How are all my little crackers today? N.P.

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Posted by Chef on May 19, 2000 at 11:45:55:

In Reply to: Being Ripped Off posted by Dave on May 16, 2000 at 22:27:37:

: After reading about John's unfortunate experience below ( please read ) I am compelled to offer some important advice. To whom it is not already obvious, Herp keeping is basically a WHITE TRASH hobby. Just go to any reptile expo and you'll see what I mean. I don't mean to insult anybody, but it is true. Cheloniphiles tend to be a cut above all others in my opinion, but there are still far too may shady individuals in this business. One piece of advice- NEVER EVER buy an animal that the dealer doesn't have ready to ship. We have heard all the stories about the many eggs in the incubator, or the importer who will ship any day now, or the shipment that is sitting at JFK waiting for papers to clear. If the dealer/breeder does not have it on hand, then for all intents and purposes IT DOESN'T EXIST !!!!!!! Why on earth would anybody pay for a non-existent animal. Getting that money back is harder than finding someone who has on hand what you want.

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: : After reading about John's unfortunate experience below ( please read ) I am compelled to offer some important advice. To whom it is not already obvious, Herp keeping is basically a WHITE TRASH hobby. Just go to any reptile expo and you'll see what I mean. I don't mean to insult anybody, but it is true. Cheloniphiles tend to be a cut above all others in my opinion, but there are still far too may shady individuals in this business. One piece of advice- NEVER EVER buy an animal that the dealer doesn't have ready to ship. We have heard all the stories about the many eggs in the incubator, or the importer who will ship any day now, or the shipment that is sitting at JFK waiting for papers to clear. If the dealer/breeder does not have it on hand, then for all intents and purposes IT DOESN'T EXIST !!!!!!! Why on earth would anybody pay for a non-existent animal. Getting that money back is harder than finding someone who has on hand what you want.

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