This my experience with Mike Taylor of Boas Etc. I purchased 2 jungle boas,
one female hypo jungle and a male jungle normal. When both arrived I sent an
email that they both looked fine, but I was unhappy about the patterning of
the male. Within the next week or so, the male looked more and more dried out
and dehydrated. It took a month to get him to eat. I called Michael instead of
emailing and he told me keep him posted about his condition. Finally he ate
but was still very dry and skinny. He ate a second meal and went into a shed.
He had a very bad shed and shed in pieces and the top third of him did not
even shed at this point.
I called Michael, several times throughout and he kept putting me off etc.
Finally after 45 days or so he went into a shed cycle again and now started to
develope mouth rot due to not having the old shed gone yet. Michael told me he
stands behind his snakes except when a customer does something wrong. Well, he
is in a 32 qt tub by himself. The temps are kept at 80 in the front and 90 in
the back on paper towels for subtrate. The room is kept at 65 to 75% humidity
on its own. Also the snake was soaked 3 different times to help assist in
getting rid of the old shed. It still has not come off. I sent all the pics to
Michael and he also stated that the snake could have developed the mouth rot
from the old shed as well, take him to a vet. I also have 20 other snakes and
the female I got from him is in the tub above him and doing great. No other
snake I have has this problem. I spoke with several breeders including John
from Salmon Boa and all the people I spoke to said the same thing. He must
have been sent sick bc I didn't have enough time to affect him in any way.
When a snake doesn't eat for a month, something is wrong. According to
Michael that's what snakes do.
I have tried to continue to call him and he wil not answer his phone. He
claims that many top breeders call him to ask whether a snake is a jungle or
not. That was not the feedback I got from the people I spoke to. All I have
requested is to have him take the snake back and send me a healthy snake in
it's place. He said he sent all my emails to top breeders etc. He never makes
mention of the numerous phone calls and all we spoke about. Also he never sent
feed/shed/id cards like he said he would. I have no idea how old and when this
snake was born.
So in conclusion, remember sometimes, you never know who you are buying from
until you buy. Use my experience as a an indicator of what to expect. It's not
you won't get a healthy snake but if you get a sick one, this is how he will
handle it. When you spend any money, especially over 2k I feel you should get
great customer service as well. That doesn't exist here. Save your money and
buy from some proven breeders that have awesome customer service. I have
purchased from Burke Reptiles, SDI (Steve Ihrig), Susquehanna Ectotherms (Ted
Thompson), Herps Limited Inc (Tom Crutchfield), Boas By Bell (Mike Bell) etc.
I have purchased from several awesome breeders and have had nothing but
incredible customer service.
one female hypo jungle and a male jungle normal. When both arrived I sent an
email that they both looked fine, but I was unhappy about the patterning of
the male. Within the next week or so, the male looked more and more dried out
and dehydrated. It took a month to get him to eat. I called Michael instead of
emailing and he told me keep him posted about his condition. Finally he ate
but was still very dry and skinny. He ate a second meal and went into a shed.
He had a very bad shed and shed in pieces and the top third of him did not
even shed at this point.
I called Michael, several times throughout and he kept putting me off etc.
Finally after 45 days or so he went into a shed cycle again and now started to
develope mouth rot due to not having the old shed gone yet. Michael told me he
stands behind his snakes except when a customer does something wrong. Well, he
is in a 32 qt tub by himself. The temps are kept at 80 in the front and 90 in
the back on paper towels for subtrate. The room is kept at 65 to 75% humidity
on its own. Also the snake was soaked 3 different times to help assist in
getting rid of the old shed. It still has not come off. I sent all the pics to
Michael and he also stated that the snake could have developed the mouth rot
from the old shed as well, take him to a vet. I also have 20 other snakes and
the female I got from him is in the tub above him and doing great. No other
snake I have has this problem. I spoke with several breeders including John
from Salmon Boa and all the people I spoke to said the same thing. He must
have been sent sick bc I didn't have enough time to affect him in any way.
When a snake doesn't eat for a month, something is wrong. According to
Michael that's what snakes do.
I have tried to continue to call him and he wil not answer his phone. He
claims that many top breeders call him to ask whether a snake is a jungle or
not. That was not the feedback I got from the people I spoke to. All I have
requested is to have him take the snake back and send me a healthy snake in
it's place. He said he sent all my emails to top breeders etc. He never makes
mention of the numerous phone calls and all we spoke about. Also he never sent
feed/shed/id cards like he said he would. I have no idea how old and when this
snake was born.
So in conclusion, remember sometimes, you never know who you are buying from
until you buy. Use my experience as a an indicator of what to expect. It's not
you won't get a healthy snake but if you get a sick one, this is how he will
handle it. When you spend any money, especially over 2k I feel you should get
great customer service as well. That doesn't exist here. Save your money and
buy from some proven breeders that have awesome customer service. I have
purchased from Burke Reptiles, SDI (Steve Ihrig), Susquehanna Ectotherms (Ted
Thompson), Herps Limited Inc (Tom Crutchfield), Boas By Bell (Mike Bell) etc.
I have purchased from several awesome breeders and have had nothing but
incredible customer service.
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HE also sent a email to all the people on the classifieds on Kingsnake. I was bombarded with forwarded emails warning me of the NUT. I will not take a snake back when the person is to blame for the problem. This is my first and last bad thing you ever see on the BOI. I guess a little man has has to try to hurt me some how. I have been selling snakes for long time and have many happy customers out there. I also plan on pursing a Defamation of charactor lawsuit. ALL the People he emailed forwarded them to me. I will send the pics to all who want to see how bad he let the snake got and the emails when he Says he got the snakes and they where healthy . I enclosed pics to show how bad he let the skin get. I feel bad for the little fella. 
