SuperSleuth
12-09-13, 12:31 AM
I went to pick up rats for my two snakes today and saw that my pet store has a BRB for sale. I was a little taken aback because he/she is so brown and was kept in the same unit/area as the red tails (same long tank but with those dividers?) I saw a temp gauge that read 82 degrees and I'm assuming it was being kept at the same humidity as the boa and skink that shared the same unit (in other words, not nearly enough humidity, I'm guessing 35-50%). There was no price tag so I asked an employee what they wanted and she was asking a whopping $300 for this poor thing that they stated was 3ft long. I felt horrible and would have bought it right then and there but a few things stopped me.
1. They just bought it so I know if I bought it they would immediately go buy some more and I couldn't save every poor BRB that came through their doors (plus they would make a killing off me!).
2. My husband would probably kill me. I just got my amazing BRB from Cliff and he'd probably shoot me if I brought home another one.
3. I just don't know if I could bring myself to spend that much money on a snake I didn't really love. They don't haggle on price so it would be a flat $300, no negotiating.
4. Even if I wanted to spend the money I wouldn't be able to. My husband works off of commission at his job and December is notoriously a very bad month. I don't want to touch anything in our savings account in case we have to use it to pay the bills this month or January. While $300 (plus tank set up) wouldn't break us, I don't feel comfortable spending that much right now on something frivolous.
Now, had someone offered this snake to me for free or nearly free, I would have jumped on it and paid the 'consequences' to my husband... Lol. Plus he would understand that I was trying to take it out of a crappy situation. Argh, I just feel horrible walking away and leaving it there, because even if someone else does buy it soon, who knows if they will possibly give it the requirements it needs??
Picture of the snake below.
1. They just bought it so I know if I bought it they would immediately go buy some more and I couldn't save every poor BRB that came through their doors (plus they would make a killing off me!).
2. My husband would probably kill me. I just got my amazing BRB from Cliff and he'd probably shoot me if I brought home another one.
3. I just don't know if I could bring myself to spend that much money on a snake I didn't really love. They don't haggle on price so it would be a flat $300, no negotiating.
4. Even if I wanted to spend the money I wouldn't be able to. My husband works off of commission at his job and December is notoriously a very bad month. I don't want to touch anything in our savings account in case we have to use it to pay the bills this month or January. While $300 (plus tank set up) wouldn't break us, I don't feel comfortable spending that much right now on something frivolous.
Now, had someone offered this snake to me for free or nearly free, I would have jumped on it and paid the 'consequences' to my husband... Lol. Plus he would understand that I was trying to take it out of a crappy situation. Argh, I just feel horrible walking away and leaving it there, because even if someone else does buy it soon, who knows if they will possibly give it the requirements it needs??
Picture of the snake below.