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Hi,Is it normal for a local snake breeder to want to meet some where for selling you a snake and not want you to go to there house??
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Yep pretty normal..

Yes. Not a lot of people like strangers coming into their homes. Its just a safety precaution.

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Yep pretty normal..

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Agreed :gj:

Not strange in the slightest. Unless you guys are friends, I don't see why you would let a stranger come into your house to buy something from you. Seems weird to me but maybe I'm just anti-social.

Not to mention if you're super paranoid about your collection being exposed to something, you wouldn't want another herper to come into contact with them but that's taking it to extreme paranoia I think.

Whenever I sell anything on Craigslist, I have the person meet me at a neutral location or at the very least outside where they can't guess what building or apartment # I'm in.

Yes, that is what I am finding to be the norm.
Then again most dont have the security I do;), I love being able to log online and see whats going on in and around my house:D

I have enough money in my snakes that nobody except my close friends know about them and no one at all visits me! If I sell I will meet at a neutral location or ship only. That's for my own safety, my animals safety, and theft purposes. I always have my CCW when I meet on CL stuff too.

Regards,

B

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

Yes, that is what I am finding to be the norm.
Then again most dont have the security I do;), I love being able to log online and see whats going on in and around my house:D

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I envy you! O_O

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Originally Posted by Ballz R Us

Hi,Is it normal for a local snake breeder to want to meet some where for selling you a snake and not want you to go to there house??
Thanks

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Sure. How does he know your an honest guy?

Economy is tough..... I'm sure if people rob old ladies for money I would not put it past someone to come break in your house later and steal your collection.

Sounds silly, but the amount of money people have invested in them, and anyone into snakes know how easily they can be sold doesn't quite sound so silly.

A few people have been over to my house and looked at some of my collection.

Heck yeah. No way would I let some stranger into my home, it's my home, not my business. Whenever I meet people, especially those I meet through craigslist, I meet them in public with my dobie in the car and the windows rolled all the way down. The last time I met someone she about scared the poop out of the guy, lol. She is pretty intimidating so I'll give him that ;)

thanks for all the replies,i understand now!
just wondering since like dog breeders and such let you go to there house.Garrick demire even has a open house lol:banana:

I got my Yellowbelly from a breeder who does the business from his house. He let me see a bunch of his collection including the father of my snake. It was a cool experience but I can totally understand why somebody wouldn't want a stranger in their home. Most people are normal but once you let a psycho in that can be scary.

Mind you generally the big breeders that let you tour their facilities also have multi layer security systems LOL

Exotics of all types have always been big theft targets. There was a pet store a few years ago that had some junkies break in to steal the exotic birds, they didn't know if the metal quarantine tags identified the birds or their owners so they simply cut that foot off of each stolen bird :O and then tried to pawn them off on CL. Some of the parrot magazines have reported for years about cases were someone heard a parrot while walking down the street and then came back just for it, leaving the rest of the house alone. How many threads have we seen on forums about stolen snake collections?

High end dog breeders have less to worry about because of chipping, dna registries, etc. and unlike snakes they tend to screen perspective buyers to make sure they're going to be good for the dog. Meaning background checks, interviews of family & friends & employers, checking THEIR house to make sure it would be a good environment ahead of time. My family has gone through that process before with dogs and they even try to keep track of the line after-sale. We had one breeder [we're talking a couple doing it as a personal small business and not some giant commercial farm] said they'd turned down & blacklisted buyers for using the "wrong" brand of dog food.

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Originally Posted by sgath92

Exotics of all types have always been big theft targets. There was a pet store a few years ago that had some junkies break in to steal the exotic birds, they didn't know if the metal quarantine tags identified the birds or their owners so they simply cut that foot off of each stolen bird :O and then tried to pawn them off on CL. Some of the parrot magazines have reported for years about cases were someone heard a parrot while walking down the street and then came back just for it, leaving the rest of the house alone. How many threads have we seen on forums about stolen snake collections?

High end dog breeders have less to worry about because of chipping, dna registries, etc. and unlike snakes they tend to screen perspective buyers to make sure they're going to be good for the dog. Meaning background checks, interviews of family & friends & employers, checking THEIR house to make sure it would be a good environment ahead of time. My family has gone through that process before with dogs and they even try to keep track of the line after-sale. We had one breeder [we're talking a couple doing it as a personal small business and not some giant commercial farm] said they'd turned down & blacklisted buyers for using the "wrong" brand of dog food.

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Thats nuts ive never heard of anything like that with buying dogs.:confused:

Doesn't sound abnormal, I'd assume since they don't know you they wouldn't want you knowing where they live and keep their probably very expensive collection. That leaves room to get their animals sick or now you know where to break in if you feel like stealing some high end morphs. Doesn't seem worth it....there are some really bad people out there.

Every time I have purchased something from craigslist, I have met the owners at their home. However when I sell, I always meet at the nearest gas station or etc. I suppose it is just more convenient to have the buyers come to your home, but as stated - it is much less safe.

The commercial breeders have security, but more importantly, they have insurance to cover the hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of animals they own.

Regards,

B

From what I've read it is pretty much impossible to insure a snake collection. Any more info as to which breeder was able to insure their collection, and from whom?

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Originally Posted by Ballz R Us

Thats nuts ive never heard of anything like that with buying dogs.:confused:

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When I was breeding, yes I did and I still know where most of my pups are. BUT we are also talking about $5,000.00 starting price on the pups I sold.

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Originally Posted by spitzu

From what I've read it is pretty much impossible to insure a snake collection. Any more info as to which breeder was able to insure their collection, and from whom?

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They are out there race horse owners insure their animals, as to high end cattle breeders find it isn't hard affording it is harder.


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It's completely normal. My dad was very strange about people coming to his house so I guess that's part of the reason I'm like that.

If I sell a snake locally I prefer to meet down the road from my house. I do keep in touch with buyers and give them any info they want but i am weird about people I don't know coming over. Heck, even long time friends don't come to my house very much.

It's normal. People are not like they use to be. It's hard to trust anymore.