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Buying from kingsnake.com
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 10:59 pm
by deftones2015
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 1:08 am
by mouseinamilkbottle
I'm not an expert, but I'd be suspicious.
The blueys look pretty young to be "rescues". The top one looks like it may have mouth damage/mouth rot. The second one down has an odd bulge partway down its tail, that could be a badly set break or an infection of some sort.
Also, I think $75 is a bit much for Indos in perfect health in the USA, let alone ones that aren't.
Does anyone else on the boards know this seller?
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 1:10 am
by deftones2015
Yeah, I started looking at their other blueys, and I realized I e-mailed them about some a month ago. They seemed to want the money more than to give the blueys a good home. They fed an alright diet, the enclosure they said was a little small for the size they said the blueys were. All in all I'm not going to get them. Thanks for the help though.
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 2:14 am
by Zach
Probably wouldn't make the best pets.
This is an interesting one...
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 7:36 am
by Dragontears
those are the same people that I posted the craigslist ad about in the OT thread...
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 7:48 am
by Omega
I wouldn't personally want to buy a rescue adult, but that's just me.
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 2:09 pm
by Lucifer_Spades
Ha I saw the craigslist link in the OT and was suspicious I posted my doubts there already and now it's confirmed I think that if their "rehabilitation" had taken over a year as this ad says they would be much bigger and in better condition.
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:30 pm
by deftones2015
True, she e-mailed me back about the blueys today and said they're all under 3 years of age. She says this because they're not full grown yet some are a little over 20 inches? Plus she doesn't seem to be too helpful. I asked for more pix etc. and received nothing in return.
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 1:13 am
by Zach
Dragontears wrote:those are the same people that I posted the craigslist ad about in the OT thread...
I didn't notice that....
I see they didn't put "adoption fee" on the KS ad.
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 1:24 pm
by applepiebald
I wouldn't chance something like that online without being able to look the skinks over and handle them in person. It would be awful to buy and fall in love with a sick animal that doesn't make it, even if you put lots of money into vet care.
I would think that a real "rescue" would be more detailed and less expensive. (Just my opinion...)
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 1:42 pm
by AneesasMuse
I wish kingsnake had a BOI (board of inquiry) like other sites.. I don't think they do, though.
The one with the mouth issue and the bum tail... that's so sad. What kind of rehab could she possibly have done if they still look like that?!
