Sucks Mike...and Florida Kings are such awesome, hearty snakes. I really don't feel that a 90 degree hot spot is necessary for them, but not something that would kill them. Not sure if LLL breeds their Fla Kings, but they do buy and resell in high volume. That nature of business(I'm not saying it's bad business) lends itself to this kind of thing happening on occasion...which is why they have the standard pet shop 24 hour policy on reptiles. Disappointing to lose the snake so soon, but they did go above and beyond their own terms to offer you a discount on a future purchase. The business side of dealing with live animals is not always pretty or satisfying to all parties involved, but it is business. And the again, sometimes the animals do just die suddenly with no explanation.
Out of curiosity, what, if any resolution to your issue were you seeking?
Standard pet shop 24 hour policy??? Idk about other pet shops, but MY pet store guarantees our snakes for 14 days. And i believe it is the same for Petco.
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ALL THAT SLITHERS - Ball Python aficionado/keeper
breeder of African soft fur Rats. Keeper of other small exotic mammals.
10 sugar gliders
2 tenrecs
5 jumping spiders
paludarium with fish
Brisingr the albino
Snowy the BEL
Piglet the albino conda hognose
FINALLY got my BEL,no longer breeding snakes. married to mechnut450..