When to step in?

[Beardedragon]

Think of it this way, if you did steal it, what if he went out and got a new one? Its sorta like buying from a petstore that has three different kinds of snakes in one small tank. If You buy one, they might replace it sooner or later

[bsd13]

Why not offer to buy it from him?

[sneakerpro]

I put the word out to his two roommates that I want to buy it, so hopefully they will let him know and I can still save this snake.

[sharilynn]

That is a real shame...people walk in to a pet store with a pocket full of cash & see something cool, you know for novelty, status..whatever... and buy it without even thinking it through!! Then they have it for a while the novelty wears off & they just forget about it, and let it rot!! Pet stores should have some sort of IQ testing or SOMETHING to see if these idiots do in fact have more than 1 brain cell. Its a wonder that these people can even take care of their own selves rather than a helpless animal!

[missi182]

That is a real shame...people walk in to a pet store with a pocket full of cash & see something cool, you know for novelty, status..whatever... and but it without even thinking it through!! Then they have it for a while the novelty wears off & they just forget about it, and let it rot!! Pet stores should have some sort of IQ testing or SOMETHING to see if these idiots do in fact have more than 1 brain cell. Its a wonder that these people can even take care of their own selves rather than a helpless animal!

This is why I sort of agree with having licensing for owning exotic snakes. I honestly wouldn't mind if there was a reasonable way to license exotic snake owners here in Ontario, as well as pet stores (which should have specific guidelines for selling these animals) But the issue would be that licensing costs money; to introduce, operate and obtain. As well as those who own large collections would find this a huge inconvenience.

[sharilynn]

Right on....it takes a lot more than food & water to take care of these guys!!

[twometal]

Oh it happens way too often. Something very similar happened with my friend's old roommate. He had an overhead light on the tank, which only had one light and one hide. The light was always on, and temps were always in the upper 90s. The lil' guy was stressed as hell, and I don't think humidity was over 35%. I offered buying it, he wasn't interested, so I ended up leaving a 12 page printout of care sheets and tanks setups I got off this board. I don't think he ended up doing anything about it. I'm currently trying to get my friend's rtb adopted, but he's being of little help. I would take it, but my dad won't let me keep a snake that big right now (she's about 2 years old). Good luck man. It's funny though, I think I like snakes more than people, and I don't even own one yet.