Manny @ Perfect Predators - Reliable?

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alright, so the sunglow did end up making it on our next scheduled shipment date. A lot of stuff has been going on about Manny on the BOI right now with him "stealing" someones boa, not sending payments, and with holding shipments or shipping wrong snakes. I will say this for those who are considering him.

He has some of the best snakes. He is kind of an elitist BUT in some aspects "deserves" the attitude he dishes out because his animals are worth the hassel. This sunglow is incredible in person and has a fantastic temperment and has taken his first meal already. He is busy, a lot, and this leads to poor communication, but he does what he can to make sure that you get your snake if you buy from him. Now, I would probably avoid doing any kind of business with him that did not involve a direct transaction - either buying or selling to him. But as long as you buy from him and pay, you will get your snake and it will look like what it's supposed to. However, don't let his genetic descriptions confuse you. He seems to play a lot on words calling things like "Snow Glow" which is basically just a hypo het anery het kahl albino. So he calls it a Snow Glow instead of a Hypo Het Snow, or Hypo Het Moonglow. He will also call things "Het Sunglow" and make you really think what he's calling it because he'll throw in things like Double Het Sunglow which is just a Hypo (salmon) Het Albino. So if you understand his genetics lingo for what they are, you will probably be fairly happy with what you end up getting. Buyer beware but don't be scared.

Interesting....

He's accused, not proven but it's not looking real good, of selling snakes that aren't his and shipping wrong snakes if what I've gleaned from Fauna is accurate.

But since you got yours, all is well.

heh

I'll just stop now, it's got to be about bedtime anyway, going on 6 here, and wait to see if he's really a scumbag thief or just a really busy guy. The truth generally comes out over on the BOI.

Wilomn - the issue with this case on the BOI is that in recent stories - Manny was not the bad guy he was made out to be. In the case of the stolen boa, I feel Manny was in the right for simply asking for the VPI back and he'd send the snake back instead of using it for the season. I don't forsee what the big issue is with a nice male squaretail for a breeding loan. But I'm not going to go on BOI blasting my thoughts because then I'd just get it from both sides saying its "biased". He showed messages where Jen specifically says "You keep him for next season??" in a very direct way in regards to the VPI. While the VPI itself was shady - no denying that - the transaction was legit on his side for the most part, and the other party should have not sold the VPI if she was going to back out of the deal. That's poor on her part.

I talked to Manny multiple times on the phone, and have his direct cell number to text him as needed. While some of his practices are of worry, I dont feel anyone that pays cash for a snake will not get the snake they pay for. However, if doing a trade or a breeding deal, I'd tread very cautiously. My report is a good report. Those with bad can speak bad. I was learly about things with him because of the missed shipment, but verified thte box WAS at fedex when the misship happened. So that was legit.