Ok, let me respond to this thread.
In short, Jeremy was unhappy with the female of the pair, due to some healing scabs and a missing tail tip, not what I would call open sores. She had a bad shed right before shipping and I noticed what was apparently some stuck skin, but did not realize it was more than that. Shipping was 6/25 and nothing was mentioned about mites by Jeremy, until
after we reached a resolution about 3 weeks post receipt, which he accepted, nor were mites found by his vet. Both Jeremy and vet indicated no active infection, and no antibiotic nor even topical was prescribed. Another purported problem concerning ribs was not confirmed by the vet.
Never represented she was “flawless”, and I disclosed the pair were failed breeders and she needed to get some weight back after laying infertile eggs, and the price was adjusted.
Original deal was $2600 shipped, and he would send me pair of hatchlings IF he managed to breed them, and I would then send him a baby BT cribo.
I told him because he was unhappy, I would send him a PAIR of BTs whether or NOT, he bred the Texans. He accepted, and 3 days later I heard about mites for the first time.
I am sorry he was not happy, but I think the
agreed resolution was more than fair.
A few of many emails:
In a message dated 7/9/2012 2:25:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
Lloyd,
You might want to check your collection for snake mites. I found
mites on the female texan. Didn't see any on the rest of my specimens
but I treated the entire collection just to be safe. Mites will cause
em to shed too frequently and would explain the terrible shed she had
gone through.
In a message dated 7/5/2012 10:52:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
No problem, sorry you were not happy.
In a message dated 7/5/2012 12:40:26 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
That will work. Thanks for working with me.
On 7/2/12,
[email protected] <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Why don't we do this.
>
> We keep the original deal regarding the Texan hatchlings if you do breed
> successfully because I don't think the scabs will impact breeding, but I
> will send you a BT Cribo pair next year for just shipping cost whether or
> not
> you breed the Texans successfully.
>
>
> In a message dated 7/3/2012 12:27:53 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>
[email protected] writes:
>
> No i'm not wanting money back.
>
> Our original deal is going to put me into these snakes close to $4,000
> if I am able to breed her. Thats pretty steep considering the damage
> on her. It was alittle disconcerting to pull her out of the shipping
> bag and be suprised by it. I would be satified with the deal if we
> take it down to one neonate (if/when I breed them), you keep the
> cribo, and no hard feelings
>
> On 7/2/12,
[email protected] <
[email protected]> wrote:
>> Wait, are you saying you want $2500 back? Or am I misunderstanding you?
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 7/2/2012 2:43:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>
[email protected] writes:
>>
>> Lloyd,
>>
>> Below are some pictures of the integument issues on the female. I
>> have been busy working so it took a few days. I had to send pics
>> individually due to image size. Attached to this email is the vet
>> report. Its pretty difficult to miss the damage, she has these type
>> of sores all along the backbone, the tail tip is missing, and some
>> lumps on the sides that seem to be healed over rib breaks. I feel
>> like I held up my end of the deal going out of my way to make sure
>> payment cleared paypal promptly, being patient on the shipping, and
>> taking the risk of the shipment being non-insured. Pretty
>> disappointed. I would like to send them back but would hate to take
>> the risks associated with shipping again. I feel like the original
>> $2500 I paid without the neonate trade would make it right. Your
>> thoughts?
>>
>>
>>
On 6/25/12,
[email protected] <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Please let me know how they do!
>
>
>
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