How should a snake vendor fix mis-sexing?

[West Coast Jungle]

Just over a year ago I purchased an early 05 female lemon pastel almost 300 grams from a guy who a month earlier got him from a large snake distributer. I don't want to say names until hopefully it is resolved amicably. I spoke to the bigger guy right after the purchase to ask about feeding habits and he remembered the snake the guy he sold it too and gave me history of the snake saying "I wished I had kept her". Well today she is 1200 grams and is making sperm plugs. I had a male cinamon lined up for a late season breeding project with her and now the pewter is a prayer. I just sent an email to the guy that I bought from and hope someone makes it right. I didn't know how to pop or probe then and figure with the snake coming from the big dog to the breeder to me and both confirming female I was OK. I now have my select breeders that get my business with all my confidence and in turn they take good care of me. I have my own contracting business and also breed beardies and always take care of my customers if there's a problem, I found it's the best advertising there is. What do the big dogs think is the apropriate way to resolve this?

Here she/he is.


Isabella is now Izzy

[Vomitore]

Nice looking snake though.

[Adam_Wysocki]

What do the big dogs think is the apporiate way to resolve this?

Well, I'm no "big dog", but what I was taught by the people that helped me get started in this business long ago (who are actual "big dogs") was to hold back enough males and females of each mutation, het, or normal that you sell to be able to correct anything that might come up in the future. If you make no mistakes and nothing tragic ever happens and never need them, you have some extra outstanding animals sitting in your racks ... a good problem to have IMO.

-adam

[rabernet]

Totally off topic here - but is Vomitore getting his new male from you? I recognize that sofa!! LOL

[Vomitore]

Totally off topic here - but is Vomitore getting his new male from you? I recognize that sofa!! LOL

Indeed I am

[West Coast Jungle]

It's the comfy snake room chair/photo studio. I like having a comfy chair in there sometimes those guys take a long time

[Vomitore]

It's the comfy snake room chair/photo studio. I like having a comfy chair in there sometimes those guys take a long time

Haha you think you got the perfect pose, then they move.

[SnakeySnakeSnake]

They should replace it with a similar weighted female.

[Sadie]

Have you probed him? Just on the off chance that you haven't....I didn't know until I got the Barker's new book that females can produce yellow guck that looks deceivingly like sperm (to the inexperienced).

Hope you can get it worked out. I've read of breeders replacing a missexed animal several years after the sale.

[West Coast Jungle]

He's been popped and probed. It started to become obvious because he kept growing longer and not wider and the tail was looking long. Of course I kept telling my self I just got a long skinny girl not wanting to accept the truth untill we look under the hood (So to speak) for the goods. My big concern is the people involved don't breed the animals they collect and sell them and it's been a year. So far no return email but I just sent it today. Hopefullt they will make good on it some how. I think reputation is everything in this business.