So a good friend of mine sold me a pair of juvenile Dumeril's Boas, and a pair of adult Coastal Rosy boas for a price of only $335 including shipping. Good deal, right?

I received these snakes and didn't see anything obviosuly, or physically wrong with them. These were the snakes that were going to get me back into herps, after a long hiatus.

Anyway, less than a month later I noticed a mite infestation in my Dumeril's enclosure. I had them in a huge glass tank in my son's room. I was forced to do a thorough cleaning of the cage and its contents and the snakes are being treated for mites now.

At this same time, I haven't been successful at the Rosy's accepting feeder mice either. So I decided to call and ask him, this is when he mentioned they were W.C. and so I thought, "oh, maybe they're just getting into hibernation mode and refusing the feeders."

But, I decided to weigh them, and to no surprise they seemed a bit under-weight. Also, at the time of their arrival I did notice that the female's nose had a scale missing, like it had been rubbed against something and fell off.
I called him and told him about it, but he didn't think much of it and said "well, you got a good deal on four snakes!" as if I shouldn't be complaining about the issue?

Anyway... I kept them. But the Rosy's are still not eating and losing weight fast. I'm breeding my own mice, too, hoping that perhaps darker-colored mice will do the trick, as I was advised from the local herp society.

I'm in a dilemma here, I don't know if I should ask for my refund or what. Can this be justified?