Well, I think I have FINALLY convinced my Nannie of another animal. The snake was out, the iggy out, buuuuuuut I'm pretty sure she has been won over by the blue tongue skink. So, here's the big question:

1) Buy from a breeder and have him/her shipped

or

2) Wait until May and visit the reptile show that's coming into town

I know that you get what you pay for, so it's not really about saving money in the sense that I'm being cheap, but is the animal I would have shipped going to necessarily be of better quality than one at a show? I don't really want to wait until May, but if I can get just as good of a BTS at a show as I can buying/shipping from a breeder, I may do it. Also, can you hold the animals at shows? I have never been to one, so sorry if that is a dumb question. I can understand them not wanting them held because of sanitary reasons, but at the same time if I could, I think that may help with finding *the one* as compared to just paying for an animal and having it show up on my doorstep. I think every animal has their own personality, and being able to have a little interaction time is good.