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Good Guy Todd Smith (Santa Rosa)

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I purchased a big female Albino Arabesque boa from Todd recently and I am very happy with her. First of all it was very cold here in Michigan and Todd took great care to pack her perfectly in an insulated box with multiple heat packs properly placed and separated by newspaper from the snake to prevent burning and discomfort. She arrived delta dash and I was happy to feel her warm to the touch when I opened her box up. She was big with excellent muscle tone, you can tell she had been well fed and cared for for years and Todd has had her since she was a baby so that is a testament of how he must care for his animals. Todd was great after the sale to fielding all my questions about her personality, her feeding habits, and her history. I could not be happier with her!

100% good guy in my book and would buy from again no doubt.


pics of the box and my new girl (who has eaten, defecated, and been settled in for a week or so now so I feel very comfortable saying she's 100%)
 

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I bought 3.0 Pastel BEL het hypo from Todd, and I was pretty weary at first since he's just an individual and there wasn't much on here about him. The list price for them was $595 shipped. Then he asked for another $20 for "insurance", basically a live arrival guarantee I guess, then another $15 because I refused to send the paypal payment as friends/family. It was an extra $35, but I still got them because it was still a great deal.

I was being extra cautious and probably a little more difficult to work with than most, but this was my first time receiving a shipment of animals and paying more than $300 for snakes. I sent him the money Monday night, and he shipped the animals out on Thursday (the first day he was available). They got here in an insulated box, all three in a snake box, box had a heat pack and some shredded newspaper. It was packed pretty well. All the snakes arrived safely, and that was my main concern.

They all ate F/T small mice the following Sunday thankfully. That's always one of my first concerns with ball pythons after a move, but they were all fine.

I'm very grateful I worked with Todd and I'm glad I received such quality animals at an amazing price. Would work with him again, and next time, it'll definitely be easier.
 
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