The Craigslist in my area is so depressing

Some one in my area us selling a beautiful caramel BP for only $100... but it also has an upper respiratory infection and possible burn on its head...

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Originally Posted by FireStarter

Some one in my area us selling a beautiful caramel BP for only $100... but it also has an upper respiratory infection and possible burn on its head...

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No wonder it's so cheap. They can't afford vet visits.

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Originally Posted by MontyAndMelissa

No wonder it's so cheap. They can't afford vet visits.

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It's awful. He's also asking for trades. Don't get another snake if you couldn't take care of take he first one

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Originally Posted by Lizardlicks

omg maybe they were sold a retic that was advertized as a ball by mistake? They look kind of similar as babies, I can see someone in a petshop putting some in a wrong holding tank and suddenly you got a monster snake a few years later.

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If I had the room for him I would go pick him up. But I don't. Ive always wanted a retic. They got him from a "breeder" and that's how much they paid.

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Originally Posted by FireStarter

It's awful. He's also asking for trades. Don't get another snake if you couldn't take care of take he first one

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Exactly. That poor baby.

I was just looking around and found this and I can tell you mine area is the exact same thing. There is this one guy who says he's a breeder and he has quite a few snake up for sale. He has a pied girl, bumble bee, spiders, and a few pastels. Oh and then it's the same guy he's selling normals for 150 males and females. I e-mailed him just because I was curious about a spider he was selling and I asked for some pictures. They are horrible! He has her in a filthy bin and you can see her spine. Not to mention she has shed after shed stuck to her. Poor Baby. I wish I could get her but I can't risk bringing in a sick snake to my group. I have three ball pythons right now and one of them, my Male Castiel is not gaining any weight at all and he needs too. Plus i just got a het pied who's still very little. She needs to chunk up too. I hope someone gets her!

Many Craigslist ads are disturbing, not just for ball pythons and reptiles.

However, I've also gotten healthy female breeders from there for pennies on the dollar that were kept in proper setups etc. I've also sold some perfectly healthy nice babies on there during the winter when local sales are easier than shipping. So they are not all bad and sometimes you make out like a bandit!

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Originally Posted by FireStarter

Some one in my area us selling a beautiful caramel BP for only $100... but it also has an upper respiratory infection and possible burn on its head...

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And depending on the underlying cause of that URI, that cheap snake could end up wiping out your whole collection and cost you thousands in vet bills if you bring it home, even if you try to QT it in another room.

Some times you can find gems on CL.

I got a rack,4 normal bp, 1 lemonblast, 1 bumblebee, 1 pastel all for $600. Plus awesome water bowls xD

I think it really depends on the area of where your from... In my friends state they have some pretty ones in good shape and everything. I got my two normals on craigslist from a lady who's sons girl friend wanted nothing to do with them and she couldn't take care of them any more because her dog had a high prey drive and they just weren't being cared for right any more. They are very sweet and wonderful BP's. The only bad thing was that their cage was to small and the male was slightly under weight from a cold. She brought him to the vet and everything was all good before I got them. Now they live in a six feet long, two feet tall, and three feet wide massive cage. They love it! It really depends on how nice the people are and how responsible.