Aleesha's snakes? Are they here yet?

Isn't that the question EVERYone who is ANYone is asking these days?

The age old question on everyone's mind.

Aren't you just dying to know the answer...

Sooo.... Are they??!?!??!??!?

(I'm betting its a "yes"!)

Steve

Where they at?


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Hahaha! You are SUCH a tease! :D lol

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Now that's just WRONG! :evileye:

glad to see I got a few of your attention...

So... hmmm.... I wonder when they are coming? I wonder if it's soon. I wonder what they'll look like? I haven't seen pics in months and months...

hmmm.... I wonder *sits beside and tree and ponders this*

you're being very very mean!:taz:

show them please:bow:

I was just pondering these same questions a few minutes ago! But now... after all this teasing... I've decided I don't care! :P

oh i'm not teasing... cause i don't know the answer either... hence the pondering! :P

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Originally Posted by python.princess

I was just pondering these same questions a few minutes ago! But now... after all this teasing... I've decided I don't care! :P

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You know you care!:P
But I know she will spill the beans soon! Then we will never hear the end of those snakes!!!:P
:snake::snake::snake::snake:

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Originally Posted by Blu Mongoose

You know you care!:P
But I know she will spill the beans soon! Then we will never hear the end of those snakes!!!:P
:snake::snake::snake::snake:

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you got it right there!!!! you'll be seeing so many pictures you'll pay me to stop! :P

Hope you get some answers soon, Aleesha... how long do CITES permits usually take?

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

Isn't that the question EVERYone who is ANYone is asking these days?

The age old question on everyone's mind.

Aren't you just dying to know the answer...

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You bought some snakes WHEN? :O :O :weirdface :rofl: :8:

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

glad to see I got a few of your attention...

So... hmmm.... I wonder when they are coming? I wonder if it's soon. I wonder what they'll look like? I haven't seen pics in months and months...

hmmm.... I wonder *sits beside and tree and ponders this*

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You should be beat with a wet noodle for teasing us WOMAN :weirdface :tears: :( :rofl:

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Originally Posted by Rapture

Hope you get some answers soon, Aleesha... how long do CITES permits usually take?

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We had some trouble with the CITES but that did finally come through last summer. Unfortunately 'life' got in the way and the snakes have had to wait. I didn't want Adam being concerned about them while his little boy was ill... so we (happily) postponed getting the snakes shipped.

Then came winter LOL and storms, and more storms... and then there were storms LOL

So... hopefully soon the weather will clear up and allow my beautiful snakes (which are no longer hatchlings) to come into my care. :please: I just hope they approve the down-grade they'll be getting from Adam's loving hands to mine :weirdface cause really... if I was a snake, I'd wanna live with him LOL

Anyway... I'm feeling like it's really going to happen. It's been a long haul - but... patience is a virtue I have mastered... and I can master it a little longer... so Mother Nature... please don't feel you have to postpone this any further!

Adam is amazing, caring for these snakes for a year and a half... not charging me any extra while he fed and cleaned their poop ... and I am very appreciative. Other breeders may have thrown in the towel and given up on us... but he's a trooper - he's patiently waited this out on his end. He deserves a BIG pat on the back!

So... all we are waiting for is good weather on the east coast... as that's where the snakes need to transfer flights. :please:

And... maybe if we all ask super nicely... Adam will take some pics of them for us! :please::please::please:

:D
Aleesha

and just to remind us all of just how gorgeous these babies are... here's some old pics of them. from june 2007 - well 5 of the 6 anyway...

left to right: peanut (female) and king (male) both 100% het pied

http://www.8ballpythons.com/uploads/aleesha-2.jpg

left to right: comet, crack and lil' dude obviously pastel (female), spider (female), pastel (male)

http://www.8ballpythons.com/uploads/Aleesha-June07.jpg

we have one more... 50% poss het pied... no pic of her though.

and here's the original pics of 4 of our snakes... cause i just can't stop posting pics tonight!

this is what they looked like... back when we purchased them:

VPI Pastel Male: lil' dude cause he was one... so cute.

http://www.8ballpythons.com/pastel/pasjun06-11.jpg

Lemon Girl: Comet (due to the comet tail on her neck stripe)

http://www.8ballpythons.com/pastel/lempasjun06-06.jpg

Het female: I fell deep in love with her the second I saw her - Peanut

http://www.8ballpythons.com/pied/hetpie06-18.jpg

Het Male: Doesn't he look like royalty?

http://www.8ballpythons.com/pied/hetpie06-21.jpg

Aleesha, I can't wait until these beauties are finally home! :hug:

Aleesha, it's been soooo long. I can remember when cites were giving you h$%#. It's good too see it's finally going to happen for you. Pics when they arrive please.

You wont be disappointed - we both were in the same CITES nightmare that Adam experienced and I have my 8Ball purchases home with me in Ireland now for the past 3 months and they are all doing great.

And you're right - Adam fed, cleaned and took care of my 4 until they were shipped - they were a little bigger than hatchlings by the time they arrived!!

Tony

Those pastels are sooo.... velvety!! :)

tony, i'm so glad you were able to get yours. i'm looking forward to seeing mine ;)

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Aleesha, I can't wait until these beauties are finally home! :hug:

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i heard from adam... *whispers* wednesday! april 9th 2008:please:

WooHoooo!:pinkele::sunny::carrot::banana:

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

i heard from adam... *whispers* wednesday! april 9th 2008:please:

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i THINK we are on for wednesday!!!!! *trying to breathe* i really do think we are on for wednesday!!!!!!!

can you believe it?

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

i THINK we are on for wednesday!!!!! *trying to breathe* i really do think we are on for wednesday!!!!!!!

can you believe it?

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WOO-HOOOO!!! :pinkele::carrot::partyon::yes::headbang::party::clap::tp:

i haven't heard back from adam but i did check and both chicago and denver have decent looking weather forecasts for the week...
can you believe it? i'm getting my snakes!

okay... so are you sitting down folks? apparently my CITES has now expired!

So Adam is working on getting an extension. LOL

hahahahaha I'm hysterically laughing right now... of COURSE it expired... of course it did. I'm never getting these snakes LOL

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damned weather... LOL

damned CITES... LOL

hahahahahahahahaha

Have Adam meet you at a remote location along the US and Canada border, and have him just toss em over to you. No UPS and no CITES:D

OMIGOSH girl!! how long is it going to take to get your cites extended?!!?? I bet you cant wait for those little buggers to get to you!

Adam may be able to get the form from his local fish and wildlife office today, if he can then we will still be on for tomorrow... otherwise we have to wait for him to get it in the mail so maybe next week?

I'm still laughing... this cracks me up. It doesn't surprise me at all. Not at all... this has been the most "comedy of errors" experience of my life. One thing after another and you know... I could have gotten all pissy about it but hey... I've laughed and smiled through it all. No need getting upset, that doesn't help the situation. Besides... Adam has been doing all he can...

Come on Snake Gods... a little assistance would be nice at this point! :D

I've not been on much lately, but as I was reading through the first 3 pages of this thread I kept thinking surely the CITES have expired by now! It takes them forever to approve the paperwork and then you only have a 3 or 4 month window before it the approval expires. I hope you're able to work it out!

Justin

PS - Beautiful snakes btw!

Nope the window is longer than that. We were approved in August I believe and it expired 2 weeks ago LOL

I'm glad you are able to laugh! They aren't even my snakes and I am totally annoyed by the whole thing. I don't have patience for that.:(

i have heaps of patience... i'll send some over your way LOL

i'm still giggling over it to be honest... cracks me up LOL

so no snakes today. i'll start a new thread when i know for sure they are coming.

thanks :P