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RE: Weight Question - Scale off or desc

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Posted by: jmartin104 at Fri Jul 6 07:03:09 2007   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jmartin104 ]  
   

Some people say "so what" to the weight difference. I, on the other hand, think it's something to seriously consider. Did they lie about the weight or genuinely make a mistake? If they lied, is the sex correct? Is the the snakes feeding habit correct? Would YOU have paid the same price for a snake accurately advertised at 2700 grams? Oh and very important, is YOUR scale correct?

I picked up a snake that was supposed to be 1900 grams and feeding. She arrived at 1600 and not feeding. She was also supposed to be a het. 5 years later and she still hasn't produced anything but normals. See where I'm going with this? A little "white" lie can erode trust in a big way. I try to underestimate weight for the reasons some posts mentioned.
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Jay A. Martin
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