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i emailed an adoption agency about babys and i learned she has a 1000 gram albino female and shes willing to give it to me for 250 bucks shipping included.

does this sound alittle too good to be true?
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jake

my addiction:
1.1? normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
0.1? amelenistic corn snake (zyklon)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)
hybrid breeders association
hybrid haven

I hate you.
J/k

That is an awesome deal. I suppose you'll find out when they send pics.
Just make sure it's an albino BALL and not an albino BURMESE.
It's a simple mistake that could end in disaster if not caught right away.

Good luck.
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-Man fears the beast in the Wolf because he does not understand the beast within himself.

Maybe not, from an adoption agency. Have you seen pics of it yet? Fer that amount of money I'd be on it in a heart beat.

Quig

what did you mean by not an adoption agency? rescue maybe?

and yes its a ball, i was thinking the same thing so i double checked.
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jake

my addiction:
1.1? normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
0.1? amelenistic corn snake (zyklon)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)
hybrid breeders association
hybrid haven

sorry i keep on double posting but i remember things after i click post.

she says she has pictures but she cant figure out how to send them.
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jake

my addiction:
1.1? normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
0.1? amelenistic corn snake (zyklon)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)
hybrid breeders association
hybrid haven

That to me sounds suspicious..I mean..why would an adoption agency who works over the internet NOT know how to send pictures? Do you konw for sure it's a reputeable group, and not just someone who added "rescue" to their name to sound trustworthy?

People don't buy albino balls for 2K and then give them up for adoption........

If you take it sight unseen, if you do infact get a snake, it'll probably be an albino burmese.

Corey

thats what im worried about so i told her to post pictures on the ks photo gallery with a piece of paper saying something on it (i told her what to write).
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jake

my addiction:
1.1? normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
0.1? amelenistic corn snake (zyklon)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)
hybrid breeders association
hybrid haven

where are these people located? Please dont say Iowa
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Rocky Top Reptiles

i dont remember
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jake

my addiction:
1.1? normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
0.1? amelenistic corn snake (zyklon)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)
hybrid breeders association
hybrid haven

I agree, sounds like a scam!!!

Kyle

>>People don't buy albino balls for 2K and then give them up for adoption........

Uhhh...

While I agree with your premise I have to disagree with the "evidence". Macaws are adopted all the time in SoCal. Different? Of course, but still possible.

Just not probable.
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Dude you have to be DEE DEE DEE! to think that someone is going to sell you a 1000 gram female "albino BALL python" for $250.00
you will get a burm.

bwaaaahaaaaaahaaaaa It does sound a bit too good to be true. I was in the pet store one day with my Albino male BP. After finding out how much I paid, the lady that runs the place says "you can get those for $250"

Guess I've been buying from all the wrong places.
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2.1 Albino BP
0.4 100% Het Albino
2.1 100% het Caramel Albino BP
1.0 100% Het Clown
1.0 50% het clown
2.12 Normal BP
0.0.1 Western Hognose
alot of cornsnakes
0.1.0 Dumeril Boa
3.6 Bearded Dragons
1.0.1 Sulcatta tortoise
2.0 Russian Tortoise
1.0 Cockatiel
0.1 Rottweiler
0.2 Boston Terriers
0.1 White Boxer
0.1 Paint Mare
bunch of geckos
0.1 Teenage daughter
1.0 Husband who puts up with all my critters.

I hope you put her in her place. Any pet store owner should know better. And she should also know that you can actually get an albino burm for $100.

Did you say you'd pay $250 for a female subadult? Sounds to me like you said something like that, and she decided to put "albino" in the mix. If you send the money, I'd expect for you to recieve either :

A) nothing
B) a normal subadult
C) albino burmese

Good luck!
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Ryan Farris

I am willing to say it is a scam. A friend of mine called me a few days ago and said he had been chatting with a "rescue" that took in a bunch of balls on a cruelty case. All balls were $200 OBO according to the e-mail I was forwarded. It started out as a pied, then there was an albino, then there were hets. I told my friend to not fall for it, and told him to request pics of each individal snake he was interested in, with a specific item (certain can of soda, dated newspaper, etc). Once he asked for those pics, he has yet to hear back from this "rescue". I also pointed out that rescues don't put OBO after their "adoption" fee. If is sounds too good to be true, more than likely, it is.

i told this lady to have a paper with something specific writen on it
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jake

my addiction:
1.1? normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
0.1? amelenistic corn snake (zyklon)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)
hybrid breeders association
hybrid haven