Darin: You do understand. But you are an educated consumer. I help a friend at a pet shop, he's been there 40 years, same place, and did herps from day 1. If I had $1 for each person that buys a herp from a corp shop, or other "unreputable" places, and comes in to ask us "why is my herp sick or dead?" I'd be in Bermuda.

I tell people to be educated in anything you are going to buy. Unfortunately some people, I might say most, do not take the time or effort. Sad, but its true. And with animals such as herpes, it's even worse. And also, someone once said "there is a sucker born every minutes". Some people see any type of special tag on any item and they just believe it is so, without investigating.

I also got some info on American Cornsnake Registry. It is a great use of database resources. And I never said they were into verification or guarantees of info. I'm just afraid that may follow by OTHER DB's.

Being a computer tech, and like making small info databases, the tracking is a great "real" use of computers.

And for the record I started in herps at 13ish? in 1972. I've seen plenty of crooked dealers. And they eventually far by the way side. But a lot of newbies and just unaware people get bit, and it can have an effect of the entire group. That goes with almost anything.

take care

tom



>>There are people who have been breeding for years. Some have sterling reputations and others have reputations somewhat tarnished. It behooves the buyer to know from which sort of breeder he is about to get his animals. No piece of paper, no listing on a website, no reference in abook is going to change a tarnished reputation into a sterling one, or sully one that gleems for all to see.
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>>Ask around...
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>>Those of us who have been doing this for a while can steer you right. I won't lead you falsely, because then my reputation would suffer by association. I think most reputable breeders feel the same way.
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>>Darin Chappell
>>Hillbilly Herps
>>PO Box 254
>>Rogersville, MO 65742
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1.3 Bearded Dragons
6 baby female Western hognose, 3.5 adults some friend some mine,,,building breeding stock)
1 Corn snake (bloodred) 0.2 1 MIA In the house I hope
1 baby creamcycle 0.1
2 Okeettes I think? 1.1 youngens
ochrocephala oratrix 0.0.1? Adult, and a killer!
ochrocephala auropalliata 0.0.1? Adult
2.0 Dogs,
0.2 Cats,,
0.1 Wives, (Long term captive!,, I mean ME!)
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