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Hi folks,

I just wanted some opinions on how an issue should be resolved if one was to recieve a missexed snake. This one has a few twists involved.

Someone sold me a neonate Boa awhile back for over a thousand dollars. It was sold to me as a male. I never probed it considering I figured where it came form they should be 100% correect in knowing the sex.

I ended up selling the snake a few months later and the new owner let me know it was a female about a year later. I sold it as a male(what I originally bought it as and figured it was) and never checked the sex myself.

The current owner is OK with it being a female and is super cool and understanding. Though I am a little peeved at the breeder who sold it to me.

Question is what would be the proper way to resolve the issue and is the original seller liable for it being the wrong sex?

I am just curious as the new owner is OK with it and doesn't appear to be angry with me. I know people make mistakes but if you are selling higher end boas should sexes be guaranteed a year later if not how would you resolve the situation if the new owner wasn't cool with it.....??

Thanks in advance for your opinion and response!!

This is not the Boa in question...just thought I would post a pic of one I picked up in Anaheim...

IMO too much water under that bridge. Most terms I've seen that gaurantee sex do so providing the buyer verifies within a relatively short period of time. Sexing mistakes do happen.

While I do agree the original seller made a mistake, IMO you are also responsible for not sexing it yourself.

I would think you have to treat the two sales seperately. You should do what is necessary to satisfy your customer and if it really is a impact to you financially, then by all means contact the original seller and see what they say. If I were the original seller, that would be a tough situation to be handled on an individual basis.

>>Hi folks,
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>>I just wanted some opinions on how an issue should be resolved if one was to recieve a missexed snake. This one has a few twists involved.
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>>Someone sold me a neonate Boa awhile back for over a thousand dollars. It was sold to me as a male. I never probed it considering I figured where it came form they should be 100% correect in knowing the sex.
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>>I ended up selling the snake a few months later and the new owner let me know it was a female about a year later. I sold it as a male(what I originally bought it as and figured it was) and never checked the sex myself.
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>>The current owner is OK with it being a female and is super cool and understanding. Though I am a little peeved at the breeder who sold it to me.
>>
>>Question is what would be the proper way to resolve the issue and is the original seller liable for it being the wrong sex?
>>
>>I am just curious as the new owner is OK with it and doesn't appear to be angry with me. I know people make mistakes but if you are selling higher end boas should sexes be guaranteed a year later if not how would you resolve the situation if the new owner wasn't cool with it.....??
>>
>>Thanks in advance for your opinion and response!!
>>
>>
>>This is not the Boa in question...just thought I would post a pic of one I picked up in Anaheim...
>>
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC)
0.2 kids (CBB, selectively bred from good stock)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
13.26 BRB
11.16 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Well...

it really just goes to show that sexing snakes can be difficult and even people who you think should be 100% right still can make a mistake.

As far as resolving the problem, it sounds like its already resolved. Sure you were sold the wrong sex, but you didnt notice and you were happy with it. You then sold it and the buyer seems to be ok, if not happy with it so theres really no issue. You are just as much to blame as the original seller because you sold said snake missexed too. With that said I think you should just let it go, and not try to take it out in any form on the orignal seller.

Mistakes happen.
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- Mike Fourquet

Cloaca Herpetoculture
www.CloacaHerps.com

I appreciate the responses and opinions...