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Any Indigo breeders in PA?

rippit

rippit

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Hi all,

I have been thinking about buying an indigo snake, and after some research (correct me if I'm wrong here), it seems that if a PA customer buys a captive-bred indigon from a PA breeder, no permit is required. So I was wondering if any of you out there in PA breed indigos and/or could give me some general guidlines on how difficult these snakes are to care for.

Thanks!
 
I don't have any, but from what I've heard, they are pretty easy to keep, if you don't mind feeding and cleaning their cages a little more frequently. I've heard their metabolism is faster than other snakes so that they require more food and poop ALL the time.

You are correct about the permit, but make sure that your local town doesn't require a permit. They may still require one even if you buy it from within the state. Quite a few towns, at least in Ohio, have a 6 foot limit on the length of snakes, and an indigo will easily pass that size, so make sure you know your town's laws before you get your snake.
 
Thanks Amanda.

I was talking to a guy this past weekend at the Monroeville herp expo, and he had a South American indigo for sale for only $100. He said that since it wasn't a domestic species I wouldn't need a permit, but it was a brown phase, and I was more interested in the black phase eastern indigo, which is domestic. The snake was awesome though - extremely active and strong.
 
Yah, the ones from SA are called Cribos though. It was probably a Black-tailed Cribo, as those are the most common, or at least they seem like it to me.

You might want to check into getting a Texas Indigo. They aren't as common as Easterns (not like Easterns are common though) but they are black and they don't require the interstate permit.
 
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