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11-28-2002, 01:55 PM

John - perhaps that is so, but how many first time buyers got burned so badly that they just completely lost interest and never came back looking for someone with a good reputation?

I once talked to someone at a show whom was looking at my baby corns and he mentioned that he bought some a few years ago, but they all die and he really doesn't want to get any more of them. We talked about this for a while, and come to find out that the seller told him that all he needs to do is to feed them one pinky mouse every 12 days. Well of course they all died! And this guy stayed away from them for years afterwards because of this bad advice.

So if you have some kid buying his very first snake, with the doting parents standing behind him, and they all hear the dealer lying through his teeth about how hardy, healthy, and easy to care for their new pet is going to be for them, and then it DIES a week later, how do you think they are going to feel about making another purchase? They are probably going to feel that they did something wrong, or perhaps they just are not qualified enough to keep a snake alive, then go get a puppy or a kitten instead. "No Junior, you can't have a snake because your first one died. Remember?"

And who could blame them?

11-28-2002, 01:55 PM	#29
WebSlave	John - perhaps that is so, but how many first time buyers got burned so badly that they just completely lost interest and never came back looking for someone with a good reputation? I once talked to someone at a show whom was looking at my baby corns and he mentioned that he bought some a few years ago, but they all die and he really doesn't want to get any more of them. We talked about this for a while, and come to find out that the seller told him that all he needs to do is to feed them one pinky mouse every 12 days. Well of course they all died! And this guy stayed away from them for years afterwards because of this bad advice. So if you have some kid buying his very first snake, with the doting parents standing behind him, and they all hear the dealer lying through his teeth about how hardy, healthy, and easy to care for their new pet is going to be for them, and then it DIES a week later, how do you think they are going to feel about making another purchase? They are probably going to feel that they did something wrong, or perhaps they just are not qualified enough to keep a snake alive, then go get a puppy or a kitten instead. "No Junior, you can't have a snake because your first one died. Remember?" And who could blame them?