Serendipity the Suriname, my first boa

I don't know this seller, but if he did intentionally send you a cross, I don't know that he will be completely upfront about the parents. But I think your letter is worded nicely. Let us know what happens with this.

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Originally Posted by shann

i don't know this seller, but if he did intentionally send you a cross, i don't know that he will be completely upfront about the parents. But i think your letter is worded nicely. Let us know what happens with this.

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Will definitely keep you guys updated, thanks for the help. :) Here are my main thoughts on this, now that I've settled down:

Patrick is more upset about this than I am. (Mind you, I'm a bit disappointed, but still) After his initial rage, he got dejected because now he feels like his present is ruined. So, I'll tell you guys what I told him: she is beautiful, she is sweet, she has some sass (she threw a tantrum earlier today), and while she is not a purebred, I bet she'll still get big anyway. She's a mutt, and that's okay. Her name is Serendipity, which means something that happens by chance that is fortuitous. Now, is she perfect to what was desired? No. Do I love her anyway? Yes. Serendipity. Not ideal at first, but lucky still.

Now. That being said: I do want some sort of acknowledgement and/or atonement to this issue from the seller. But.. could be worse. And I'm certainly not sending Dippy back now. More I handle her, the more I love her. Besides.. I've already invested in her mite treatment. :rolleyes:

Irregardless to what her bloodlines are, I'm sure you will love her personality just the same. I hope you wind up satisfied with what ever the outcome.

Indeed, I hope y ou are happy with what ever you get, but for sure is not full blooded BCC!!

I'm far from an expert, but these are what TOP examples of the Suri local look like.

http://www.legacyreptiles.com/collection/Suriname.htm

Look over the pictures in the link. The breeder is VERY reputable and only sells top quality animals.

That said, if you love your girl already and KNOW its a girl for sure. A Suri cross should get plenty large. She may not be a cross either.

I'd get her probed to make sure you didn't get screwed there in case there are questions.

But I like the snake and am very happy for you.

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Originally Posted by Shann

I don't know this seller, but if he did intentionally send you a cross, I don't know that he will be completely upfront about the parents. But I think your letter is worded nicely. Let us know what happens with this.

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I agree that your letter is nicely worded. I hope the seller responds in kind.

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Originally Posted by DestinyLynette

Will definitely keep you guys updated, thanks for the help. :) Here are my main thoughts on this, now that I've settled down:

Patrick is more upset about this than I am. (Mind you, I'm a bit disappointed, but still) After his initial rage, he got dejected because now he feels like his present is ruined. So, I'll tell you guys what I told him: she is beautiful, she is sweet, she has some sass (she threw a tantrum earlier today), and while she is not a purebred, I bet she'll still get big anyway. She's a mutt, and that's okay. Her name is Serendipity, which means something that happens by chance that is fortuitous. Now, is she perfect to what was desired? No. Do I love her anyway? Yes. Serendipity. Not ideal at first, but lucky still.

Now. That being said: I do want some sort of acknowledgement and/or atonement to this issue from the seller. But.. could be worse. And I'm certainly not sending Dippy back now. More I handle her, the more I love her. Besides.. I've already invested in her mite treatment. :rolleyes:

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That's the best attitude you can have! She is very cute and you will love having her. And even pure BCI can grow to impressive lengths so you may still wind up with large boa. Plus, it is possible that she is, in fact, pure BCC. If the parents are not top quality, they could potentially throw babies like this.

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Originally Posted by Gio

I'm far from an expert, but these are what TOP examples of the Suri local look like.

http://www.legacyreptiles.com/collection/Suriname.htm

Look over the pictures in the link. The breeder is VERY reputable and only sells top quality animals.

That said, if you love your girl already and KNOW its a girl for sure. A Suri cross should get plenty large. She may not be a cross either.

I'd get her probed to make sure you didn't get screwed there in case there are questions.

But I like the snake and am very happy for you.

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Agreed. :gj:

Well, this is what I got back:

No way! We got her in trade from a good customer last week. She was in our spray rack and looked clean. When I see him I'll ask details on parents. You can send her back and we can send you a different one? Mites is weird, all snakes on the rack get sprayed every other day for quarantine.



Advice on where to go from here?

I would ask for images of the "other one" then if its more bcc looking, trade it in. But as others have said, if you like her, keep her :)

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Mites I don't care about (it happens, whatever), but now we have a dilemma. Do I wait and inquire about parentage? She's clearly not Suriname on either side of the coin. Do I want to ship her back? She's still pretty and has a fantastic personality, but she's not what I originally planned, and I don't know if I'll ever "get into" boas full time, or breed, so I don't know if I could use her for another project in the future. I don't even know *how* to send a reptile back, or who would cover charges, or what. Even if I got another boa from him, I'd want pictures to the nth degree beforehand. And I'm a really whimp about asking what I want, so I don't know about asking a partial refund or anything like that. I'm waiting for the mister to wake up to see what he thinks.