Best place to buy a Ball Python?

so Ive been wanting a ball python for a while now ever since i got my corn snake. Ive been wanting to lets say "branch out" to other species of snakes since i cant get any type of boa or larger snake Ive decided on ball pythons plus i love all the patterns and colors they have. anyway i plan on building a small rack for the corn snake and two ball pythons that i will get my question is is that everywhere i look to buy heat tape the shipping cost more than the tape itself. i was wondering if there was a good place to buy ball pythons, reputable breeder takes good care of them and doesn't overcharge. but I'm also hoping to find one that sells heat tape too hoping i can get both the heat tape and the snakes shipped in the same box to minimize on shipping charges. and recommendations. thank you in advance.

The one place I know that you can get all of that at the same time would be at a Reptile convention if you live near a place that has one. There are usually a large number of breeders and certain booths that sell the retile accessories. If not, I think that Reptile Basics sells BPs as well as heat tape, etc.

Try and order anything else you might need, along with the heat tape.
That will make the shipping cost worthwhile. (ie. hides, thermostat, thermometer, etc.)

I don't know of anyplace that will sell you a snake and ship the gear in the same box. The live reptile shipping guidelines are pretty tight and prevent this. I would get everything at an expo and not pay shipping or order everything but the snake in one order and the snake in another to minimize costs.

alright thank you ill check online for the next expo otherwise ill just suck it up and pay the charges maybe someone will have a christmas sale and make it worth the while

alright i decided just to eat the price and order from rbi but they are out of stocks on snakes so anyone know a place to get cheap but good quality bps. im looking to get two normals possibly male and female

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alright i decided just to eat the price and order from rbi but they are out of stocks on snakes so anyone know a place to get cheap but good quality bps. im looking to get two normals possibly male and female

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Rich does not sell reptiles anymore just fyi

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Originally Posted by iCandiBallPythons

Rich does not sell reptiles anymore just fyi

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Yea he was getting back into them last i knew. He had some at White Plains.

that would make sense on why i havent seen anyhing on the site for a while lol

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alright i decided just to eat the price and order from rbi but they are out of stocks on snakes so anyone know a place to get cheap but good quality bps. im looking to get two normals possibly male and female

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backwater reptiles is a good place and even thow most breeders dont like it kingsnake classfieds http://market.kingsnake.com/index.php?cat=32 is always your bigest selection and u can even find local pick ups if your lucky