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

My first was a surprise Bday present from my now ex wife, she got her at petland and was notorious for stuff like that, buying stuff a guy should really pick up himself. . I did however know the guy that did produce them as I was starting to look into getting one, she was and is healthy. I now will only be getting my "planned" snakes from Breeders, but accidents sometimes happen, Like the 2 $50 "proven breeder" females I picked up last month, hope they prove for me.

I got my first BP's from a reputable online breeder. We don't have many shows in my area, and none of them are very large, so selection is just better online. I was soooo tempted so many times to pick up those sad little critters from the Petsmart though. Very glad I didn't, absolutely gaga for my pastel girl and mojo boy :D

First was a pet store then a breeder. Both were/are healthy and have always eaten good. The one from the breeder would not and still won't take F/T but I am working on him.

I got mine at a little pet store in a mall in Las Cruces, NM. Wasn't any internet then (at least nowhere near like it is now) to look for breeders.

Im new to the herping community so i currently only have my first snake. I got her from the pet store because i dont know any breeders in my area. I have not had any problems with her so far though. She is healthy, eats well, and is very sweet. But now that i do more and more research, i will get my future animals from a breeder (if i can find one near me)

I picked up mine from the local PetSmart. I don't really regret buying from a chain. Mine was pretty healthy and they provided feeding charts and everything, only thing was they were feeding him pinkies when he should have been eating small adult mice so he was giving them a problem with feeding due to prey size. Since I've had him, he eats great and is up to a healthy weight. I would buy from a breeder if I get a second one though, just more of a piece of mind thing.

I got mine from a petsmart as well. It seems to be a common theme that they're underfed there. I'm beginning to suspect that it's because they want the snakes hungry so they're almost guaranteed to eat the first time you try after taking them home.

Then again, I have to say that I've never run into any of the feeding issues everyone else seems to have with BP's. Just a few attempts to eat the mice sideways before I increased the food size.

Got all 3 of mine are from pet stores... All of them are 100% fine.. I see no evil really..

I purchased my very first ball python when I was 8 years old, which was a birthday present from my Dad. It came from a small pet store, not a chain, and it died shortly after. I now buy mostly from reputable breeders, unless there is something in a ball python that really catches my eye.

i guess you could say both.....the breeder I have gotten all my snakes from actually owns a pet store....