advice would be to be very careful not to cross contaminate anything related to her with your other snakes because you don't know if she's skinny because she's actually sick.
 
She did look very thin. Full quarantine in another room...feed with separate tongs for a minimum of 3 months and preferably 6. I NEVER bring a new animal into my collection without quarantine no matter who I get it from...friend, stranger etc.
 
Thanks. I definitely intend to keep her quarantined--since she comes with a tank that makes things easier. I'm a bit concerned she may have an impaction being on all that sand though, and treating that is a bit beyond me. I've seen it in horses, but never snakes. ;)

Do you think I should clue the seller in on my concern for her condition, or play clueless? In other rescues, particularly horses, people get defensive and animals disappear when they feel judged.
 
I live in CA, and we used to sell FWC and mangrove snakes at the reptile store I worked in, so I think rear-fanged snakes are fine.
 
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