Ashley Caspillo-SakaraGT4/Sakara *Possible Buyer Beware!*

I'm really, very sorry, guys.

I know it's close to the holidays, and people are strapped. However, I bet her and her family aren't going without things.

Ashley has at least ONE motorcycle she can't ride, and her husband is overseas, and they have an extra car. They can pawn them if they want to seriously make amends for careless/reckless behavior.

Now that may seem harsh, but she has cost you guys MUCH more money than just the cost of those snakes now. You guys are going to have to have your own testing done, or put projects on hold while you wait out the stability of your own collections.

You both ponied up the money to buy from someone you thought was a friend and a responsible keeper you could trust. She misrepresented herself and her animals.

She has bought snakes without asking for her husband's permission. Refunding the money should not require it. It's the LEAST she can do, at this point.

I'm just sorry none of this was given the attention it deserved when it was addressed initially.

I must say, all this dont look so good for Ashley and her snakes. Mites are a pain in the rumpus right. It's an easy fix but can be time consuming. I had a rescue boa a few years back that was covered in them. I uses jurassimite. Best stuff ever ( at least for that boa )

Mites are a pain but so far my treatment method has worked. I've also sprayed the carpet around the quarantine room to stop any of those little things from trailing their way to my main room. I have not at this point found any mites on my snakes.

*sigh*

i'm also emailing Dr. jacobson to ask him what Elizabeth and I should do about the quarantine and potentially shutting down our collections. I explained to him pretty much step by step how I have quarantined them and asked if MY breeding projects are potentially a liability for another buyer. If he tells me to wait it out, I will stop my breeding projects and wait it out.

Thank you Rachel, very much. I will follow whatever advice you receive, although because mites have made their way to my main room my situation is a little different. I wish I had caught the mite problem sooner.

I'm really sorry about this guys, and I only wish I could have found Ashley's initial IBD thread sooner, then you two (and others) most likely wouldn't be in this situation.

Something I thought I might add, when mites are in their nymph stage they become airborne as they are like dust and spread around as air moves through the room.I hate mites they're a pain in the arse to get rid of.

Originally Posted by jere000

Something I thought I might add, when mites are in their nymph stage they become airborne as they are like dust and spread around as air moves through the room.I hate mites they're a pain in the arse to get rid of.

Yes. When I was treating them for mites, I showered using the other shower in my apartment IMMEDIATELY after treating for mites. I will not take ANY chances infecting my collection.

I don't know whose brilliant idea it was to start a rumor that I have a confirmed IBD death in MY collection but it's 100% NOT TRUE.

Originally Posted by RachelSS

I don't know whose brilliant idea it was to start a rumor that I have a confirmed IBD death in MY collection but it's 100% NOT TRUE.

That person probably did not read through all the info on here and started talking before they started walking, so to speak.