Update on my sick snake.

I recently bought a spider as well. Please pm me with the Breeder's name as well please.

Hi,

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Originally Posted by Ralphieeeee

Alright thnx on the info. I've only had him for 3 weeks. They told me that if I bought the animal knowing something was wrong with it they wouldn't do anything for me. Then, I called them back talked to the actual breeder himself, told him I would post his name and his business amomg online reptile forums telling everyone about my sick snake and the horrible service I got. He got all mad and blew up saying, "Thats bull h***! All my snakes are captive bred! There is no way of my snakes having parasites!" So I won't be happy if he does not help me out. I'm sure he won't be too happy if he doesn't help me out as well.

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Did you buy the animal knowing there was something wrong with it. :confused:

I would get your vet to contact him or produce a report which could be sent to him on request.

Would you mind PM'ing me the breeders name as well? - purely for personal intrest.


dr del

It is always better to try to resolve things through peaceful means rather than immediately resorting to threats of posting negative feedback and so forth on various forums. That immediately puts everyone on the defensive and can only resort to more hostile activities in the future between both parties.
It's also not fair to pm certain members behind the scenes divulging the breeder's info and not post it for the whole forum to see. If you're going to go that route, than be fair to everyone and make the information available for ALL to see.
It's a shame you're going through such a bad experience with your pet and I do hope he can be treated successfully for his ailments. This is exactly why I take each snake I get directly to the vet for an initial physical and lab tests to ensure all is well. So far I have faired great in that all of my snakes have come back with negative results for parasites, hookworm, and a host of other potential health issues.
Keep in mind also that it might not be beneficial for you to send this snake back for another one now that you've already got that much invested in vet bills and so forth. Chances are you'll be faced with the same dilemma you currently have if you get another snake sent to you from the same breeder. try to work things out with the guy you bought your pet from and hopefully all will end well for everyone concerned. ;)

No I didn't buy it knowing it was sick. It looked a little on the skinny side, but nothing to the extent that would stop me from buying it. The price was at $200, so it was sort of a deal, at least i thought it was. And Grim, I didn't come straight at them telling them I was going to tell everyone about how bad they were. I was just upset that they were giving me poor customer service and they made it seem like I was the bad person for buying this snake. They told me ALL of their snakes they bring to shows are healthy, and this obviously was a lie after going to the vet and seeing I have a sick snake. It showed symptoms within the week I bought it, so it's not like I made this snake sick. I'm not saying all his snakes are sick, I'm just wanting people to overlook his stuff thoroughly before they buy...I don't want anyone to go through what I am going through. ALSO...my snake was at 375 grams when I bought him. My girlfriend asked the person selling the snake to me if the male was able to breed at this weight and they said YES. LOL they're just trying to make money, it's horrible. And ya I was asking if I should even bother sending him back for a new snake becuase I don't wanna go through all of this again. Thanks though. I want to become a well known breeder one day, but I definitely don't want to be like this breeder...all about the money.

so who was this breeder? i'm gonna get back into things and i dont want to if it's crypto, that can knock out a whole collection very bad stuff and very hard to get rid of, and to my knowledge can spread to other reptiles :( did you get any info if it's crypto yet?

I will know in a few days.

I remember you post re: the loose stools when you first got him, he is still in quarantine right?, I hope you and the breeder can come to some agreement on this issue.
Did you notify the breeder and give him a heads up on the loose stools when you got the snake, and that you would be taking it to the vet.

I'm going to be optimistic here, & hope it's not crypto. Keep us updated.

ya. i had him in one of my empty racks. though i've recently transferred him out into a glass tank becuase i will need the rack soon for snakes growing out of my shoebox rack. I did notify the breeder and he was very rude at first when i tried to tell him my snake i bought from him looks to have parasites. I sent him an email last night talking about the trip to the vet. hoping to hear back from him soon. and ya i hope it's not crypto either...it would suck =[