good deal?

[Morphing Unicorn]

Hey all - not sure if this is right place for this thread or not; however, I wanted some input. I came across a local breeder recently that upon a conversation gave me a proposal of one of his female het pied breeders. I told him I was looking for a female het pied and he indicated that he might be able to part with one of his as he was "downsizing and could use the money". I have read the blog post from Colin Weaver (East Coast Reptile Breeder) that talks about there is a pretty big risk associated with buying adult balls from others with the risk of picking up someone else's problem. This breeder and I talked for a while and he seems like an ok guy; however, I dont really know him. He also gave me another interesting aspect to this sale, he would breed the female this year (since my pastel pied is a hatchling) to one of his pieds and we would split the clutch (I have first pick and he has second pick, etc). I wanted to solicit feedback from the community here to see what you all thought.

It is tempting; however, I feel like there is a lot here that could go wrong. He is also willing to work with me on payments and is asking for 800. He has bred this female for I think 2 years and is giving me my pick of the bunch, all of whom are around 2k and over. Too good to be true or worth taking a shot?

[4theSNAKElady]

If you dont know this guy, it sounds pretty risky. If it was a friend or someone you knew, id say it was ok. But, a guy you dont know is already asking you about a breeding loan?? Hmmmm.....

sent from my incubator

[Morphing Unicorn]

If you dont know this guy, it sounds pretty risky. If it was a friend or someone you knew, id say it was ok. But, a guy you dont know is already asking you about a breeding loan?? Hmmmm.....

sent from my incubator

Well really I guess it would be good for both of us since he is breeding her, since my male wont go for me this year and he gets to sell the snake while we both get to split the clutch. I mean I agree with you and think its a little too shady and if I knew the guy, I would feel a lot better about it. He has invited me over to check out his snake room, which I might do and who knows, could make a friend in the process.

Thanks for the feedback!

[BHReptiles]

Well really I guess it would be good for both of us since he is breeding her, since my male wont go for me this year and he gets to sell the snake while we both get to split the clutch. I mean I agree with you and think its a little too shady and if I knew the guy, I would feel a lot better about it. He has invited me over to check out his snake room, which I might do and who knows, could make a friend in the process.

Thanks for the feedback!

I wouldn't do a breeding loan. I did one with a good friend of mine that turned into a nightmare here at the end. Just don't do it. Period. If you are, have a contract made and get it NOTARIZED.

[Badgemash]

Have you looked this person up on the BOI?

[zeion97]

If you dont know this guy, it sounds pretty risky. If it was a friend or someone you knew, id say it was ok. But, a guy you dont know is already asking you about a breeding loan?? Hmmmm.....

sent from my incubator

This. X2

[PitOnTheProwl]

I personally would pass just on the price, and run after the breeder loan proposal.
I'm a nice guy, sometimes too nice BUT even I would not throw out an offer like that to someone I haven't known for a while and really well.