Quote Originally Posted by numba1stuna8162 View Post
As for the breeder that fix to the problem is bs! And I actually cannot believe that some of you on here agree with him. You are telling me that if I buy a snake from a breeder, not your local petsmart or petco, a breeder, and it dies a little over an hour later that I should have to wait a month, make another hour drive, look through the snakes again, and consider taking ANOTHER snake from him, not to mention take another hour drive back home?? Well at least I got the $7.00 admission fee paid for, right?? NO...whoever agrees with that is crazy, I'm sorry!! If I was a breeder, I would never do that to my client, you better believe that I am sending you another snake next day, free of charge, and free of shipping, garunteed to be alive, and free of mites and ticks. Like I said, I will post pictures of my tank setup, and the snake, and you all can judge for yourself.
How is it BS? He is offering to pay for your admission to the next show (more than I would do, I don't even pay mine). And he is offering you a new snake. That's basic guarantee/returns policy. Oh you have to wait an entire month. That's not so long. Would you rather have him ship the snake in 30 degree weather (based on the weather report at Harve de Grace)? I shipped a snake out a couple months ago and on the receiving end it was 50F-60F and the buyer said the snake arrived cold, even with a 40 hour heat pack.

You'd rather spend $50 to have the snake shipped than make a drive? I don't know about the gas prices over by you, but it's less than $2 here. It would probably cost less to drive both ways than to spend $50 on shipping where you snake will be tossed around in a freezing environment in the shipping process. Overnight at that. Not a one hour ride, OVERNIGHT more than 12 hours.

How about this. You send him an email asking him for pictures of available snakes. Pick one you like and tell him you want that one as a replacement. Then ask him for updates on that snake leading up until the show. Such as when it ate, what is ate, when it shed, etc etc. whatever you want to know. It's his responsibility to make it right. He has already by what he has said.