Baby Ball Pythons - Het For Spider - Only $89.99

[SPJ]

Yep. That's what the sign on the tank said at Slither and Swim petstore in West Haven CT today.

I stopped in after work to get a few feeders and they had a green sign on the BP tank that said "Special - baby ball pythons $89.99 - het for spider".
I pointed out to the people there that spiders are dominant and there is no normal looking ball that could be a het for the trait. I explained they were misrepresented and the sign needs to be taken off the tank or changed to get rid of the het for spider part.

They told me they ARE het for spider and gave me a disgusted look. I said they are NOT het for spider since there is NO SUCH THING. I was then told that they bought them as het for spider and that is what they are going to sell them for. They are not changing the sign.

What a rip off.

They are totally misrepresenting these snakes and this is not the first time. Last year I pointed out that their $399.99 baby albino burms were not labyrinth albino burms like they had them advertised as.

I am so ticked right now. They jacked up the price (the "regular ones" are $49.99) by claiming they are something they are not. Someone who doesn't know any better is going to end up buying these thinking they are hets.

[djansen]

Yep. That's what the sign on the tank said at Slither and Swim petstore in West Haven CT today.

I stopped in after work to get a few feeders and they had a green sign on the BP tank that said "Special - baby ball pythons $89.99 - het for spider".
I pointed out to the people there that spiders are dominant and there is no normal looking ball that could be a het for the trait. I explained they were misrepresented and the sign needs to be taken off the tank or changed to get rid of the het for spider part.

They told me they ARE het for spider and gave me a disgusted look. I said they are NOT het for spider since there is NO SUCH THING. I was then told that they bought them as het for spider and that is what they are going to sell them for. They are not changing the sign.

What a rip off.

They are totally misrepresenting these snakes and this is not the first time. Last year I pointed out that their $399.99 baby albino burms were not labyrinth albino burms like they had them advertised as.

I am so ticked right now. They jacked up the price (the "regular ones" are $49.99) by claiming they are something they are not. Someone who doesn't know any better is going to end up buying these thinking they are hets.

what can you do? you tried to help. ask the pet store who supplies their snakes lol.

[jamesw]

I pointed out to the people there that spiders are dominant

They are co dominant.

[LadyOhh]

A damned shame...


Kinda wish that there is something that can be done..

[frankykeno]

Have a little chat with your Better Business Bureau. Selling a normal snake that cannot be possibly het for a trait like spider just so you can jack up the price is fraud and misrepresentation. They likely were taken advantage of by a supplier but that's their problem, they shouldn't be passing on that mistake to unsuspecting customers and especially not when they've been notified of their mistake.

[Sputnik]

BBB or report it to whoever you can up there, it is basically fraud. It sounds like they know they are not het for spider to me... it's people like this that make the whole ball game (so to speak) so frustrating!

[mricyfire]

Yep. That's what the sign on the tank said at Slither and Swim petstore in West Haven CT today.

I stopped in after work to get a few feeders and they had a green sign on the BP tank that said "Special - baby ball pythons $89.99 - het for spider".
I pointed out to the people there that spiders are dominant and there is no normal looking ball that could be a het for the trait. I explained they were misrepresented and the sign needs to be taken off the tank or changed to get rid of the het for spider part.

They told me they ARE het for spider and gave me a disgusted look. I said they are NOT het for spider since there is NO SUCH THING. I was then told that they bought them as het for spider and that is what they are going to sell them for. They are not changing the sign.

What a rip off.

They are totally misrepresenting these snakes and this is not the first time. Last year I pointed out that their $399.99 baby albino burms were not labyrinth albino burms like they had them advertised as.

I am so ticked right now. They jacked up the price (the "regular ones" are $49.99) by claiming they are something they are not. Someone who doesn't know any better is going to end up buying these thinking they are hets.

False advertising is illegal in all 50 states...take them to court...they should probably be shut down anyway

[SPJ]

They are co dominant.

No they aren't. There is no super form of the spider.

[Freakie_frog]

They are co dominant.

I'm afraid not they are a dominate morph. to bad a super spider would be cool

[wolfy-hound]

The buyers should research better before they buy too. The whole "buyer Beware" routine.
That said... it's FRAUD. If they sold a necklace as 18karat gold and it was base metal with glitter on it they'd be JUST as liable.
I'd believe that they think YOU are wrong, since the supplier probaly told them they were het for spider, and they'll believe the "bigger" guy(supplier wise). Just to give them benefit of a doubt.
Still doesn't mean it's not FRAUD. Illegil. No good. I'd call up the police department and ask them what you could do about it, other than calling the BBB.
(I actually was thinking.. why would HE try to say there's "het for spider"? He's always so sensable!!.. when I saw the title of the thread! Sorry! I should have known better!)

Wolfy