my lavendar cornsnake starved himself to death

[Revenant]

I can't remember it exactly, but maybe because it or a portion of it wouldn't make sense without the OT posts being there?

//fears a spanking for being off-topic.

[infernalis]

Originally Posted by bushsnake

I know many people that vend at Tinley its the kind of show where people bust out theyre best stuff and that goes for pretty much everyone

"Pretty much" being the key here Joe.

I did the show circuit for years, a different metro every weekend, pick a city east of the Mississippi river and I have probably done a table or two.

I hung up banners, passed out cards and took pride in my work.

But every single show had at least one or two people who would only do a table in any one city every couple years, no cards, no banners, just a cash box.

Heck, one guy set up his table and put the sheets over everything, it was still an hour before the doors opened, he sat out in his truck snorting coke. I know because I was parked right next to him and I saw it.

Either that or his scratch and sniff CD case smelled really good.

The point is, like I said... not EVERYONE at EVERY show is 100%

Yes, some shows are higher class than others, Can't say I have ever been to Tinley, so my statements are in general..... Anyone with the money for a table can set up at a show.

[EmbraceCalamity]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

This piece of garbage is no reason or excuse to NOT properly think ahead. "Hey, we don't touch snakes for hours after eating but it's OKAY to take a drive across town after a stress force/assist feeding."

Gotcha.

You're the last person I would ever ask for advice.


For more advice, RMF, even though you want a lavender get some big girl panties on and research where to find one. I'm POSITIVE I can find you 3 that can be shipped to you for cheap.

Oh, I'm sorry, I bet you want the dirt cheap ones at shows.

In case you need "Jupiter 2" here are some links...

Corn Snakes – BHB Reptiles

Lavender Corn Snake (Baby) For Sale Online, Buy Now With UPS Overnight Shipping

Kingsnake.com Classifieds > Corn Snake Classifieds

There's four at the bottom of BHB's page of various combos.
The Bell's have one on sale for 39.99!
The last is a list from kingsnake...searching purely for lavenders. You didn't have to wait so long and then lose so much by getting the one from the show.

I love you a little.

Originally Posted by infernalis

"Pretty much" being the key here Joe.

I did the show circuit for years, a different metro every weekend, pick a city east of the Mississippi river and I have probably done a table or two.

I hung up banners, passed out cards and took pride in my work.

But every single show had at least one or two people who would only do a table in any one city every couple years, no cards, no banners, just a cash box.

Heck, one guy set up his table and put the sheets over everything, it was still an hour before the doors opened, he sat out in his truck snorting coke. I know because I was parked right next to him and I saw it.

Either that or his scratch and sniff CD case smelled really good.

The point is, like I said... not EVERYONE at EVERY show is 100%

Yes, some shows are higher class than others, Can't say I have ever been to Tinley, so my statements are in general..... Anyone with the money for a table can set up at a show.

That's not really a surprise. Unless the shows have strict regulations (not been to one yet, so I wouldn't know), it goes without saying that there would be some people there that are ****. I'd hesitate to buy a reptile from a show unless the vender looked really legit.

~Maggot

[ballpython1717]

why is everyone fighting? i am new to the forum and now i am afraid to ask anything because everyone here is bashing each other and being rude.

[jhinton6932]

hopefully the mods see this^

[ballpython1717]

same here. its sad that we have to yell at someone for making an understandable mistake instead of giving him our sympathy.

[alessia55]

Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

My last post was on topic. Why was it deleted?

Originally Posted by Revenant

I can't remember it exactly, but maybe because it or a portion of it wouldn't make sense without the OT posts being there?

Correct. I removed most of the off-topic banter and whatever wouldn't make sense without it to keep the thread on topic and flowing. Feel free to PM me if you have any more questions.

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by ballpython1717

same here. its sad that we have to yell at someone for making an understandable mistake instead of giving him our sympathy.

Sympathy for what?

Sympathy for failure. No thanks.

[Lankyrob]

Originally Posted by ballpython1717

same here. its sad that we have to yell at someone for making an understandable mistake instead of giving him our sympathy.

When sympathy is due it is given freely and openly, there are many threads where this happens.

[ballpython1717]

He lost a snake. Its a big deal!!!

[CK SandBoas]

Originally Posted by ballpython1717

He lost a snake. Its a big deal!!!

What is also a big deal is the mistakes made that led up to the death of the snake. I am truly sorry the snake died,but responsibility has to be owned up to by ALL parties involved. When someone says "Hindsight is 20/20", to me, that is a cop out, basically saying "oh well, what's done is done, can't turn back now"

That truly makes me ill, and i am not afraid to say that......

[rmfsnakes32]

BTW Maggot I have no desire to replace this snake if one breeder screwed me who is to say another one wont! I have zero trust in shows now! Went to one today and bought nothing!

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by rmfsnakes32

BTW Maggot I have no desire to replace this snake if one breeder screwed me who is to say another one wont! I have zero trust in shows now! Went to one today and bought nothing!

So you're going to pay pet store prices? Or your "trusty" "all knowing" mentor, exwizard?

I suggest you trust me and the links (especially the first two) I provided.

[rmfsnakes32]

When I feel ready to get another I will check into those sites and get recomendations from more than one person before making a final decision! The table we got him at had a very nice set up and all tje snakes appeared to be healthy. I have 6 baby corns that were all that same size when I purchased them from various places and all are growing very nicely. So when we made that purchase I based it off all those factors!

[lady_bug87]

Originally Posted by exwizard

It doesn't matter anymore. It is what it is and people will have the same opinions about what happened no matter how many times it's been explained, especially since it's all after the fact and nothing can bring Jupiter back. All this harping on Rmf has done nothing but make Rmf feel bad as if she doesn't already. She's been wanting a Lavender for a long time and she's still grieving over the loss of this one.

I think you guys enjoy it because it makes you all feel good. The wolf pack continues to shred this dead horse to pieces.

Hang on,

NOWHERE did I harp on ANYTHING to do with her. Her snake died and I am sorry that it did, but she messed up.

I think you're being so defensive because you helped her and that means that YOU messed up too.

If I remember reading correctly YOU went with her to pick it out and YOU helped to try get the poor thing to eat. You are not an inexperienced keeper, So the fact that you "let" her take home an unestablished animal (if you indeed did) should be equally YOUR responsibility,

This is a classic example of a 'do your homework', 'can't always get what you want when you want it situation'

I can respect she's "wanted one for a long time" but that is no excuse to buy a sick animal, or one that has not been established. ESPECIALLY since she asked someone with a lot of experience to help her out.