Here's the letter i wrote back:


Dear_______,
As hard as it seemed that you tried not to be discourteous, it was impossible to not be offended by some of your statements. I wanted the animal whether it was a male or female, and if you did read the letter, you would have seen that I wanted to get the BP in better health and give it a good, loving home. I can almost garentee that I am more qualified than anyone out there to take care of this BP; I know anything and everything about the care and well-being of this one particular species, and have everything it needs here. Every single one of my royals is taken out and handled and loved, like one of the family. They are my babies! They all have names, not some breeding ID number attached to them.
As for breeding, I'm just curious of why this is of concern to you. Is it maltreatment you're worried about, or just the act of the snake breeding? If it was male, would it bother you if he bred, or is just a female laying eggs that bothers you? I would like to understand more from your standpoint on breeding.

As for the animal itself and the information you have given me:
-sounds like he's a pretty good weight for the condition he was in.

-It's not suprising that he's not eating well right now, due to the conditions he was in and the sudden move to somewhere new. Ususally one should wait about a week or so to try and feed a newly aquired royal. They also do not eat when they are in shed (generally, although I have 1 little moster who will eat no matter what!) They also need a temperature gradient, with one side at like 92 and the other side 82 (no less, they cant digest properly otherwise!), which he probably didn't have and is probably another component causing his eating problems.

-I'm suprised he is not burned by the under tank heater. They *need* to be controlled by a special thermostat or worst case, rheostat or dimmer, and the temps need to be monitored by a digital thermometer...those things can get up to 120 degrees! Who knows what the temperatures were in that cage.

-The light is what caused the humidity problem. If those eyecaps are built up, it may not come off from one shed, however, more than likely, it will.
-as for the sex, i really don't care. Male or female, I just want to give it a good home!

Thank you for taking the time to read all of this, and I really wish you would reconsider. If you need any help with anything with the royal, let me know and I will be more than willing to try.

Thank you,
Ginger



I tried not to be rude, but i was very hurt by the comment.