Best Way to Replace My Dead Pin?
The Tucson show is coming up and that's when, in 2010, I purchased a female Pin. As the show is inching closer I'm deciding what would be the best way to replace my dead Pin.
I called the breeder the day it happened, only two months after the expo. The care for all my Ball pythons is the exact same and has much improved in the last three years of keeping Balls. He asked all questions about my husbandry and everything seemed correct. The day I bought her I was told she was a picky eater, but from dealing with several picky eating snakes before, I was confident enough that I could get her on food. The snake only took food once for me through assist feeding and I could not get her to eat anything after that. I tried every method I could think of. The snake was thoroughly checked over at the expo and in my home but showed no physical signs of illness.
I paid $180 for her and still have the recipe. I may call in again in August just to remind him about the incident so he knows I'll be there for the show looking for a replacement of my dead Pinstripe. When I called him around 10 months ago he said we could work something out and that he will be vending at the next Tucson Show.
So, if you were in this situation, how would you want your snake replaced? I mean, even if he gave me my money back which is fine, I would rather prefer another healthy, eating female hatchling morph. But I'd like to get opinions.. I'm not exactly sure how to deal with the situation as this is the first and only time I ever had a Ball die on me so suddenly. I'm still rather heated about the incident.
The business name on the recipe says Outback Reptiles, but I also have a card from them somewhere of their main business that they run (a motel I think). I'll have to find the card but I think it might've been Paradise something Motel.. They are located in Texas.
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