Quote Originally Posted by shasta View Post
Hi all,

Sad update today (no, snake isn't dead). Unfortunately I didn't anticipate this snake being a charity case-- I purchased her for $450 (a "fair" deal for a yearling BEL, imo) from a small MorphMarket seller who had a handful of good reviews. When I unpacked her I was surprised to find her in the shape that she was. I was willing to deal with mites and overall rough edges but after seeing how she looks today, I agree that she had earned a vet visit. I approached the seller about covering the cost of the visit. I even offered to take her on as a risk all my own if they would give me a PARTIAL refund up front. They would not budge and insisted that I ship her back to them (at their expense). I think this is a fair and legitimate response by the seller (they did include a health/mite guarantee in the ad), although I don't love the idea of shipping a snake in less than perfect shape (and so soon after being shipped to me...) At least she does not seem to be in any immediate peril. I made the seller promise to take her to the vet...

I really don't feel great about it. I would have loved to care for her and nurse her back to 100%, but not for $450 that could have gone towards a healthy snake. At the very least, she was eating for the seller. She has not eaten yet for me (though I was not concerned about it) and while I am 90% certain that her problems were mostly superficial and treatable, I didn't want to be in a spot months from now with a dead/dying snake and out half a grand+.

So yeah. I am shipping her back tomorrow. I'm sorry that it went this way, guys. I know I didn't do right by her.
How did you purchase her? PayPal, Venmo, etc? I would file a claim through them and try to get your money back. Along with a lengthy review about your experience on morphmarket


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