Ok time to shed some light and give credence to why some of us have decided to Question High End Herp ( have no clue what his real name is so ill refer to him by his business cover name )
These are links to some posts i have discovered concerning this man and his business please take the time to read them yes i know there are alot but its very very VERY enlightening and knowledge is power these days
To me it seems he has no regard for the animals heres one post ill also provide the link to the whole conversations
I have to admit not only am i pretty speechless on what to say about this guy but after seeing his cage posts n such i am physically Ill ....this man does not deserve to own these absolutely gorgeous and wonderful creatures. I am going to do my best to make sure that word gets out about this guy and all of the information i can gather will be going to my local herp society so that they can put out red flags against this guy. GOD this just makes me sick how can someone do this and look at themselves in the mirror everyday. I truely hope he sold all of Jims babies because they deserve SO much better then that man is capable of offering....this is nothing against Jim its not his fault the guy is Sick. But this is a valuable lesson anyone of us needs to take head to. I wish there was more i could do then just spread the word. And can you beleive he has a low income plan like another poster from one of the other threads had stated ....if you cant afford the expensive morphs how in the hell can you afford to properly take care of one......ok im gonna shut up now before i step wayyyy over the line and hang myself.....im just sick this is so sad
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"Thanks for the compliments and comments guys. Yes, I read all the threads in all the forums pertaining to us. I respect and welcome all opinions be they pro-High End Herps or otherwise.
To the guy with a single wide trailer: You might be surprised at just how many giant snakes you can fit in even the floor space that one average-sized couch takes up. With an 8 by 3 foot floor space and with 5 cages high at a 16 inch height average you can fit 5 large female breeders in the space that an ordinary couch takes up. Males are generally smaller (12 to 14 foot range) and thinner and don't require quite as much space. 4x2 and 5x2.5 cages suffice for them nicely.
David Beauchemin
High End Herps Inc
http://www.HighEndHerps.com/
(318)335-3673"
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Another excerpt from High Ends Site
Our Advice To All Herpers When Buying A Reptile:
Whether you buy from us or from any other breeder, if you truly care where your snakes come from and the history of the animals, you should follow one rule of thumb. Always ask the breeder/dealer, point blank, "Is this animal captive born and bred?" and if so, "Who produced the animal I am buying?" Now, the scam artists that are so plentiful these days will lie anyways when already misrepresenting their animals. But when a reputable breeder that may be brokering the offspring of another breeder is asked this they are usually honest about it. Why is this relevant, you might ask? Because you are supposedly buying THAT breeders offspring. Often, to get animals from a big name breeder you are paying a lot more for the same animal you can get for half the price elsewhere. Youre paying extra for the name, for the reputation, for the label. So if that breeder did not produce it, then why should you have to pay his or her prices? If you are wanting stock from that particular breeder then it should BE his or her stock produced from his or her animals. If it is someone elses stock then it should be cheaper and advertised accurately as the offspring of another. And if it is someone elses stock you have no real way of knowing how that person runs their show, how healthy their breeders are, if they practice respectable husbandry and proper quarantine measures, or if even they too are brokering some other third partys animals. The short version of what I am trying to convey here is that brokered snakes are, in my opinion, dishonest and downright risky. And you may be very surprised just how many breeders do this daily.
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This is just plain Nuts....and im sorry in my opinion way un-neccesary
COMING IN 2007!
Delivery Service: [Due to not having adequate personel this service has been temporarily delayed]
In mid 2007 we are going to launch a very revolutionary concept: A 100% free* delivery service for all 48 continental United States and parts of Canada. This service will allow us to deliver your animal or animals right to your door without running the risk of carrier error that every breeder is forced to live with currently. This also allows us to meet our customers face to face and to further build a positive, productive, lasting relationship, which we greatly prefer. In addition to this it offers us the opportunity to help novice herpers with setting up cages and proper thermal environments and to lend personal, hands-on knowledge about the snake/s they are getting.
This delivery is tentatively scheduled to be run once per month and lasting up to a week. Deliveries will be made in the order that the locations best adhere to a direct route taking the least amount of driving time as possible.
Amongst the many benefits of this service are: The animals travel in a temperature controlled, safe environment. Supplies can be delivered with the animals, also free* of charge. This can include everything from cages to thermostats to live and frozen food. It also offers the customer the opportunity to view numerous animals to choose from and not to have to rely on just pictures, which can be deceiving.
Others are sure to copy this idea eventually so just remember that we did it first.
*This service will be free for all orders exceeding 500 dollars. For any orders that fall below this figure the cost for delivery to your door will be equal to that of standard shipping costs using a delivery carrier.
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Sorry if some of this has been repeated but lol its alot of info and i didnt edit it from a previous thread i posted this
JenJen