I got the animals on 2-1-08. I left them alone for about 1 week and a half. I went to feed them all and they all ate but the 1400g pastel and the big normal girl. I went another week and tried feeding again, everyone ate and I put a pre killed rat in with the big male pastel, and big female. The male ate the female didn't. I had already introduced the pastel on the 2nd week with the female, because of my wanting to get the snakes breeding. At the end of the 2nd week the female had diareha. It was a bad one all over the back of the tub. I took the male out and the next day I tried feeding again. Everyone ate but the big male and big female.
2 or 3 days later I put the pin in with her because the pastel didn't show any intrest. I left him in for 1 day, she had another bad bowel movement. That weekend I fed everyone. The pin, big pastel, and big female didnt eat. This is when the female started really going down. I could tell she was weak so I was going to take her to the vet on Last Wed. I was checking all the snakes and she was laying upside down, kinda like the pics people post of females after they've been bred. But when I open the tub she was gone. My daughter freaks out. I get her out and bury her in the woods behind my house. ( I should have had an necropsie sp?? done but didn't.)
So I called a few people that have alot more experience than I do and they said take the pastel and pin to the vet. I took them the next day. The vet tried to get poop out by probing but couldn't. She gave me panacur to treat the pin and big pastel just to be safe. So I waited a day or two and the pin pooped. I took the poop in and she tested it and said she found hookworm eggs in the fecal exam. I asked if she thought I should treat all the snakes I got from Josh, and she said yes. Her stance was if the one died and another has parasites then we don't know what else he might have. So I said ok, and now I'm treating all the snakes I got from Josh.
I'm not doing this to be vindictive or anything like that. I just don't want anyone else to be put in the situation I'm in right now. Josh says he's going to change his procedures for taking in and keeping snakes that might be problems. Thats cool I just hope he sticks to it and doesn't let the thoughts of a quick sell make him go back to the old ways.
Also I appreciate that Josh wants to pay half the vet bill. I know now, since I have a little more experience on what to look for in a breeder/seller. I'm going to be more picky when it comes time for me to buy snakes again. I won't go with the cheapest price out there. Because in all honesty thats what I did. I saw he had what I wanted and it was alot cheaper than anyone else at that time. People told me not to do that and shop around but I didn't listen. To those people I'm sorry I didn't take your advice. You better believe I will from now on. I'm still learning with all this but this experience has made me all the more wise. If you need anymore info on this just let me know. And again thanks to everyone for your support on this issue.

Thanks
Alan