So, I'm perusing Craigslist (I swear, I don't even look at the pictures, just read the articles). Anyway, there's a listing for two ball pythons. The listing states that there are two available. They live in the same enclosures, each eat one mouse PER MONTH, but don't feed them together. It goes on to say they need 80-90* temps, "high humidity", and a bath once a week. Yes, it says that.

I'm by no means an expert, which actually is why the listing disturbed me. If I immediately know it isn't right, then it's way too obvious. So, I sent a very nice, nonconfrontational email that said something like, "It's more important to ensure that they're well cared for from here on than to disclose the improper care they've been receiving. Please do some quick research and relist the snakes with accurate information. If new-to-bp person buys your snakes and trusts your advice, that's really unfair to any future bps they may obtain."

I made a quick list (once a month isn't enough, you need a temp gradient, they shouldn't live together, a weekly bath isn't necessary) and explained that I'm not being a jerk, I just care.

I got no reply and curiosity got the best of me so I texted asking for pictures. He/she thinks they are a couple of years old. They look like long babies. Heat rock in the tank, no hides, and fully extended, their head and tail touch both ends of the tank. It looks to be about a 10gal. I could be wrong there. Oh yeah, "and there realy activ." (Have you ever noticed how much effort it takes to misspell a word with a smart phone? But I digress...)

So- Do you flag it? Do you leave it and hope the buyer has the knowledge to make corrections? Do you ignore it and eat dinner and be happy that you read about snakes all day long so you can do right by yours? Tell yourself, "I got 99 problems and that dude's snakes ain't one"?