So Tempted....

[Neal]

It's ok. That store is horrible, you should see the rest of it, but I didn't want to get seen snapping pictures of the entire store. I just snabbed the reptile section up and told them I was gonna show my nephew because I was getting a snake for him.

[Hulihzack]

I see what people mean when they say our store is the cleanest they've ever seen... I had no idea other places were that bad The place I work at is the only reptile store I've ever been to and I think I'll keep it that way (I'd probably find myself trying to teach those morons how to care for a snake in vein). That's kind of apalling...

[Neal]

I see what people mean when they say our store is the cleanest they've ever seen... I had no idea other places were that bad The place I work at is the only reptile store I've ever been to and I think I'll keep it that way (I'd probably find myself trying to teach those morons how to care for a snake in vein). That's kind of apalling...

I've tried to explain better care to them, and they always ask me questions when I go there to get food, but they never listen.

[travy4911]

It's because they don't care....They're their to make the all mighty $ and they don't care who...or what...they hurt to get it. It makes me really mad when I see stuff like this.

[Michelle.C]

I've tried to explain better care to them, and they always ask me questions when I go there to get food, but they never listen.

Those are pretty horrid conditions, but I've seen much, much worse.

I'm guessing they just have everything mislabeled because their employees are too lazy to label them correctly. Ask the store manager if they have the previous snakes you saw in the tank (Albino Ball Pythons). If the do have them in the back, I'm sure they will tell you.

I'm pretty sure, they wouldn't have sold them for $15 each if they have a Pastel listed for $400. Again, I am guessing that they are just too lazy to clean the enclosures and properly label them.

I do agree with another post I read, if you are interested in an Albino (which you said you weren't), buy one for a reputable breeder. With a store like that, there is no telling what else you can bring home with the snake (IBD, Parasites, RIs, etc.) So if you are truly not interested in buying one for personal reasons and unwilling to take the risk, leave them for someone else, just imo though.

As for their housing issues, print off some caresheets for the owner and offer to help them clean and set the snakes up for free. It's just a matter of donating your time and energy and most pet stores will accept. Especially smaller stores, most of them don't know they are doing anything wrong. Education is the key. If they can't keep up with it after educating them and donating some time, they are a lost cause and I would completely cut ties with their store.

Just a side note, anytime I go to handle someone else's collection (pet store or personal collection), I change clothes and shower before even walking in the room with my own collection. You never know what can hitch a ride on you.

[Neal]

Yea I don't handle other peoples snakes. Like you said, i'm not interested in albino snakes at all, I just know that those weren't the same snakes I had seen yesterday. One main reason is because one of the albino balls had a horrible shed, and they had repti bark for the balls, instead of whatever that is with the burms. I will ask them if they would like some care sheets, but i've told them how to properly house them before and they have never listened.

[4theSNAKElady]

Wow....I'm not saying you're dishonest, but I still don't beleive it. Anybody in their right mind who knew even a little about ball python morphs, even if they didn't LIKE albinos woulda snapped them two up in a heartbeat for $15 a piece.....they could've resold them superfast for minimally $300 each, and gotten ther money back a millionfold!!! If I ever saw two albino balls in even the crappiest dive of a petstore for $15, you can bet MJ's diamond glove I woulda walked outta there with two albinos, even if it was the last $30 I had to my name.

[joepythons]

Somebody needs to slap them .The albino burm in a wire cage .If i was you i would report these scumbag wanna be crap store and get them shut down!!!! I would never buy ANYTHING from them ever

[Skiploder]

Wow....I'm not saying you're dishonest, but I still don't beleive it. Anybody in their right mind who knew even a little about ball python morphs, even if they didn't LIKE albinos woulda snapped them two up in a heartbeat for $15 a piece.....they could've resold them superfast for minimally $300 each, and gotten ther money back a millionfold!!! If I ever saw two albino balls in even the crappiest dive of a petstore for $15, you can bet MJ's diamond glove I woulda walked outta there with two albinos, even if it was the last $30 I had to my name.

You want to clarify that comment for me?

Are you saying Neal is dishonest? If so, why?

While you're at it, please be so kind as to clarify something else for me......are you also stating that you would buy those pythons (which are being kept in horrible conditions and may harbor unknown parasites and/or diseases) and sell them for a profit?

Would you dishonestly sell them to some poor unknowing sap? Or would you properly quarantine them and take them to a qualified herp vet to make sure that they are clean (inside and out)?

Would you tell that poor sucker who antes up $300 bucks for those snakes where you got them?

I hope so. But I have sinking feeling that by the tone of your quoted post (specifically where you claim you would sell them SUPER fast and seem to place an emphasis on squeezing the most profit from this transaction) that you wouldn't.

So I ask you again - are you claiming Neal is the dishonest one?

While I'm not a big ball python fan, I know the value of the various morphs......and I still wouldn't touch those poor snakes with YOUR ten foot pole.

[jglass38]

You want to clarify that comment for me?

Are you saying Neal is dishonest? If so, why?

While you're at it, please be so kind as to clarify something else for me......are you also stating that you would buy those pythons (which are being kept in horrible conditions and may harbor unknown parasites and/or diseases) and sell them for a profit?

Would you dishonestly sell them to some poor unknowing sap? Or would you properly quarantine them and take them to a qualified herp vet to make sure that they are clean (inside and out)?

Would you tell that poor sucker who antes up $300 bucks for those snakes where you got them?

I hope so. But I have sinking feeling that by the tone of your quoted post (specifically where you claim you would sell them SUPER fast and seem to place an emphasis on squeezing the most profit from this transaction) that you wouldn't.

So I ask you again - are you claiming Neal is the dishonest one?

While I'm not a big ball python fan, I know the value of the various morphs......and I still wouldn't touch those poor snakes with YOUR ten foot pole.

Relax..It's pretty clear she was saying she doesn't believe that there were Albino balls for $15/each. Reread the post.