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Old 01-06-2008, 09:17 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Cool Re: Reticulated python with eggs

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Originally Posted by Stefan-A View Post
I didn't really go into details about my line of reasoning before, but I made the assumption, that the only way to "get rid" of the offspring if all eggs were saved, would be by selling them to hobbyists. The demand can't be that great among zoos, for example. Then again, I have no idea how you operate and what kind of people your snakes can be given to.

Actually, my first thought was, why did you save that one egg?
Snakes that get as big and dangerous as this are not done for most people. That's why we do not do them to others. Otherwise we get them back in the shelter in a few years.

The one we save is for our own collection in the future.
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