Where did you purchase your first BP....breeder or pet store?

To all BP owners,We all started somewhere,what became of our first BP,What was the overall health of the animal,and if you have more,where do you go for them now ? Seems to me that the general concensus is that breeder is the way to go,allthough im curious if the majority of us bought at the 'Dreaded '' pet store.which im not sure but they seem to be getting a bad rap overall...input please....:rolleyes::confused:

I got mine from a breeder. I did my research, and knew who to visit when there was a local reptile show. I liked being able to see all the snakes in person before I made a decision.

I got my first one from a pet store, as I didn't know any breeders. My second animal came from a breeder, and the very large snake I'm getting in a few weeks will come from a rescue.

If I get any more snakes, they will probably come from a rescue.;)

we got our normal from a pet barn. she was healthy and well fed, but she had mites so a lil PAM and mite-off and she was fine.

I have to admit that I got my very first BP from a pet store. It had mites and was not feeding properly. Lesson learned. I now only get my snakes from breeders.

My first BP was purchased from Brian Barczyk about 10 years ago. He has always been great to work with which is why I continue to to buy from him.

I got mine online at petsolutions and it came looking really good i bought another one this year
They don't tell the sex or morph but its healthy when i took it to the vet they said it was so that's were i buy from and they are very good feeders to never had a picky snake from them it ate soon as it got to me

my first was from a pet store and now from breeds becase of the types iam looking for are not in many pet store.

I got mine from a local breeder. He breeds and buy clutches of eggs. I don't know if he, the previous owner, or a random somebody actually bred the parents. She was in good health, but they didn't keep a feeding record which would have come in handy. Had a hard time getting her to eat. I'v only bought one more snake from him. My other two were bought from a show and online.

Preferably, I like to see the snake in person before buying it.

got mine from a breeder at a local exhibition