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Anyone know who they are or how their animals/customer service is?
The name sounds familiar but I can't place it.

They have a banner ad on Fauna and here is their site.
http://www.rarepythons.com/zenny/

Any feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks.
 
OK, Chris - you wanted the comments out of your ad, how about coming here to address them?
I see you're selling gravids this year - how many of the gravids you purchased last year are still alive?
 
This is fine, thank you hhmoore.

Out of the ones from last year we lost 4 in total. 1 shortly after laying from an infection in the vent area (antibiotics from the vet didn't help), 2 from not eating (despite every attempt with everything from SF's to you name it), and 1 which we never found out why, but it was not due to malnutrition.

Otherwise the rest were fine, many good eaters were sold off, some we are breeding this year to our co-dom and dom morphs, and some we still have for sale.

I see that your from the upstate, ny area as well...if you want to come visit you are welcome anytime =)

thanks

Chris
 
rarepythons said:
This is fine, thank you hhmoore.

Out of the ones from last year we lost 4 in total. 1 shortly after laying from an infection in the vent area (antibiotics from the vet didn't help), 2 from not eating (despite every attempt with everything from SF's to you name it), and 1 which we never found out why, but it was not due to malnutrition.

Otherwise the rest were fine, many good eaters were sold off, some we are breeding this year to our co-dom and dom morphs, and some we still have for sale.

I see that your from the upstate, ny area as well...if you want to come visit you are welcome anytime =)

thanks

Chris
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You Fool! The point isn't how yours are doing. It's how the ones you sold/sell are going to do..
 
That was not the question asked. No need for name calling.

And as I said the good eaters that were doing well were sold (once they are eating well there is rarely a problem).

I have not heard of any sickness/fatality from any of our 08 gravid sales.
 
I remember now. This is the chucklehead who posted a pic of himself holding a syringe up to an egg in the back of some warehouse and claimed to be a geneticist right?

Gee...glad to see you are still living on the fringes of the industry.

The Grow Your Own Dope closets not selling well?
 
I could have easily started up a new company with a different name to avoid all of the childishness, but I have had a great ball python business for the past year, and all my customers have been happy to date. As I volunteered, I have not sold any of my hets, only regulars or doms. I never claimed to be a geneticist, but how would you know either way? Have you been to my place of business, spoken with me on the phone, researched my educational background, or anything of the sort? NO, you just make assumptions, which are quite false.
 
rarepythons said:
I could have easily started up a new company with a different name to avoid all of the childishness, but I have had a great ball python business for the past year, and all my customers have been happy to date. As I volunteered, I have not sold any of my hets, only regulars or doms. I never claimed to be a geneticist, but how would you know either way? Have you been to my place of business, spoken with me on the phone, researched my educational background, or anything of the sort? NO, you just make assumptions, which are quite false.
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Nope...all we managed to come up with was your arrest record
 
Chris

I received your message asking me to call you. Please take this response as it is meant without any intended sarcasm or hostility

I really have no desire for a private conversation. They tend tp be easy to skew when they are related in writing and I much prefer to have you answer any statements made against you here in a public and documented forum.

Her is my take on your history. feel free to respond.

You appeared on the scene about a year ago and tried to pass yourself off as the next big thing in the Ball Python Market. Your original website was a mass of misrepresentations, exaggerations and outright lies.

Your original site claimed to have dozens of morphs and it turned out under cross examination that you had a large number of WC gravid females and a total of three or four morph and het animals.

Your experience in this industry can be measured in months, not years. You simply saw what you perceived as a money making bandwagon to jump on.

You attempted that ridiculous misrepresentation about a supposed GM experiment with Ball Pythons. Nuff said about that one

On closer examination it was found that your previous entreprenurial endeavors were pretty much limited to selling false ID's and hawking Grow Closets to the Cannabis culture.

I think that about covers the perceptions you left us with a year ago. feel free to respond to all or part of these observations.

Please also feel free to inform us why you should be taken more seriously now then last year
 
Chris, (what a coincidence :rofl:)

I see you are STILL misrepresenting things.
These are NORMALS with a stripe. :rolleyes:

Here is the text.
Description: Genetic striped ball pythons are most notable recognized by their solid or slightly broken stripe directly down their back. Usually it is a solid yellow or black stripe marked by reduced patterns on the sides.
Price: $150-$500
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Here is the link to it on your site.
http://rarepythons.com/ballpythons.htm
And I attached a copy of your photo named GENETIC STRIPE.

Stop trying to BS people to make a buck.
 

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This axanthic ball python is a full size (780 grams) proven breeder. She is a specialty African import, which means all new bloodlines. She is eating well on regular medium and large rats. Axanthics lack yellow pigment and when bred to Albinos produce double het for SNOW. We may consider trades or trade/cash combos on this animal. More pics available upon request.
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Wow. Full size 780g proven breeder female? I wouldn't call 780g anywhere near size full size or breedable for a ball python.
 
A little refresher info

Here is the quote I referred to above from the website last season
Scientific Research
In addition to our normal breeding programs we also have an extensive genetic engineering department. Headed by experts in molecular biology, you can expect to see some amazing animals entering the market in the upcoming years!
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Names and credentials of the scientists that were involved would go a long way towards bolstering your credibility

Also, apparently the grow closet business is still doing well. I particularly like the references to the fact that these "closets" are Infra Red proof. Gee, that is feature that would appeal to "tomato" farmers. it would prevent observation from those pesky "Tomato" Bandit Helicopters that tend to fly over "tomato" farms.

The ones that you sell disguised a speakers and computer consoles would allow "tomato" farmers to grow those delightful vegetables on the sly....no one would ever know.

The slogan on the front page is also a chuckle

Remember...grow only the very best....YOUR OWN!
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The repeated references to how discreet those covert systems are is the biggest chuckle of all.

I retract my "no sarcasm no hostility" comment Chris. The reptile industry needs you like we need a thousand Chris Johnson clones. Stick to your other shady endeavors and leave this one alone. We have enough weasels in the business already without adding another
 
Wow, that was a long read, I've got a headache now. LOL Looks like you have quite the history. I understand why you don't want to talk about your genetics project or tell who your partners in that are. They would probably face jail time for the missing "items" you're injecting into those eggs. :shootfoot
 
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