Quote Originally Posted by musicalKeyes View Post
If it's the petco I'm thinking of and the boa I'm thinking of, totally go for it. He's gorgeous, and looks healthy for a petco. But petstore animals need homes too!
Which petco are you thinking of? Because I have never seen a boa as nice as that in a petco, like ever! LOL.

Quote Originally Posted by CoolioTiffany View Post
I agree with Walt,

And I must say you never know really what's wrong until the snake is brought home.

That's normally how it works for me LOL, my second BP had mites and I never noticed until I handled him one day. A little JurassiMite fixed it up in about a week.

But if you really do want him, check for every sign possible LOL. You can check for RIs without opening the mouth too, like pulling down the bottom lip on the side of the mouth and checking for any mucus bubbles. If it's all clear your good with that (don't forget to check both sides!) but still listen up for popping/clicking. If the snake is whistling it could be stuck shed/about to go in shed, but still keep a close eye.

Mites like the head area, so check under scales on the head and neck. I normally spot them underneath the snake like on the jaw/neck area.
He will be getting a full body look over from me once I get in there, trust me, I won't just walk in there and take him. I don't need my babies at home catching something, haha.

Quote Originally Posted by mrmertz View Post
Hey, just to be on the safe side why not fly CoolioTiffany and I out of Phoenix and we can thoroughly scope him out for ya! We don't eat much and are toilet trained and everything!

On a serious note, particularly if the manager 'just wants to get rid of him' then the price should drop quite a bit. We got Mr. Biggles from a local pet store whom I'm sure somebody gave up and we adopted him up at the reptile show here in Tucson where the store had a display. We got him for $50. and at the time he was about 5 1/2 feet long. He's now pushing towards 8' in just 2 years. Eats like a horse. I have the bills from buying jumbo rats to prove it too! Ugh. There goes the budget...
Hahaha. I work at a petstore, but a family owned place that is a lot different than all those franchises. I am sure they will go down on his price, they know i've been checking in on him weekly !