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there is a guy here in Quincy, IL that works in one of the local pet shops & he is lieing to his customers in order to make larger sales. I know, I know that sounds typical but, this is worse than you might think.

The guy is telling people that they need to buy and use UV light or the "SNAKES JAW WILL FALL OFF"!!!

This has been happening for a while & the manager in the store has blown off complaints and excused this persons actions by saying that everyone raises their snakes differently.

It's bad enough hearing about things like this through the grape vine but, now the guy has ripped off my 13 year old nephew!!!

I also caught the guy selling wild caught snakes in the pet shop a year or so ago. He tried to deny it, saying they were offspring of wild caughts but, I recognized them as snakes that had once belonged to me. You should've seen the look on his face when I told him "I caught them"!

Do you guys have any suggestions on how to handle this situation?

Thanks,

Eric

Have you tried the better business beauro? (sp?) What he is doing amounts to fraud. Also if he sells wild snakes call the Game Warden and report it.

Thats the only 2 things I could think of that wouldn't get you thrown in jail. Good luck.

Travis
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0.2 Normal Columbian
1.1 100% DH for Snow Columbians
0.2 66% DH for Snow Columbians
2.7 Kenyans (1.1 Anerys, 1.6 Possible hets)
0.3 Ball Pythons
1.0 Borneo Blood
0.0.2 Blue Tounged Skinks
0.3 Dogs (1 Full Pitbull, 1 Pit/Husky, & 1 Bernese Mt. Dog cross
0.3 Cats (1 fat, 1 old, and 1 insane)
1.0 Ferret
0.1 Very understanding wife

IF SO PLEASE EMAIL ME AT XXXJOHNNYBLAZEXX@AOL.COM I RAN OUT AWHILE AGO AND NEED SOME OF THE GOOD STUFF IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES

JOHN PERAZA

Well, were you meaning to ask me or the original poster that question? Also, that isn't an expression I'm familiar with so if you could explain it a little better (if it was meant for me) I would appreciate it. I'll answer the best I can.

Maybe I'm slow, but the only thing that pops in my mind after reading that is "Black Knight"...lol.

Travis Rose
(859) 582-7310
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0.2 Normal Columbian
1.1 100% DH for Snow Columbians
0.2 66% DH for Snow Columbians
2.7 Kenyans (1.1 Anerys, 1.6 Possible hets)
0.3 Ball Pythons
1.0 Borneo Blood
0.0.2 Blue Tounged Skinks
0.3 Dogs (1 Full Pitbull, 1 Pit/Husky, & 1 Bernese Mt. Dog cross
0.3 Cats (1 fat, 1 old, and 1 insane)
1.0 Ferret
0.1 Very understanding wife

I think it was meant for the Black Flag question below LOL
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Jim Hopkins "Hoppy"
Hopkins Holesale Herps
Hopfam1@aol.com

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You can spread the word as you are doing now and if you would like to set up a sting opperation , I'm sure Hoppy could help.