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Arachnoprince
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- Dec 4, 2016
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I will avoid Backwater for sure. Horrible that they are still in business will all these negative incidents.
In all honesty, ordering from them was an awful decision. Why order from such a shady poorly, reviewed company who is infamous for screwing people over? There are plenty of nice people with the same animals who will actually send you a healthy specimen. I’ll bet you had to pay shipping again too. That’s how they get people..interesting. I have just ordered my baby emperor from them, my first died in 24 hours and they quickly replaced it. They initially told me a 10 gallon was suitable for a baby but now this one will not eat and I am downsizing it to a 2.5 gallon to see if it helps. Good to know. Thanks
You’re right that we learn from experiences, however, what about the experices of others? It’s more than just my opinion that backwaterreptiles is sleazy and bad at what they do. They were even banned from this site for making fake reviews if I remember correctly. You misinterpret my point. I am not trying to chastise, but more offer advice and a warning.And that is your opinion. We learn from experiences, good or bad. No need to chastise.
Ah, I see. I saw that you have been around for a while, so I figured you would’ve known. I hope your replacement is healthy. Did they make you pay shipping again?See I did not know of any that. I have had no knowledge of what you spoke of and know now to avoid them in the future. I thank you for that
I've seen a lot of bad reviews for LLL Reptiles too, but if you got a healthy dictator I guess it doesn't matter. Before I order from anybody new I always check reviews.Backwater Reptiles is not legit. From everything I have read, they are selling "Red Claw Emperors" which are NOT Pandinus as Pandinus Imperator. I did quite a bit of research on this before I bought my dictator through LLL Reptiles. If I had the option, I would have gone with Ken the Bug Guy because they seem to have the best reputation for online sales. My deal with LLL went really well and I have a gravid dictator to take care of now.
I'm glad to see that one of my historical statements about Backwater Reptiles is used by you, lovelyBackwater reptiles is even known here in Europe for being a sleezy business.
"Slackwater"good one lolNot reliable at all. Take your money to Kelly Swift if you want reliable, HONEST, service, healthy animals etc.
The thing that is consistent about Slackwater is they are inconsistent and many times flat out wrong in species identification, been that way for YEARS, so if one is wrong that often, it's not by mistake anymore.