I had notified the seller of this thread so that she could respond if she wished. She has sent me a copy of the letter that she sent to this buyer:
Thank you for sending me the information about the gecko that was purchased from me at the
Hamburg show. I am sending you a cope of the letter I have sent to her regarding the purchase and her
unfounded and very untrue accusations. She was fully informed about the defective tail and I am ALWAYS
honest and up front with my customers. I also explained to her that this was why she got the geckos
a a much lower price that it would have been otherwise. She really never asked me any questions so
I assumed she understood. I will be contacting Fauna myself regarding her false accusations.
Robbie
Dear ???? (Since you did not bother to leave your name)
I am so sorry that you are not happy with your wonderful gecko. However, lets get a few things straight!
. First of all, I JUST arrived home from PA ( I am out of State) about 3 hrs ago and just got both of your emails!!!! I ALWAYS answer all of my email whether they are just an inquiry, a compliment (there have been many happy, satisified and repeat customers)), or a rather abrupt and rude email with accusations that are inflammatory and not true (I've only ever had 2 counting yours)!!!!.
I have sold thousands of geckos for over 25 years at all of the major shows in the US so I believe that I AM the experienced person on geckos. I showed you the gecko and TOLD you ahead of time that she had a DEFECTIVE tail. You never asked to hold her or look her over OUT of the deli cup. Don't blame me for you NOT looking her over after I told you she had a DEFECTIVE tail.!!! I gave you a discounted price as normally, this particular gecko would have been $185, as she has rare color, Ink-Spots, and is a Harlequin. Since she had a tail problem and not "Not Perfect", she was at a very low price. You could have easily walked away and not bought the gecko and found one at another table (I know there were none). I also had
other smaller female geckos on the table that you did not even look at.
She NEVER had MBD nor does she have it now!!!!! So your "experienced" people do not know what they are talking about. This is another inflammatory accusation that is NOT true.
A floppy tail is NOT uncommon geckos. If you are knowledgeable about a geckos structure, you would know that in this tail area, there are small fractures that makes it possible for the geckos to DETACH their tail. This is a WEAK spot in the geckos anatomy and as the gecko gets larger, sometimes the tail becomes weak at that spot. In fact, all of the geckos that have ever been observed in the wild don't even have their tails. I see that someone on the Fauna Form has already explained that to you.
Let get something else straightened out. The eggs are NOT fertile eggs as she was NEVER with a male so you and your "experienced" friends are making accusations that are not true. You do not know what your are talking about. Actually, most people would be delighted to have purchased a gecko that laid
eggs as that would be a bonus. But, I DO NOT sell geckos that have already bred although a lot of other
dealer will sell you an "old" breeder and not tell you. This is another false accusation! ALL of my female are ALWAYS sold as virgins and have NEVER been with a male. Crested geckos and Leopard Geckos will lay INFERTILE eggs when they are mature and at an age when they are close to breeding size. This is common knowledge that experienced gecko people know.
Also, what is this accusation you are saying about me feeding the gecko baby food???? Where did you get that information from as you never asked me about it and I NEVER said that I feed my geckos baby food. She has NEVER had baby food and has ONLY had crickets dusted with calcium and Rapashy food as an additive. So you are again making false accusations that are not true. You appear to be very immature and inexperienced in the area of crested geckos.
And the accusation about this gecko "ending up in the trash"!!!!! Each of my geckos are special and NEVER, EVER thrown out. Why in the would are you saying that?? This is really a very bold blatant accusation that has NEVER occurred.
Bring the gecko back to me at the August show! I want her back!!!! You are not a qualified person to take care of her and I should have NEVER sold her to you in the first place. I did have my reservations
as I have dealt with thousands of people and can tell when they are not qualified to have a crested gecko.
By not asking questions and being so unsure of what you wanted was a good indication that you are a novice.
I see that you are now putting some very bold false accusation on Fauna Classified. I will contact Fauna and get the facts straight. Rich, who runs the site, has been as a personal friend of ours for years so
he knows who I am and the animals I represent. At least I now know your name is Ashley from the site.
How sad and immature that you could not even sign your name.
I am very easy to work with if someone is not satisfied with a geckos (which has ONLY been ONE
other time)!!!!!. I will give you an $85 credit towards another gecko as long as you bring the beautiful female back to me at the August show. I know for a fact that you would probably NEVER get a credit from any other dealer at any of the shows. This is NOT a common policy for most dealers. I am being very generous in offering you a credit especially when I was completely up front with you and TOLD you that the gecko had a defective tail. Don't try to blame someone else for something that you did not thoroughly understand at the time of the purchase.
I have NEVER misrepresented my geckos or anything else I sell at any of the shows. I would not be in business for 25 years with excellent credentials if I were deceiving people.
Bring the gecko back in August.
Robbie
