HRoss
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i don't feel this is a boi thread yet, but there could be one coming.
here is the short. i did several thousand dollars worth of purchasing from a mid level ball breeder. there were some problems, but more than likely heat had a roll in that deal.
now, daytona 2006 this dealer brings me a replacement animal for one that had died. ok seems like an honest person. i see several yellow belly females on his table and inquire if they have been eating. answer yes. i take them home within 24 hours, i was only there sunday. they are small. under 50 grams small (about 45 +or- a gram to be exact). i set them up the way i set up all baby balls in regulated baby racks with hides and a water dish.
these two girls never ate. i tried multiple food options before going to force feeding. the first one died after taking a pinky mouse by force, the other seemed to take 2 or three in her jaws and then continued to eat the placed pinks on her own.
after talking to the dealer he wanted the one back but it was too late. at this point i was going from standard highspeed to fiberoptic, and left my old service running so he could get in touch with me.
i should have mentioned at the start that he gave me the yb's to be paid later. now 18 months later on christmas day i get a email demanding payment for animals that never ate on there own even after switching them down to smaller 2.5 quart tubs. i force fed and gave the animals pediolite after monitoring them closely as they shrank into the upper 30 gram range. still no luck. the first one died i contacted the seller and he wanted the other one back (understandable, but it was too late she had passed as well).
had the animals been represented properly as fresh out of the egg not eating i would not have taken them, especially not at the price he wanted for them.
now he wants his 1600 (knowing the babies never pased the 50 gram mark and died without ever eating on their own), but i feel no responsibility for the non eating animals that were represented as eating and still weighed well under 50 grams. i did everything possible and spent many hours on those two
i have put two photos of the dead ybs taken today (i still have them in my freezer). i am curious as to how others would deal with this. i did not come here to trash the breeder or myself. i have checked with my fellow breeders and i know their opinions, but i am curious as to what other would do in this situation
howard
here is the short. i did several thousand dollars worth of purchasing from a mid level ball breeder. there were some problems, but more than likely heat had a roll in that deal.
now, daytona 2006 this dealer brings me a replacement animal for one that had died. ok seems like an honest person. i see several yellow belly females on his table and inquire if they have been eating. answer yes. i take them home within 24 hours, i was only there sunday. they are small. under 50 grams small (about 45 +or- a gram to be exact). i set them up the way i set up all baby balls in regulated baby racks with hides and a water dish.
these two girls never ate. i tried multiple food options before going to force feeding. the first one died after taking a pinky mouse by force, the other seemed to take 2 or three in her jaws and then continued to eat the placed pinks on her own.
after talking to the dealer he wanted the one back but it was too late. at this point i was going from standard highspeed to fiberoptic, and left my old service running so he could get in touch with me.
i should have mentioned at the start that he gave me the yb's to be paid later. now 18 months later on christmas day i get a email demanding payment for animals that never ate on there own even after switching them down to smaller 2.5 quart tubs. i force fed and gave the animals pediolite after monitoring them closely as they shrank into the upper 30 gram range. still no luck. the first one died i contacted the seller and he wanted the other one back (understandable, but it was too late she had passed as well).
had the animals been represented properly as fresh out of the egg not eating i would not have taken them, especially not at the price he wanted for them.
now he wants his 1600 (knowing the babies never pased the 50 gram mark and died without ever eating on their own), but i feel no responsibility for the non eating animals that were represented as eating and still weighed well under 50 grams. i did everything possible and spent many hours on those two
i have put two photos of the dead ybs taken today (i still have them in my freezer). i am curious as to how others would deal with this. i did not come here to trash the breeder or myself. i have checked with my fellow breeders and i know their opinions, but i am curious as to what other would do in this situation
howard
