Craigs list: DUMB people

I was surfing Craigslist and an add caught my eye. 2 female ball pythons. I emailed him and asked what where they eating and how much. The guy emailed me back saying "cage and both girls $110. They are 2 years old and are fed 1 (yes ONE) MOUSE every 2 weeks" I was like WHAT a 2 year old and you are only feeding in one mouse every two weeks, you are starving the poor things. So off I go and look at his snakes. They both where skin and bones. I offered him 40 for the healthiest of the two. I didn't think I could bring the other one back as it was so thin and hardly moved when handled. He accepted. After a lecture on how he should be feeding his snake (I know he was just blowing me off) I took my new girl and ran. She is in quarantine. She was dehydrated and first thing she did was crawl into her water and drink. She is a beautiful girl. I offered her a small asf and she nailed him, so I offered her another small one (hoppers). I don't think she is 2 y.o, if so she is the smallest 2 year old I have ever seen. Below are a few photos of her.

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She wasn't coooperating with the photo shoot. The photos don't catch her beautiful color. She looks so much like a pastel. She will make killer babies when I pair her with my male pastel. I am haven't weighed her but I would be surprised if she is over 300g.
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Good save! Too bad you couldn't save them both.
Mike.

Wow... what are some people thinking?! Good save, she is beautiful. I pray for the sake of the other girl he takes your advice. I hate to hear about neglectful pet owners. Congrats.

Aww, I like the pic of her peeking over the corner of her tub. She is beautiful!

I hope the other one finds a good home as well. Its a shame what can happen when people don't look into what an animal needs before buying it. If he's been feeding them so little for the last 2 years I'm guessing that could cause her small size. Can't grow when you're eating a third of what you actually need!

I never did like craigslist.org... It just seems too hard to find anything in good condition.

Awww poor girl! great save!

Kudos for that save! She is a Pretty girl.

CL isn't bad, in fact it's great! IF you know what you're doing and know how to search. Also if you are willing to check things out before buying.

I recently re-homed a gorgeous adult male Leopard Gecko, Albino patternless at least if not more. And I got him from CL. He had been a class pet, and the teacher was wanting something new for the class. He is in great shape...in fact a little TOO great. :) I learned they had been feeding him mostly WAXworms because he 'loved them so much'. No wonder he has a slight double chin and very plump tail. :D Currently, he is in a much better tank (typical pet store advice setup before) and eating only crickets every other day to try and get his fat down. He's a sweety though, and I'll have a thread and pictures up soon.

Anyway, I do hope that lovely girl improves quickly! It's so sad to meet folks who believe their buddy or pet store employee so much that they ignore the good accurate advice of a knowledgeable stranger.

She is gorgeous! She looks soo happy too, or maybe just content. :D

she does look like she could be a pastel, maybe, check out the eyes.

When I got her I ask how she had been sexed. He said she had been poped as a female. I really didn't care as long as I could get her out of such a bad place.

Well I probed her today to find out she is a he. So I am going to keep him in QT for 30-60 days, then find a home for him. I am most likely only going to ask maybe 20 + shipping, since finding him a GOOD home is more important than than anything. He handles great and eats like a champ. LOL I offered him a hopper asf and he nailed it like there was no tomorrow. I am going to try him rats so his new owner can feed him rats. Right now I am waiting for a litter of rats to be born.

He is looking a LOT better and seems content enough. Send good thoughts his way and if you know of anyone who might be looking for a good pet keep an ear out for me. Thanks
this is a photo of when I got him. I will post new photos later.

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I'm so glad to hear that you were able to save him! He is beautiful and i'm glad you're bringing him back to optimal health!

As for craigslist, yeah, I would advise anyone looking on there for reptiles and the such to do a thorough screening of the people you're buying from. We bought a Tokay Gecko for $50, set-up and all, and when we thought we got a sweet deal, the Tokay had internal parasites all along (in which the lady failed to mention, and it was also our fault that we didn't do our research and question further), and it was so infested that it ended up dying anyway. :(

I used to like craigslist in the very beginning, but now I can't even stand to go on there, just between looking at unhealthy animals, people wanting quick cash, or fighting over pit-bulls. :mad:

Thanks.

He is NOT for sale right now. He is in QT and will remain here untill he is deemed safe and healthy enough to go to a good home. He is super sweet and I LOVE his color, so even then he might not go anyplace. I offered him a rattling and he pounded it. Guess he will eat anything.

He just shed so I thought I would take a few photos.

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He has just shed and is looking 100% better. Good clean lungs, active, eating almost anything I put in with him. He is a sweetheart as well.

He's looking good and I'm sure will continue to do well under your care. Hopefully at some point you'll find him a really good pet home. :)

Folks, let's please remember that slamming an entire site for the actions of few irresponsible posters isn't really very fair. It's highly unlikely that the owners of Craigslist are aware of what's said here and therefore, are in no position to defend their service and their site. Craigslist provides a good service overall. Let's put the blame squarely where it belongs - at the feet of irresponsible owners of the animals involved. Where they post them isn't really relevant in the end, since sadly you'll find abused or neglected animals through many, many sources.

I really respect people who rescue. It's good what you did, have fun with him.

Several hundred dollars later, if not more, we have a few nice Craigslist saves too! (who infested us with mites, had RIs, etc... but they were worth it, they're such sweet babies).

YES what is with craigslist people sometimes? I've come across people saying the worst experiences they had. From scams to violence. Just yesterday I saw on tv they busted some explicit services operation from craigslist. Crazy.

I rescued a 3-year old female that only weighed 500g from CL in Jan of this year. She was advertised as a "he", was skin and bones, had RI and was COVERED with scars. Her whole back from head to tail is scar after scar...and she had a really bad belly burn (with pus and everything). She was living on Carefresh (no humidity) in a huge cold tank (half log hide) with a tiny unregulated undertank heater that was at 130 degrees, and ate 1 mouse/rat baby every 2 weeks. My heart told me I had to get her out of there even though she looked horrible. After several visits to the vet, prescriptions, weekly meals of appropriate size meals.....she is now close to 900g and looks great (scars and all). I love her very much and I am so happy that I rescued her.