Reptile Shows - The Best and the Worst

[Mike41793]

I just went to my first reptile show!

My lady and I went with 3 snakes in mind that we wanted: a pastel female, a fire female, and a lesser male.

We immediately "cased the joint" and found 3 snakes we thought would be great. We haggled a little bit, and got good deals on each snake.

I had a lot of fun doing comparison pricing on the pastel female, and we walked out with a 350 gram lady for a killer price. Little did I know.....

Here's why my experience might fall under "worst:" the pastel lady had a respiratory infection coming on. It didn't show the symptoms at the show, but when I put it in its tub I heard the first wheeze. Over the next couple days it got progressively worse. We are currently treating her.

So, it was a mixed bag to me. It was cheap to get in (8 dollars) and we got good deals on the 3 snakes we wanted even though it was a small show.

It was really fun to walk around and see all of the beautiful animals.

The drawback is, you could get really disappointed if your purchase comes home with a condition! (but, wouldn't that be the case with any purchase?)

Have you contacted the seller informing her? I would just to let her know. Also it gives you a bit more of security because if she does pass then you deserve to get a refund or another snake. I apologize for sounding so morbid here, but im trying to save you a huge headache