Pastel Ball Pythons at Petco

[CoolioTiffany]

EXCUSE ME!!!! The snake was in the tank with the other NORMALS and the price tag on the outside said 80.00!!! SO NOT ONLY ARE YOU SAYING I AM A LIAR BUT NOW A THIEF. GET THE F OUT OF HERE!!! Ill brag about it all I want. MORON.

All right now, no need for name calling here. Not acceptable

[CeLLLLL]

No way is a pied going to get thrown into others by mistake .You must have never seen a real pied if you think they dont look differant then others

I'm not saying it was thrown in there by mistake. I have no idea how it was there nor do I stand behind his story. All I'm doing is passing a story on because it related to the topic. I know how a pied looks like and I'm sure he wouldn't buy it the day he saw it if he didn't think it was worth more than a normal.

ps. I don't know the guy but that's what he told me. Maybe I could ask him for a picture if I ever visit the same petco again.

And to the guy who believes a Petco employee found a Pied ball in a Petco batch, I have this fantastic ocean front property in Missouri that I would love to discuss with you via PM....

Send me the PM

I personally wouldn't go around telling lies to random strangers. Maybe this petco employee enjoys that in life, but why would he go out of his way to tell me something like that.

[nicktreb]

Sorry, I don't recall saying anything about your snake.

If you are asking me if I think your snake is a pastel, my answer would be I don't know cause you haven't shown me enough. Sure the color and blushing looks like it could be a pastel but without seeing its belly and eyes, I can assume nothing more then a lighter then usual normal.




Just my thoughts on this if it were in fact a pastel... Buying something at a price that is way lower then it should be, obviously due to human error in my book is theft, and not exactly something to brag about. Hopefully the poor employee that made the mistake didn't loose their job.

lol, wow. you need to get out more.

[nicktreb]

Mike

When you go to Target or whatever and the price tag on a DVD is marked 10.00 but it rings up at 20.00 do you pay the 20.00 because you think it would be stealing???? Something to think about.

from what I can see, he probably would. lol

[Adam Chandler]

Yes, I bought a Pastel at Petco last June. I was going in for feeders and happened to look in the BP tank and saw something that looked out of the ordinary. It was much brighter than a normal. I asked them to see the little guy and I knew it had to be a mistake. I ended up taking him home for $ 80.00. What a steal. Here is a pic.

$80 is a pretty normal price for a male pastel off a breeder. The fact that Petco sells normals for $80 is unreal.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

Unfortunately your morals and values don't have much of a home in the business world.

My customer base would disagree with you. These aren't used cars, they are animals. A reputation to do the right thing in every transaction is what its all about grasshopper.

EXCUSE ME!!!! The snake was in the tank with the other NORMALS and the price tag on the outside said 80.00!!! SO NOT ONLY ARE YOU SAYING I AM A LIAR BUT NOW A THIEF. GET THE F OUT OF HERE!!! Ill brag about it all I want. MORON.

Sounds like somebody is a little trigger happy, and feeling a little guilty. I personally couldn't care less about what sub par things you choose to brag about, I was only providing food for thought.

By the way, I suggest that you review the TOS for this website newbie.

Forty bucks is a great deal to 99.999 percent of the world....Except Mike. He would think you were a thief too.

I have had the pleasure of doing business directly with some of the biggest names in the business. I guess some of them are in that 1% too so thanks for the compliment.

[cinderbird]

$80 is a pretty normal price for a male pastel off a breeder. The fact that Petco sells normals for $80 is unreal.

this was the same thing i was thinking..

Great for the OP and the other poster that they've found pastels at petco.. but the animals that end up there were obviously wholesaled off for some reason (breeder didn't need or want them, breeder couldn't sell them themselves, they were extra males, they weren't as nice, whatever). Petco and petsmart get their animals from specific places, not private breeders.

I'd always recommend supporting a breeder you know and trust and will stand behind their animals rather than going to a big box pet store.

What would happen if that animal (like so many others it seems..) had a problem? RI, mites, whatever -- petco isn't the golden standard for customer service.

[BPelizabeth]

I would like to just remind everyone that name calling will not be tolerated at anytime. Feel free to continue the discussion however refrain from name calling and any reference to swear words.

Thanks everyone!!

[Danounet]

I wouldn't buy a Pastel off Petco, it's the most common morph. Save your self a few more dollars and you could get a really nice Pastel with your choice of male or female of a private breeder. Also as other people have mentioned, it could be infected with something like mites.

Is not that $80 for a Pastel at Petco is cheap. Is that $80 for a normal at Petco is WAY over priced. You are taking the wrong approach when analyzing this.

[CeeJay]

Sounds like somebody is a little trigger happy, and feeling a little guilty. I personally couldn't care less about what sub par things you choose to brag about, I was only providing food for thought.

Trigger happy??? No. I don't appreciate you attacking me for no reason. Yes you attacked me by basically calling me a thief. I don't appreciate you force feeding your opinion on how I acquired my purchase as if it were the absolute truth. I don't appreciate you assuming you know how I am feeling. Who do you think you are? Who are you to judge me? I suggest you stop providing food for thought. You are not very good at it.