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RE: Need some opinions on this situation!!!

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Posted by: AbsoluteApril at Fri Nov 30 12:20:39 2007   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by AbsoluteApril ]  
   

I've been sold mis-sexed snakes many times, each time it was sold as female and turned out to be male. I never found out right away since I am just a part time breeder and at the time of purchase, just trusted what was said. I just chalked it up to a learning experience and now re-sex everything as soon as I get it.

Turns out I sold a mis-sexed snake as well! Complete accident, it showed as female to me each time I sexed it, turned out it was male. Well I felt like crap about that. It had been 3 years since date of sell. I offered to make it right but the guy was very reasonable and again, just chalked it up to a learning experience.

Realistically, if the TOS has passed (which can be anywhere from non-existant, 1 hour, 24 hours, 1 week, etc) there is no recourse. Personally, in my situation, I was going to offer the guy his money back and pay to have the snake shipped back or some other arangement, just for my piece of mind since I felt so bad about it. Did I need to do anything, no, not at all.

Also, just make sure it's 100% a mis-sexed snake, I've had two females together (I thought one was a male) and the smaller female 'courted' my big female for over a month! Tail wrap and everything. Snakes can be weird. heh.

Having a mis-sexed snake is a crappy place to be, especially when you have specific breeding plans, but sometimes we really just need to learn from the mistakes and move forward.

Good luck!
-April
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'There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."' -Rainshadow

   

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