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hi all, new to the forum but some very interesting reading in this section lol. sad to see so many sob's out there selling, but very good to know there is a forum such as this to help. anyway, im looking at getting a bumblebee from For the love of reptiles and was wondering if anyone has had any past dealings w/ them? tried a search but came up empty. thanks.
 
Do they have a website? What the name of the person youre dealing with? Where are they located? Where do they advertise? All that info would help greatly in a broader search to assist you.
 
critical bill said:
Do they have a website? What the name of the person youre dealing with? Where are they located? Where do they advertise? All that info would help greatly in a broader search to assist you.
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hi bill, yep.

www.fortheloveofreptiles.com
the owners name is Brad Tillem. he is from florida. please dont tell me he is one of daves buds lol. im pretty postive i found the original add for bumblebees over on KS.

thanks for any help you can provide.
 
i have purchased from him and have met him several times in person and will give him thumbs up..top quality animals..you wont be disapointed im sure
hope that helps
thanks tim
 
Brad is one of the good guys. I am sure you wont have any problems dealing with him. Paul Wyble at Steel City Exotics
 
thanks guys. just got off the phone w/ him and looks like ill be getting 1 or 2 snakes from him in the next week. i appriciate your input!!!
 
for sure. so far so good. on top of the great price for the bee im getting a spider as well at a reduced price, and they are getting the shipping. have gotten back to me very promptly on all inquirys as well. will post again once they are shipped and arrive in hopefully about 10 days time.
 
I purchased a few whitesisded brooks from him 11/06. He shipped them delta dash and they where packed well. They are doing great for me and I would not hesitate to purchase from him again. Best of luck with your bumblebee.

Roy Klinger
 
well, after many delays thanks to fed-ex the snakes finally arrived this past thur. both looked great even w/ the bumble bee entering shed. she still hasnt shed and refused to eat for me tonite, but the male spider came right after his and ate it right down :)

brad and his wife francesca were terrific thru-out the whole fed-ex delay deal, keeping me updated by phone/email every couple days, and always offering when we talked on the phone to get them right out to me the next morning w/ delta dash. if i had any idea that it would have taken this long i probably would have got them 3 weeks ago that way. the snakes appear to be well cared for as new to it as i am, w/ both a very healthy weight. the girl born on the 4th of july is already 211g and the male born in aug is 93g.

it sounds like if your in the fla area you may be able to catch these guys at a show. brad was very enthusiastic about his animals, and said he has many that will be/are hatching over the next few weeks, so if your looking i would check out www.fortheloveofreptiles.com in the next month or 2. could make some perfect xmas gifts, AND he has some of the most competitive prices i found when searching for my bumble bee. actually his prices were so good on all his snakes that i couldnt help myself and got the spider i had wanted originally when i decided to get a snake a year ago. so 2 thumbs, one w/ a beautiful female bumblebee wrapped around it, and one w/ a great looking male spider, for brad, francesca, and fortheloveofreptiles. thanks for making the long wait bareable by keeping me updated, but especially thanks for these 2 great looking pythons.
 
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