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

Kaiyudsai said:
You really have to do your homework before buying from people.... Sakara has been known to buy and sell lots of snakes... that's a big red flag.... Everyone's seen pics on forums of her "facility" and there is never any mention of quarantine ......
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That's not entirely accurate, there were SEVERAL posts made by Ashley referring to her "standard quarantine".
She even insisted the BCL that died of IBD was "quarantined" and she "followed standard protocols for quarantine". Several times it was brought up pictures showed the BCL in the room with main collection.

While I agree with you that certain steps SHOULD be taken when bringing in a new snake. Both victims here THOUGHT Ashley was a friend, and she has portrayed herself as a knowledgable, responsible keeper.
Only after throwing ALL of her lies and contradictions on the BOI has she been exposed for what she really is.
 
Someone asked earlier if anyone was making donations to Dr. Jacobson's research and YES, from the money made from selling the babies from my breeding projects, I will donate money to Dr. Jacobson's research.

I asked him where anyone could make the donations to, and he said to please make checks payable to "The University of Florida Research Foundation", and in the memo "for IBD research". The address to send checks is:

Elliott Jacobson, DVM, PhD, DACZM
Building 2015, SW 16th Ave
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610
 
very cool info, rachel. i shall be doing so. we need to figure this horrible disease out and be able to treat/cure/prevent it.

any word on any refundage ??
 
reticguy76 said:
very cool info, rachel. i shall be doing so. we need to figure this horrible disease out and be able to treat/cure/prevent it.

any word on any refundage ??
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No, I was supposed to hear from her an hour ago "at the latest" (her words) and heard nothing. I'm assuming at this point I won't be getting refunded directly from her the easy way. In my email to her I stated the refund needed to be completed by tomorrow. It's her last chance at redemption, IMO.
 
i think that is a very safe assumption. usually, if a person is good on their word and wants to rectify a situation or travesty, they get back in contact and rectify the problem, asap.
 
i think she has a long way to go to redeem herself and name after these issues in this thread. i really do wish her the best and hope she comes to her senses and realize that its not about reputation as much as it is about the animals health. animals lives are potentially at stake here. at some point it has to stop being about saving reps and restoring names and such, it needs to be about the animals first and foremost. if the animals werent around, we wouldnt be here doing what we love, with animals we love
 
For the people that saw Ashley for what she was from the beginning, TWO years ago, there is NO REDEMPTION. She had never earned our respect to begin with.

Frankly, I don't think she cares about this at all. She wants to play "business" like little kids play "house"! Anyone who is trying to conduct a sucessful business would never treat their customers this way. Ever.

Ashley is going to have to find a new hobby. And this should be a "Bad Guy" thread, instead of merely an inquiry.
 
I believe that would have to opened by the actual customers of Ashley's and those she wronged in the course of her business.

Since I was neither, and I didn't have proof of the other issues, I just posted it as a "Buyer Beware" so people would get a "heads up" and hopefully the community could help pressure her into stopping her sales.
 
sally-dog said:
For the people that saw Ashley for what she was from the beginning, TWO years ago, there is NO REDEMPTION. She had never earned our respect to begin with.

Frankly, I don't think she cares about this at all. She wants to play "business" like little kids play "house"! Anyone who is trying to conduct a sucessful business would never treat their customers this way. Ever.

Ashley is going to have to find a new hobby. And this should be a "Bad Guy" thread, instead of merely an inquiry.
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At this point, I have to agree.
 
Still more ads up..
http://www.domesticsale.com/Classifieds/436942.html
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You can't expect us to believe you FORGOT you had ads on all these sites.
 
Let's rewind.

Look at the date on the 2nd part of the ad Courtney posted on page 49. It is small and hard to read, but it says in the bottom right corner: 5/23/10


Look at the date of this post: 6/28/10
http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/gi...ks-retics-oh-my/63639-my-gorgeous-jampea.html

The dates lead me to believe this animal was SICK and still being treated at the time that ad was posted. Her career with selling sick animals appears to have started back in May.
 
Elizabethlea27 said:
Ok and if this behavior happens again I will remember: video, not pics. Does it help if I just tell you he was REALLY still while his head was upside down, and then when he moved he moved really slow, almost with half-movements? Does that mean anything at all as far as chemical vs IBD?
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You really need to see his locomotion, and reaction to things and see if it's normal or not. I've seen some snakes do some weird things sometimes. I have a Sunglow that's in love with the roof of her cage. She'll raise up and stare at the top for an hour if I don't move and catch her attention, or open her cage. Used to freak me out, but she act's perfectly normal, and will immediately look at me if I approach. I just figured it's a blond moment or something.

Put him on the floor and see if he slithers right. Put him upside down, and do a count to see how long it takes to right himself. You shouldn't exceed 2-3 seconds, if that, on a healthy animal. If these seem off, or slowed, then it's probable it has a neurological issue.

But only tests will reveal if it's IBD or poison. You could probably get the toxicology done a little cheaper then the IBD, because you already know what ingredients to test for, and it can be done by drawing blood. No need to test for all possible toxins in this case. You'll need biopsies of several organs to properly test the animal for IBD, then the testing costs as well. It could add up.
 
Ok. So here's my update. He can right himself fine, and my vet said neonates actually tend to stargaze sometimes with no negative reason behind it, and we agreed that was a possibility, because he is showing no signs of coordination problems today whatsoever. He rights himself immediately when flipped, crawled up the vet's arm, was tongue flicking, and generally acted bright and normal. Especially after an hour's drive.

HOWEVER.

That does not negate the fact that he has and had mites, and that he was exposed to possible IBD. My vet is going to email Dr. Jacobson herself about which tests (blood tests/biopsies) to do on whom, and after the holidays are over we will proceed from there. If any snakes are IBD positive I will have them put down. If they test negative they get another year to show symptoms or then be re-tested. And that's it! h and she asked how many snakes I have, about my quarantine room and how I do quarantine, and although the mite issue is a huge shame she is happy with what I'm doing and just wants me to keep it up. We will start testing ASAP.

Hopefully very soon mites won't be a worry... there were a quite a few dead on paper towels today.

And the last thing I wanted to add, was that before we headed out to the vet's office we checked the bags Ashley had sent me the two Bolivians in - and sure enough, there were tiny dead mites in them. Ashley, you DEFINITELY gave my collection mites as well as exposed it to probable IBD. Where is your response to this?
 
WTF?!?

So she was selling a Jampea that she JUST GOT (same one she CLAIMED had been STARVED by a member of RTB) that was also really sick?????

WTF?! I think this illustrates she is the absolute LOWEST form of SCUM.
OMG, it just keeps getting worse. I'm positively SICK.


I kept thinking, she was just overzealous and didn't pay attention to the warning signs. Now I see the PROOF she is just a money hungry animal abuser.

There were other signs, rabbits left to dehydrate/starve, an aggressive dog allowed to chase the bunnies around the house, striking the poor dog because it tore up the couch, kicking it because it growls after being struck...

Now it's obvious she's been sitting there as a "guest" viewing the thread, but too cowardly to reply. You don't deserve to have animals!

I'm just GREEN over the comment "Responsible animal keeping will keep anything bad from happening" in response to concerns over large snakes with your children.
Ashley YOU are NOT a responsible animal keeper. You may need to consider letting your mother KEEP your son instead of fighting for custody. I feel sorry for your daughter.

Ashley if I were you, I would get the hell out of this hobby, and I would NEVER show my face at a show. That's not a threat, that's just SHAME. As in you should be ASHAMED of yourself.
 
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