Garrett Smith

Or maybe the easy fix is an innocent person does not have to go above and beyond to defend himself based on his name that was given to him by his parents.

Maybe the easy fix is to not jump the gun.

I'll let Keith respond to validate my speculation, but in case he doesn't reply, I'm almost certain he's referring to the user kurpak. A quick flip through Keith's history indicates his interests are focused primarily on parson's chameleons. His posts also reveal he's already purchased at least one parson's chameleon from kurpak in the past few months.

I'm not sure how in touch with the chameleon community any of you are, but parson's chameleons, especially CB, are incredibly hard to come by, and only a handful of people in the US are actively breeding them. Though Keith didn't outwardly state which species he's referencing, everything in his history points to it being Calumma parsonii, which kurpak is a verified breeder of, and I highly doubt Frogman11 has anything to do with.

Shelby Smith are you related in any way to Garrett Smith?

Originally Posted by nickolasanastasiou

Or maybe the easy fix is an innocent person does not have to go above and beyond to defend himself based on his name that was given to him by his parents.

Maybe the easy fix is to not jump the gun.

Originally Posted by Fat Frog

Shelby Smith are you related in any way to Garrett Smith?

Ha! You might think so, right? Unfortunately, it is the wretched Smith curse AKA the most common last name in America. It's kinda funny though... I, Shelby Smith, purchased a parson's chameleon from Garrett Smith (kurpak) a couple months ago, and just sold my female panther to a Nicole Smith, and we're all unrelated. Gotta love it.

I'm mostly just trying to look out for kurpak, as he's spent years establishing parson's chameleon breeding stock which has allowed him to offer CBs for sale. With the difficulties in breeding C. parsonii and their ~18 month incubation period, that's a monumental accomplishment!

Smith is Correct, "Garrett Smith he's referring to is kurpak," He is from the state of Washington and he sells nice Parson's. Sorry for the confusion.

Keith that clears up the confusion and gives credit to where it's due.

Best of luck with your purchase.

Robert, I know editing BOIs is typically a no-no, but given Frogman's reputation, is it possible to edit "kurpak" into the subject heading to avoid confusion and give Garrett the credit he is due?

I'm the one who wrongly assumed that Garret Smith (kurpak) was Garret Smith (frogman). I'd like to publicly apologize for that mistake and any negative attention it may have brought to a seemingly honest seller.

I make mistakes, too. Good to own it like that when it happens.