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Old 11-01-03, 03:02 AM   #1
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Boa died... rant

OK, I sold a baby boa to a friend of a friend 7 months ago. When selling it to him I questioned him on boa care and he seemed to know what he was doing. It passed away a couple days ago. He said it regurged 3 weeks ago and had been sluggish ever since. Everytime I saw the guy I asked, hows your boa? He always said it was doing great. Apparently he had no idea what he was doing or just didn't give a sh*t. It wasn't doing great. The boa hadn't gained any weight over the last seven months due to the fact he barely ever fed it and he kept the ambient temp at 75F. I always asked about his temps and he said he had it under control. He lied to me about his temps and admitted it to me after the boa died. He said he couldn't get his rack any warmer and the boa seemed fine??? I'm sure breeders run into this all the time. This really bothers me. I will have a hard time trusting people now. She was a great looking boa and deserved better. I feel partly responsible for her death but I did all I could do short of driving to the guys house and checking on her myself. She was a beauty.

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that really sucks. She was beautiful. RIP
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Old 11-01-03, 03:15 AM   #3
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I sold her brother to another friend of a friend and he is doing great. He is growing like a weed and his owner is doing a great job. I had my friend go to his house and check on him. He just got a new plastic cage last week and his temps are right on. The bad thing is, when selling animals it can be hard to tell if someone will take good care it. I thought both these guys would be responsible owners...
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If you dont mind my saying so she was beautiful...im very sorry about your loss....very frustrating to know you offerd him help and he wouldnt take it....or you were checking up and he lies to you...You can't control what happends to your babys after they leave "the nest" but...i thinkyou did a good job trying....I hope this guy learned his lesson!!!!! R.I.P
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Oh and its good to know how his sibling is doing...happy to hear better news
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Thats sucks man, sorry about the loss.

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Old 11-01-03, 01:01 PM   #6
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That completely sucks!! I hate snake neglect...

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That really sucks She was beautiful...
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Old 11-01-03, 02:40 PM   #8
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That's so sad...she was a beautiful snake, and for him to treat her like that when you tried to help....horrible!
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That is an unfortunate end for such a gorgeous boa.
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