Hi Rose,

I actually work in a pet store full time and I see this kind of thing with more than just herps. It is SO frustrating for me to see some of the things people do to animals without any regard to to what the animal goes through. The only comfort I take is that customers will come to our store just because they know we will rescue almost anything that is legal, no joke, I had a guy call me to see if we would be interested in buying polar bear cubs! I am very lucky in that I have a reptile guy in my town who knows more about herps than anyone I've met to date. I run into the same problem from my superiors that we should just take the animals and let the perp walk, but believe me, there have been time I've reported people too, and you should take pride in the fact you stand up for your beliefs. So you lose a bad customer, let him get his stuff elsewhere is my feeling.

I've personally rescued 8-10 boas myself, so far all but one have survived and have thrived for me. One was actually a gift from Stuart that he posted here a few years ago that had a cyst on it's nose. I named him Cyrano and he is really doing well, not to mention the fact he may be het albino, thank you very much Stuart! Keep up the good work and remember there are others that think like you!

Rick S.

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