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Female Mojave

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Nichole Schaan
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We just put a deposit on this girl! I couldn't pass her up. Her contrast is absolutely stunning! :)

We're getting this girl from Ashley Wright (dragonheart718 here on Fauna). Thanks so much Ashley! The pictures posted were taken by her.

Money has been tight so Ashley let us do a small payment plan. But good news! My boyfriend got his new job today and it's also busy season so we'll be set and on the market to get more girls!

But the bad news is that we're having to redo our entire female Ball Python collection after a thermostat incident we had about a week ago. The only two survivors were two males in a separate rack...all of our females were lost. :(

Hopefully we can find some great deals on quality girls. If anyone is producing Mojaves, Black Pastels, Enchis, Calicos and Mystics, please let me know! :)
 

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Thanks! Yeah it's been really hard...we almost wanted to get out of Ball Pythons all together but we're hanging in there. This new job should help a lot. I can't wait to get a new rack filled with new snakes!
 
Nice pick up, Nichole. But I REALLY hate to hear of your misfortune!! :(
 
Thanks Matthew!

It really sucks...I can only imagine how everyone feels over at PE. :(

One of the worst things about it is that it caused a lot of trouble with one of my customers that I sold one of the females to. I work really hard at building my rep and that had me terrified. :(

But we have somewhat of a fresh start! It sucks that we have to raise up more females though.
 
Wow she is gorgeous!....like everyone else I am so, so sorry to hear about everything.
I was wondering though, did the thermostat go out and it get too hot? Or did everything shut off and they go cold?

I am sure I'm not the only one when I say this is a huge fear of mine :(
I am truly sorry and I wish you the best on rebuilding!

Thank you in advance for any reply ;)
--Amanda
 
Wow she is gorgeous!....like everyone else I am so, so sorry to hear about everything.
I was wondering though, did the thermostat go out and it get too hot? Or did everything shut off and they go cold?

I am sure I'm not the only one when I say this is a huge fear of mine :(
I am truly sorry and I wish you the best on rebuilding!

Thank you in advance for any reply ;)
--Amanda

Thanks!

I think it had more to do with the outlet we were using...I'm not quite sure how electrical things work...but the outlet had burn marks on it so I'm thinking that was the start of it. The thermostat was still working, but the display was all jumbled...like it got fried some how. The rack was over heated and the tubs melted...a couple of the tubs made contact with the snakes. :( We're lucky nothing caught on fire!

Nice pickup and sorry to hear about your thermostat incident, hang in there. :thumbsup:

Thanks! We're definitely hanging. I'm so happy that my boyfriend and even my family is supporting me so much with rebuilding the collection. :)

Sorry to hear of your loss, Do you mind if i ask what kind of thermostat it was ?

It was a Johnson Controls Thermostat. But like I said, I think it started with the outlet and not the thermostat. We had just moved the rack to our new home and that was the first time we used that outlet.
 
damn Nichole she is a hottie!!!! I had a misfortune with my thermostat about a month ago
:( I lost an animal too...... My absolute favorite mojo girl got baked :bawling:
I seriously cried for like a week straight!!!!! (I did get a very nice brand new therm with an alarm and all from reptile basics so it wont happen again!) I hope you can find some gorgeous girls to put back in your collections Im so sorry :(

good note hopefully I will have black pastels this season and Ill let you know how that goes :)

once again gorgeous gorgeous girl!!!! :thumbsup:
 
Just last week our heater never shut off and the water in our snakes bowls got really hot. One snake almost died because she was in her water bowl :( I'm so lucky we didn't lose any. But this is a great way to start rebuilding! I wanted this snake sooo bad. Congrats! :D
 
damn Nichole she is a hottie!!!! I had a misfortune with my thermostat about a month ago
:( I lost an animal too...... My absolute favorite mojo girl got baked :bawling:
I seriously cried for like a week straight!!!!! (I did get a very nice brand new therm with an alarm and all from reptile basics so it wont happen again!) I hope you can find some gorgeous girls to put back in your collections Im so sorry :(

good note hopefully I will have black pastels this season and Ill let you know how that goes :)

once again gorgeous gorgeous girl!!!! :thumbsup:

Thanks! I'm a sucker for the darker girls with lots of contrast. :)

Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear about your Mojo girl. I know how hard you have worked to get those special girls. :( I'll have to look in to that thermostat...sounds awesome.

Keep me updated on those Black Pastels! And thanks again!

Just last week our heater never shut off and the water in our snakes bowls got really hot. One snake almost died because she was in her water bowl :( I'm so lucky we didn't lose any. But this is a great way to start rebuilding! I wanted this snake sooo bad. Congrats! :D

Oh no! I've never imagined something like that happening. How is the girl doing now? I had one girl that was bent on rearranging her tub and loved to move her water bowl over the heat tape. I always caught it and moved it but I finally ended up rigging it down in place with tape because I couldn't find a heavy enough crock for her. >.<

I'm hoping to have all my dream snakes by February/March of next year. I'm sure some will have to wait do to cold weather though. But the hard part will be finding a stopping limit when it comes to buying. HAHA! And thanks! :D
 
Wow, well thanks again for the info and I LOVE your attitude about all this. Way to keep your head up and stay confident! We have to in tough times, but big props to you :)
 
Wow, well thanks again for the info and I LOVE your attitude about all this. Way to keep your head up and stay confident! We have to in tough times, but big props to you :)

Your welcome! And thanks! It's been hard, but I can't give up on a passion I've had since I was a child...although back then it was more like catching garter snakes and fence lizards in my neighborhood as a hobby. :rofl:
 
LoL! Funny how much things change huh?
I think it is for the best though :)....I can't wait to see your new pickups as you get them!
 
LoL! Funny how much things change huh?
I think it is for the best though :)....I can't wait to see your new pickups as you get them!
 
LoL! Funny how much things change huh?
I think it is for the best though :)....I can't wait to see your new pickups as you get them!

Yeah! I could have sworn that was my calling back then. xD

I'll definitely be keeping everyone updated on the girls I pick up. :)
 
She's here! And she's doing awesome! She arrived yesterday. She shed and defecated last night and took a big rat pinky for me just now! She's gorgeous...crazy amounts of silver flames on her. She's going to be a big stunner! I'll take some pictures once she's settled in. :)
 
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