I'm looking for opinions on what I should ask for compensation for a breeder loan that didn't go as planned.

The deal:

I loaned out 2 adult proven breeder female normals. They were to be bred to to a particular single codom morph male. When clutches hatched, I would get 2 female morphs, he kept the rest and the 2 original normal females.

I looked at it as a win win. He got 2 big (over 2,000 gm females) and I got to clear some space and get 2 morph females the next year (with the plan of keeping the one I liked best and selling the other).


The problem:

Even though our written contract specifically stated that the above females were only to be bred with the above male, they were bred to at least 2 other males. The first female laid 10 eggs (from what I'm told via email). Result, pastels and normals. I was told at this point that at least 3 males were introduced, one of which obviously being pastel (not the agreed upon male).

At this point I'm not too happy, as the female was not being paired as agreed upon in contract. He responds and tells that the 2nd female just laid 8 eggs. I ask what this one was paired with. I'm told 2 males (the agreed upon male and another). While the 2nd male wasn't what was agreed upon, I agree that I would take a female morph from that male as a substitute (they would be about the same $$ value).

I'm told via email that the 2nd female only produced normal babies. While possible, it is highly unlikely.

The story gets another twist, apparently the snakes were in the hands of a 3rd party while the hatching was going on.


The remedy:

I just got the 2 females back today. They have retained eyecaps but don't look as bad as I thought they might. They are not as big as when he got them, but not too terribly thin either.

The 3rd party involved apparently sold all the pastel & normal babies.

The person I loaned the snakes to says he plans to make it right, but what would most people on here consider "making it right" ??


What would people consider "fair compensation" in this situation?