Quote Originally Posted by MMReptiles View Post
For one- outback reptiles is not the most trustworthy of breeders if I'm recalling right. Now then, this is just my personal opinion.. You purchased a snake knowing full well it had eating problems. Did you ever force feed? It may have saved your snake if you had.

Personally, if you didn't want the responsibility of force feeding, or the risk of it not eating and dieing- why buy the snake? You took the risk when you purchased his animal, and if he replaces it then it's him going above and beyond for your mistake.

Just my .02
It's not the Outback Reptiles most people know about, they were more of a smaller breeding biz.

Force feed as in....? Putting a F/T rodent in the snake's mouth/throat? That I did, first time worked but the few times after that I wasn't successful.

I did want to take the full responsibility of the snake even if it meant getting the snake to eat since I had done this plenty of times before. You do have a point and I appreciate your post. I am truly happy that he agreed to work something out with me. I suppose I am just a little fired up about what had happened because my dad had given me the money that went toward the snake, just means a lot to me when my dad is involved in the purchase of my animals or anything for that matter.

Quote Originally Posted by mues155 View Post
x2 IMO
and also it died 2 months after purchase.
Most guarantees dont last that long. If the breeder is willing to work with you at all then thats very generous of them.
How many meals did the snake have before you got it?
If its a hatchling and is a picky eater, i wouldnt have bought it myself. but thats just me. I hope you find luck with the situation.
I'm actually very glad you mentioned about guarantees. I don't recall him giving me a however-many-day guarantee, but that is a reasonable piece of information that I completely overlooked.

The snake was said to already be 4 months old? if I remember correctly. I don't recall being told how many meals it previously had but I was told that she favored rats.

Quote Originally Posted by Munizfire View Post
x5

Not to sound like an a - hole, but yea they Kinda warned you.
Also, as mentioned above, most warranties I have seen are for 15 days, and from time to time I see a 30 day one. So it's not their obligation to refund the money or do an 'exchange'. If they said they'll break a deal with you be thankful and accept it (a 50% would be more than awesome in this case).

But, as a vendor, I think they failed, selling a 'sick' snake.



Just give it a go, Hope you can get a new healthy one for a great price.
Yes they did warn me, and unfortunately things do happen. Even if it is a small deal I would be more than happy to get some of the money I spent replaced. Seeing $180 wasted just picked at brain a bit.