That is not the same skinny and dehydrated looking snake that everyone was referring to. The snake everyone is referring to is the one at the top of the picture in your post below. You can clearly tell by the dot on this snake's neck and the lighter coloration that it is the healthier looking one at the bottom of the picture from you post below. Post a picture of your other Ball Python. That is the one everyone is referring to.



What concerns me is the fact you posted the pictures with the attitude that there was nothing wrong with them and you were giving them cute little names. I can't help but think you didn't do your research and you went out and bought two snakes and don't have all the information you need to care for them.



If you did do your research you probably wouldn't have the two housed in the same enclosure. If you did do your research you probably wouldn't have been so eager to post pictures of the snakes giving the impression that you thought everything was okay with them. And when everyone started pointing out that they looked unhealthy, you instantly began to put blame on the pet store.



I'm not trying to be judgemental here, but you can't be angry at the pet store because you willingly purchased unhealthy snakes from them. You can take your money anywhere you want. And it's not even one of those situation where you didn't know what you were buying. I can't imagine that the snakes looked all that much better before you brought them home.



By no means do I believe it is okay for pet stores to sell unhealthy animals who are living their last days before they are even brought home as somebody's pet. I guess what I am trying to say is this, "What is going to deter pet store owners from selling unhealthy, dying animals if uninformed individuals continue to walk into their store and buy them?"



Dan Wagoner

dwwagoner@anderson.edu

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