Reptilepit, Las Vegas, Rip Off!

A few months back I needed 2 common Boa females to breed with a Hypo. Rob at the Reptilepit in Las Vegas posted 2 on Kingsnake. I e mailed him then called. He said they were in excellent health and ate well. I informed him that we needednto wait for it to warm up prior to him shipping them via Delta and even then heat packs were a must. Two days later I called him to ciscover he never shipped with Delta and I guess thought you could just take them there and ship. We agreed to go with an alternate ground shipper. I reminded him that we needed 3 to 4 40hr. heatpacks for these two snakes. He assured me he knew how to pack them up for the journey. The next day they arrive, No heat packs and both upside down in their pillowcases. I removed them and put then in front of a heater. I then rubbed them for hours trying to get them warm and the heat circulated. They were blowing bubles from thier nostrals, which means they were sick prior to shipping,I have e mailed him and called him for a couple months now with no response. His name is Rob Sutton, his Ph# is (702)501-0684 and his e mail address is: retic66@lvcm.com He is back on Kingsnake again. This post was a last resort. I am not posting to start a flame war. These are just the facts. He has no regards for the health and well being of reptiles and should not be allowed to repeat this to other animals just to scam a buck or $500. Thank you, Jerry Detwiler

I forgot to mention, I made a vet appointment for them but they expired an hour before the apointment

We agreed to go with an alternate ground shipper.

Jerry,

Sorry to hear what happened. Did I understood you right and he shipped the boas ground and no heat packs?

Good luck!

Yes, after having a discussion regarding the need for them, none were used. When I useed the word alternate I was refering to an alternate way of shipping not that Delta was ground. I was half asleep when I typed that. Jerry Detwiler

Jerry,

What carrier did he use and how long did it take for the boas to arrive to your place? I have noticed he has currently some more boas up for sale.

They arrived Airborne next day. Freezing cold. They had to be sick prior to shipping be blowing bubbles. I have had a few e mails from others discribing their bad dealings and another claim the animals were almost DOA. Jerry Detwiler

I apologize, His mname is ROBERT STATTON not Sutton.

hello, iam writing to say there must be a way to stop this man from selling his snakes. I purchased a supposed 6 ft ready to breed female from him. it arrived through the usps. she was so mite infested and almost doa.... she was so skinny with a major ri and mouthrot that we did not think she was going to make it he had claimed great health and wonderful pet. we also wrote him tried to contact him. his first and only respone was i just by and sell. this is abuse . the snake is finally better she is still inqurantined. when she did finally shed it was so thick like rubber and since started eating. only after 2 months,tylan injections,and liquid food supplementation. thank you
lisa marie smith
moonstruck exotics

I can't say nothing about their practices as I never bought from them. But after what I read in this thread I went on and checked the pictures in his recent adds. This is the link to one

http://market.kingsnake.com/image/63308.jpg

That animal looks awful thin to me.