Hello e everyone,

I have really been enjoying my new snakes (sand boa and hognose) and am considering adding BPs to my collection in the near future.

That said, I'm somewhat nervous about buying BPs online due to all the stories of BPs that are hard to feed or won't feed regularly. I am also only feeding f/t, at least for now, and I am sure this will complicate matters as well.

Given my total newbieness to the BP community, I have a few questions for those of you that are experienced with buying snakes online and i greatly appreciate any info / feedback you can share.

1. If a seller does not specify that a BP is feeding on live, pre-killed, f/t, etc. is it safe to assume that it is on live?

2. What are common / accepted questions to ask a seller about a snake's feeding habits?

3. Is it possible that a breeder would be willing to attempt switching a snake to f/t or even pre-killed, while still in their possession, if I told them I wanted to feed f/t and had put a deposit on the snake? (not sure how the protocol on this goes).


Thanks again for your help and time!
Artgecko