Brian Barczyk - Page 2

nazanova · 08-10-14, 07:14 AM

I don't necessarily agree with the way he houses his snakes (especially the big ones, Jesus are they cramped) but it's like how else is he supposed to house so many snakes you know? I'm not defending him but it's his business, he isn't the first and won't be the last so he has to house all these animals in a efficient manor. And no one here can deny the wonders he's done for the hobby and the way he's educated and brought hundreds if not thousands of people into the hobby and help get certain snakes further away from possible extinction. But again even after all of this I don't really agree on his housing methods but what else can he do.

red ink · 08-10-14, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by nazanova

I don't necessarily agree with the way he houses his snakes (especially the big ones, Jesus are they cramped) but it's like how else is he supposed to house so many snakes you know? I'm not defending him but it's his business, he isn't the first and won't be the last so he has to house all these animals in a efficient manor. And no one here can deny the wonders he's done for the hobby and the way he's educated and brought hundreds if not thousands of people into the hobby and help get certain snakes further away from possible extinction. But again even after all of this I don't really agree on his housing methods but what else can he do.

Down size to keep the ones he wants to keep in appropriate enclosures... like the rest of us do.

polito · 08-09-14, 12:01 PM

I was lucky enough to travel down to Michigan and spend the weekend over at BHB about 2 years ago (summer of 2012).

Snakebytes is the show that got me to look past my fear and see the beauty in all snakes. Honestly what got me to get over my fear and start having snakes.
I'm a special fx artist based in Toronto, started emailing Brian months earlier and ended up coming down and doing zombie makeups for the episode "Snakes and Zombies!". Honestly one of the nicest guys Ive met in this industry. Really was a great time, Josh, chewy and george were hilarious. Not only was he great when I was down there but continued to email me and keep in touch. I would recommend anyone to go visit BHB if you have the opportunity. I had free reign when I was there to go around and look at whatever i wanted and all the bins I opened were nice and clean and the animals looked to be in great condition. Got to see the sunset ball python babies in person too (right around when they just hatched).

I have a bunch of pictures from when I did their makeups, if anyones interested maybe ill start a post and show them all.

Pirarucu · 08-09-14, 01:28 PM

His attitude towards the hobby, etc. is great and he keeps his snakes well (judging by American standards), but his Varanid husbandry is inadequate at best, which is especially unfortunate because of the black Nile Monitor(s) he has.

nazanova · 08-09-14, 02:00 PM

I don't really have an opinion on the way he keeps his reptiles because on one hand you could say they've been bred in captivity so the way their kept is all they know so it doesn't affect them but then again you can say animals aren't supposed to be kept in boxes and one person can't possibly love and care for thousands of reptiles to the best of his abilities at once. All I know is watching show encouraged me more to get my snake.

infernalis · 08-09-14, 02:06 PM

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His attitude towards the hobby, etc. is great and he keeps his snakes well (judging by American standards), but his Varanid husbandry is inadequate at best, which is especially unfortunate because of the black Nile Monitor(s) he has.

Beat me to it..

That poor Nile can't hardly move at all in there.

Mad Max · 08-10-14, 09:03 PM

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That poor Nile can't hardly move at all in there.

I hadn't seen that before now. Can't say that I approve of it.

nazanova · 08-11-14, 06:56 AM

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I hadn't seen that before now. Can't say that I approve of it.

I second that.

Sublimeballs · 08-09-14, 06:58 PM

Glad someone mentioned his monitor husbandry. He's doing alot for our image but like alot of big breeders not everything gets proper housing.

Wayne, that Nile in the rack depresses me to no end.

franks · 08-09-14, 08:14 PM

Same here guys. One of the first videos I viewed was of the Nile monitor and it turned me off to the whole thing. To me that clearly displays that at the very least- it is not all about the animals. I do think he loves snakes, but it is a business for him.

SnoopySnake · 08-09-14, 08:16 PM

He seems like an alright guy but I was never a real big fan of how it sometimes seems like he antagonizes the snakes to try and get a bite out of them, and the monitor husbandry. I don't really like to see so many snakes shoved in little tubs either, but most breeders are going to do that just to make a buck...

franks · 08-09-14, 08:19 PM

(Continued because of my wierd phone)

I feel that it is rediculous that we hold breeders to a different standard than hobbiests. If an animal is an animal and a life is a life than what is deemed appropriate or in other words "the lowest standard of acceptable husbandry" should be consistently the same. If a person came on this forum and had one carpet python that he kept in a small plastic tub I would speak up and say that is not acceptable husbandry. Many of you would chime in and agree. I don't care that he has a thousand snakes, I do not like to see animals that I like have to live in conditions like that.

David VB · 08-10-14, 04:36 AM

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(continued because of my wierd phone)

i feel that it is rediculous that we hold breeders to a different standard than hobbiests. If an animal is an animal and a life is a life than what is deemed appropriate or in other words "the lowest standard of acceptable husbandry" should be consistently the same. If a person came on this forum and had one carpet python that he kept in a small plastic tub i would speak up and say that is not acceptable husbandry. Many of you would chime in and agree. I don't care that he has a thousand snakes, i do not like to see animals that i like have to live in conditions like that.

amen !!!

Pirarucu · 08-10-14, 09:47 AM

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(Continued because of my wierd phone)

I feel that it is rediculous that we hold breeders to a different standard than hobbiests. If an animal is an animal and a life is a life than what is deemed appropriate or in other words "the lowest standard of acceptable husbandry" should be consistently the same. If a person came on this forum and had one carpet python that he kept in a small plastic tub I would speak up and say that is not acceptable husbandry. Many of you would chime in and agree. I don't care that he has a thousand snakes, I do not like to see animals that I like have to live in conditions like that.

Agreed. I see the excuse that "breeders with thousands of animals can't afford to keep them in anything but small tubs" all the time. That's an argument for keeping fewer animals, not keeping them in cages that are barely big enough.

Mikoh4792 · 08-10-14, 10:39 AM

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Agreed. I see the excuse that "breeders with thousands of animals can't afford to keep them in anything but small tubs" all the time. That's an argument for keeping fewer animals, not keeping them in cages that are barely big enough.

Exactly, husbandry over profit. These are live animals, not objects.

Breed fewer animals to provide adequate housing, instead of breeding many animals in cramped housing.

They can't afford to keep 100 snakes in anything but small tubs? Too bad, don't keep 100 snakes then.