Pro Exotict facility burning!!!

Wow that sucks. Didn't know this Chad Brown was the same as the football player. Other than grieving for lost snakes, time is the biggest loss here. I ma sure that he is financially well off to rebuild but even if they had new stock tomorrow it will take years to those combos back.

Hats off to RD for offering some of his.

Kinda speechless and heartbroken on this one. I did business with these guys for the first time last week, they were wonderful to work with. Hoping for the best for them in re-building everything they had.

What a truly horrible event.:tears: Our thoughts go out to PE and all of their staff.
It is nice to see that other breeders are already offering to help them with the rebuilding process, it really shows what a great community this hobby is.

One of the reports said there were over 3,000 snakes in that building that are lost. How terrible and sad.

OMG - those pictures are enough to bring me to tears. I feel sooo horrible for the way those poor animals died.

I guess we all have to be thankful that no people were hurt in this fire.

Godspeed to all the little snakes that lost their lives......

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Whoops. Sorry about that.

A co worker of mine just showed me the news. OMG All those poor snakes.....:tears: I am at work and nearly on the verge of tears. Massive Kudos to Ralph and the others who are helping out. I was hoping to see them at the next Expo but I don't know if they will be there now...

Does anyone know if there is a way to make a donation to them? I would very much like to help, even if it's only a little.

I didnt even know they existed until this post.
I know they probably had insurance BUT it will/could never cover what was lost.
I am truly sorry this is my first year hoping to breed and I dont have any killer combos to send their way to help restart.
I really hope they can get back on their feet quickly and try to recover from their loss.
Good luck to every one that works there BUT my heart goes out to all the beautiful animals that were lost:tears::tears::tears:

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I didnt even know they existed until this post.
I know they probably had insurance BUT it will/could never cover what was lost.
I am truly sorry this is my first year hoping to breed and I dont have any killer combos to send their way to help restart.
I really hope they can get back on their feet quickly and try to recover from their loss.
Good luck to every one that works there BUT my heart goes out to all the beautiful animals that were lost:tears::tears::tears:

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They Are same people who operate "Ship Your Reptiles"... and You for sure heard about them...

I wonder how this tragedy will affect that part of they business :(

http://www.denverpost.com/popular/ci...hbors_colorado

From the sounds of things, the fire is what set off the burglary alarm.

Thoughts and prayers going out to Chad, Robyn, Andy and everyone over there. It's so incredibly sad...they are all so passionate about their animals. Hoping they land on their feet.

Those pictures are hard to look at.
This is truly horrible news.

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They Are same people who operate "Ship Your Reptiles"... and You for sure heard about them...

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Holy crap! I didn't realize they did that...

:tears:My prayers go out to them:tears:

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At least they found the snake and some eggs, so not all is lost. It'll be hard to tell if the eggs are viable though with all the heat, water, and cold.

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I remember talking briefly to Chad Brown. He was a guest speaker at the now dissolved Pittsburgh Herpetological Society. It was way back in his Pittsburgh Steeler days.

One thing that impressed me with this guy was his sense of purpose. Even though he makes money from raising his reptiles, at a base level he is not in it just to make a buck. He's in it because he is drawn to these animals and he's not going to lose that because of an incredible loss like this fire.

He'll be back. I'm counting on it because I'm going to be one of his customers when he gets his production back in swing.

SORRY FOR proexotics...YOU GUYS ARE IN EVERYONES THOUGHTS!:please:

It'll take a few days to determine the cause of the fire. Glad the boa at least made it.

New pictures are up. I suggest only the strong stomached view them.

So sorry to hear this. I am glad no people were hurt but it sure does break my heart knowing that so many snakes didn't make it :tears:

Oh my god! the pictures on facebook are HORRIBLE.... I don't get choked up very easily... this is so sad.

Those pics on their Facebook are just devastating...my heart goes out to these guys!!


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What hits home the hardest for me was I bought my pastels from them, and was just up there this past Thursday. :tears:

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Oh my god! the pictures on facebook are HORRIBLE.... I don't get choked up very easily... this is so sad.

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Yeah. Actually being there has to be a thousand times worse.

Those pictures are awful, all those burnt out racks. I'm speechless. I hope they are able to recover quickly.

There are dead snakes everywhere in the pics. With all the ABS plastic in there it must have gone up like an inferno...

I know it will take time, and it is early, but what can we as a community at BP.net do to help?

Can we set up a donation fund or something? They may not be very interested in my meager offer but I am sure I can spare a female spider or cash when they are ready.

http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/R...130591113.html


I just read this and Im SO sorry to hear. I can only imagine what they are going through.

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There are dead snakes everywhere in the pics. With all the ABS plastic in there it must have gone up like an inferno...

I know it will take time, and it is early, but what can we as a community at BP.net do to help?

Can we set up a donation fund or something? They may not be very interested in my meager offer but I am sure I can spare a female spider or cash when they are ready.

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It would be great if we could help as a community. There is a Facebook page already that is going to be contacting PE in a few days to setup donations of both cash and animals, most likely supplies too.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/GetBeh...67811343249816

I second that, a great place to get from learn from and just a bunch of nice people.

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It would be great if we could help as a community. There is a Facebook page already that is going to be contacting PE in a few days to setup donations of both cash and animals, most likely supplies too.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/GetBeh...67811343249816

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Well lets get together and donate something as a community (from BP.net). I am not a mod here or anything but would be happy to help in any way that I can.

OMG, so sorry to hear this. Hate to hear about the snakes and I hope they can make a recovery.

Glad they were able to save the incubators. Including one that had a Lil Desert Pied that just hatched alive in there. Should help them lift the spirits a bit with eggs still cooking and hatching.

I sent them an email offering what meager animals I have extra. I know I have a pitiful collection compared to the big guys, but you do have to start somewhere. I'd be happy to contribute something to a BP.net offer.

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Glad they were able to save the incubators. Including one that had a Lil Desert Pied that just hatched alive in there. Should help them lift the spirits a bit with eggs still cooking and hatching.

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where did you see that at?

Since I'm so close, and font have many snakes I could donate, I offered to help them in the clean up.

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where did you see that at?

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Heard from SloanReptiles

My condolences to them as well. I can't imagine what a huge loss it might be, I know I would cry for days.

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did they save all the incubators ??? that is good news at least one more survivor

I had tears in my eyes after seeing some of the pictures...so sad.....

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did they save all the incubators ??? that is good news at least one more survivor

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Not sure, there was total of 1 boa, 1 baby ball and 9 rat snakes that survived in fire. The Incubators were said to be fine. Some eggs might of gotten wet that might not make it but so far eggs are doing good

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Not sure, there was total of 1 boa, 1 baby ball and 9 rat snakes that survived in fire. The Incubators were said to be fine. Some eggs might of gotten wet that might not make it but so far eggs are doing good

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At least one good news in that Whole tragedy...:(

So sad I cant believe those pictures of the vision racks.

My condolances to them too. I couldn't even imagine. This is truly awful. :(

I have been sick to my stomach since I found out this morning. How devastating.

The pictures are heart wrenching.

This is tragic. My heart goes out to all of those guys and I will be looking for attempts to help them out. Pics are sad...

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There are dead snakes everywhere in the pics. With all the ABS plastic in there it must have gone up like an inferno...

I know it will take time, and it is early, but what can we as a community at BP.net do to help?

Can we set up a donation fund or something? They may not be very interested in my meager offer but I am sure I can spare a female spider or cash when they are ready.

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We finally agree on something cavanaugh. It is tragic and horrible. I could not imagine pulling up to my facility burning. They will need alot of help from the entire industry to recover. The worse part is insurance will only cover property loss not live animals

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Not sure, there was total of 1 boa, 1 baby ball and 9 rat snakes that survived in fire. The Incubators were said to be fine. Some eggs might of gotten wet that might not make it but so far eggs are doing good

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Good to know some eggs are doing good.