• Responding to email notices you receive.
    **************************************************
    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

  • IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ!! About the Google Adsense ads being displayed

    =====================
    Posted 08/15/2025
    =====================


    Yeah, I know. They are a pain in the butt. But they pay the bills to keep my server running. Just a fact of life, I am afraid.

    Want to get rid of them? Simple. Just become a Contributor level member or above and they will be gone. -> Please click HERE."

    Is that too much for me to ask of you to keep this site running? Well, sorry about that. I too wish I could get everything for free. But alas.....

    =====================
    Addendum: 01/10/2026
    =====================


    Google Adsense ad revenue for December, 2025 was just $30 over the cost of the lease for the server running this site. So, in effect, the money providing the incentive for me to continue running this site is coming SOLELY from the paid memberships and sponsorships here. Which honestly ain't much....

[email protected]

Additional info.  His name is Don Mercer, in Scottsdale, AZ.  Anybody ever dealt with him?
 
I deal with him one time and he send me the snakes in a cricket box in the middle of the summer even without any insulation, make your own call on him.
 
I bought a pair of snakes from Don last November. They were shipped promptly and packaged well.
They also had mites however. They had evidentally been treated for the mites, because they were all located around the rim of the eyes on both snakes. One was particularly bad in that all the scales around both eyes were raised and had turned white. I have the pics of that one. http://www.kingsnake.com/arb/temp/bk.jpg
http://www.kingsnake.com/arb/temp/bk2.jpg
To Don's credit though he offered to make it right and did agree to take the snakes back and refund my money. I wound up keeping them and treating them for the mites myself. It's been nearly five months and just two days ago they were allowed into the snake room.
I don't mean for this to be a bad guy post, because he was willing to do what it took to make me happy. I do not feel the snakes should have been shipped in that state though, nor should eyes that looked like that have been overlooked.
I'm pleased with the snakes now, and they are breeding for me too, but I doubt I'll do any more buisness with Don.
I don't think Don's a bad guy, I am just stating my one time experience.
 
Thanks everyone. We sent our money order off this afternoon. He has '02 female Dumeril's Boas for 100.00 each. So we will see.   Out of the 3 he has left we are taking 2 of them. This will give us our breeding trio!

Thanks again

Misty & Neal
 
Hey Neal,

               I bought a female from him today and he shipped today, he has already emailed me tracking number and I should have the female by noon tomorrow.  On the phone he was very courteous and proffesional.  He gave me a good impression and I am looking forward to getting the female dumerils boa from him.  I guess we will find out tomorrow ....
I really would like to post about a good guy here, its been awhile.

Gary Walsch
Sunshine State Reptiles
 
I've got two pairs coming in at the end of the week so I'll definitely be interested in how everyone's shipments go. They sure looked pretty nice in the pic. All has gone well so far but the proof will be when they arrive. I'll keep you posted when they're here.
 
Hey Gary.  Let us know how she looks when you get her.  We're getting the other two he had left.  With you, us, and Greg all getting shipments from him this week we'll definitely be able to rate him won't we.  LOL  I'm like you.  Would love to be able to scream GOOD GUY on here, and from the way it's gone so far, I suspect we will.
 
Hey Neal and Greg ...... dont worry one bit !  I got my female today and she is incredible !!!! It is rare that my expectations are exceeded when it comes to buying animals over the internet.   Don is a GOOD GUY !!!!!  THe package came via Airborne packaged very well the animal was everything he said it would be and it looks better in person than in the pics I saw.  I was totally blown away, whatever mistakes Don may have made in his dealings in the past he has definetely gotten with the program.  I cant say enough good things about my transaction with him, it was quick, profesional, and it was done right with a beautiful animal !!!  Wait till you guys get your Dumerils from him, you will both be very happy to say the least, I just wish I could have gotten another pair off him.  I love saying it ....... GOOD GUY, GOOD GUY, GOOD GUY.


Gary Walsch
Sunshine State Reptiles
 
Thanks Gary.  Good to hear!!  Our two will be arriving Friday and I may have to call in sick so I can stay home with them.  LOL  At least I hope they get here before I go in at 11 so I can see them.

Everything is still going great on our end.  Got the email that he had received payment and he offered to ship either tomorrow for Friday arrival, or wait until Monday if we wanted.  We chose to go for Friday.  Yeah, I know, if they miss then the snakes are stuck all weekend, but Misty is home all day so that helps.  We'll let you know how it all comes out, but we're confident there will be no problems.
 
Hey Neal,

               I think you will be happy with your purchase !!!  In fact my only complaint is I didnt get a male because when I emailed him all he had was females left.  If you dont keep yourss please send them to me, I would be only too happy to buy them from you.


Gary Walsch
Sunshine State Reptiles
 
Dream on Gary.  LOL  These two are definitely staying with ME!!

Ok, it's my turn to scream GOOD GUY!!!  GOOD GUY!!! GOOD GUY!!!

They arrived this morning, great packaging, and healthy and in great shape.  They were a bit cool from the trip, but very active and curious.  Man the colors are AWESOME!!!  They are in a nice warm enclosure now, and are gonna make great breeders when I get them raised.  The male I have is gonna love these two in a few years.  LOL
 
Well, now it's my turn to give praise where it's due. Don's dumerils are gorgeous and working with him went very smoothly even though it took my money order 8 days by mail to get to him he remained patient. His packaging was first rate and the animals are first rate. I'd gladly do business with Don again in the future!  <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>
 
Its been a while since I have delt with Don. But he was a pleasure to do business with!!  Nice quick and smooth deal! In my book Don is one of the good guys.
  Tom
 
Well thanks to Greg I wound up getting my male from Don and it is pretty but not near as nice as the female, but then again it would be difficult to match her !!!  Don was very good with all the shipping and quick to respond and the animals are great so I have no complaints , and by the way before I forget Greg is a pretty good guy too, he didnt have to let me have that male .....THANKS GREG !!!


Gary Walsch
Sunshine State Reptiles
 
I was the lucky one that got the parents (lucky that I got them & lucky they were alive when they arrived) of your baby Dums but had to wait untill I had them for 2 months to post about them to make sure they were going to be ok after being shipped from AZ to OH in only a 7x15x19 cardboard box with 9 crumbled up plastic shopping bags on top of them for padding (I did get an email stating Don was called out of town)
Subj: Re: weather update
Date: 05/06/2002 7:29:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Hi,  
Don was called out of town unexpectedly, but he left instructions for us
to ship your boas. They went via Airborne Express this morning.Don will be back on Thursday, if you have any questions or problems.  
Tami

so he had someone else ship them but I think a little common sense could have been used here 15 lbs of snakes in non-insulated or padded cardboard box to be able to slide all around as package was moved If he had time to give them my address & info, he could have showed them how to pack them.With poor shipping procedure aside the snakes were represented properly the male is really nice & the female was average like he said & she is putting weight back after having her babies.I emailed him about my thoughts of the packaging & never got a response. His animals are what he says they are & I'll let you make the call if you'd be ok with the shipping procedure.
Chris Pearson
 
Any more recent deals?

I just wanted to know if anybody else has had more recent deals with him and how they went. We have been speaking for the last week or so, and have came to a agreement on a trade I just want to get some more recent feedback.

-Thanks- Shaun DeBord
 
Back
Top