Rescue, horrid retained shed? Mites?

[Kb-]

Yeah, it is highly unfortunate that the one in awful shape just so happens to be a 500$ animal.. Wouldn't have been my first choice to pick a fight about, but regardless.

Sadly not much to update, called yesterday at 10 am. He wanted to talk to his petcare manager and call me back. Nothing yet, hoping to hear from him today.

[amozo]

What if you offer to take it for $250 or something? I want to save the baby pied. Is it in California by any chance? I'd pay $400 just to save the little guy.


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[Jhill001]

I wouldn't spend that kind of money on something that is potentially diseased and under weight while also running a risk of infecting my own snakes with mites. I know we want to have a quarantine section but thats to protect from unknowingly bringing on problems. To knowingly bring in God knows what it better be free or at least under 50 bucks.

[200xth]

I wouldn't do it either. Aside from the fact that it's a lot of money for animal with plenty of known issues that could affect your current collection, purchasing it just encourages that store to bring another high value snake to sell. As long as people keep buying these animals, stores will keep selling them.

I know people want to save them, but buying this one to save it, just means more will be brought in and end up being mistreated.

I think you might be better off simply trying to educate the store on proper maintenance and housing. At least then this snake will have a slightly improved life, and any that come after it have a chance at a better setup.

[bcr229]

I'd pay $400 just to save the little guy.

I wouldn't. Healthy males pieds from reputable breeders are going for less than that. The store won't change its policies or husbandry practices until it loses money on the animals. If it makes a profit by keeping the animals sick or in bad conditions because people who feel sorry for them buy them, it will simply buy more and the cycle will continue.

[BigJay]

I might be judged for saying this, but I'm a big angry guy when it comes to ignorance and neglect, I would have asked to hold the animal, and when they hand it to me and turned there back, I'm out the door middle finger raised, baby pied in-hand.
But thats my irrational response to the situation...

[bcr229]

I might be judged for saying this, but I'm a big angry guy when it comes to ignorance and neglect, I would have asked to hold the animal, and when they hand it to me and turned there back, I'm out the door middle finger raised, baby pied in-hand.
But thats my irrational response to the situation...

While I understand the sentiment, getting charged with theft won't help the snake - or you.

[amozo]

Yeah, I guess everyone is right that if I did pay good money for it, it would only encourage these stores to continue this bad practice. I just want to save the little guy from that miserable store. I hate going into the chain pet stores, they have such malnourished and sad looking animals. No hides, no water and lights bright all day. It breaks my heart, but you can't save them all.

[BigJay]

Exactly why is was my irrational response lol, my actual rational response would be to report this store, and verbally rip the manager, pet care taker, or whoever else is working, a new one. And you best believe I would be at that store every day raising hell untill they learned how to take care of the animals and untill i saw improvment.

Random, but in my old hometown a homeless man kept a puppy tied to a tree behind a WalMart for God knows how long. I witnessed the dog had no water bowl or food bowl. Every day I passed this poor dog tied up, deteriorating, I gave him 3 days for at least something. But never even saw the homeless man. So I went over and I untied it from the tree, left a note with my phone# and 20$. Note said if he used the 20$ for dog food or anything dog supply related I would let him get the dog back. Well someone "recieved" the note because it was gone the next day, ( I put a rock on the envelope where his "camp" was) Never recieved any contact. The pup is now almost 4 years old and has a wonderful life.

In Summary, I have NO problem being the a**hole to do the right thing!

[Jhill001]

Yeah, I guess everyone is right that if I did pay good money for it, it would only encourage these stores to continue this bad practice. I just want to save the little guy from that miserable store. I hate going into the chain pet stores, they have such malnourished and sad looking animals. No hides, no water and lights bright all day. It breaks my heart, but you can't save them all.

A lot of big chain stores get bad reps and deservedly. But not all of them are as bad as the situation you are in. I know it may not seem like it will make a difference but contacting the headquarters and letting them know what's going on can make a difference. Now would they brush off you complaining about a dead goldfish or something yeah. A dead anole (they are all wild caught and one not making it surprises no one) yeah. But if you tell them one of their high priced animals that is captive bred, that they have now wasted vet money on, probably won't sell they will listen and respond with corrective action, hopefully in the form of training.