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

I rescued my first BPs

My first male '09 normal came from a breeder. JandW reptiles. Very nice friendly guy. Good snakes.

Ralph Davis and Brian from BHB first, both came on first day.......since then out of my 32 bp's all breeders.....

BHB
Justin K. Reptiles
Ralph Davis

Pet store, no shame at all.

This seems kind of like the middle school argument of where you buy you clothes for school, walmart or macy's. Before I got a python I had no idea there were businesses and morphs or even that balls were in the slightest popular.

i got my ball 3 weeks ago from a reptile specific pet store but i dont know if its good or bad

dang a poll I can't vote on since my first bp was a rescue ( actually first 3-5 were ) lol love getting them free.

I put breeder as the pet store I bought my ball from breed their own BP's

Saw BPs for the first time at reptile expo..... Was facinated and got my first two (a breeding pair) from a reputable breeder. Luckily he does not stay too far from me and I was lucky enough to have bought a few from him since. Collection growing nicely and getting a few more from him this year just waiting for the hatching..... Over here in SA our seasons are a bit later than yours..... Can hardly wait.

I got my baby from a Petsmart (boo, usually) and he is in AMAZING condition. NO mites, NO skin problems, and a GREAT eater. I actually called the store to compliment the snake keeper for her know-how and care.

:)

Hmm, I thought I had already posted on this one. I guess I voted but didn't post :P

I bought my bp at a local non-chain pet store, and they said they got her from a local breeder. It's an alright shop, but their main business is dog grooming, and previous visits often left me disappointed with their reptile care (needless to say I don't go there anymore). Anyway, she was with her clutchmates, and from what they told me she had only been there for about 5 days or so, not really long enough for her condition to deteriorate. I admit it was somewhat of an impulse buy, as I had never seen a baby bp before and was absolutely smitten :D But I did make sure to go home and do some research first before I ran back to buy her.

So, even though I paid a lot more than I would've at an expo, I wouldn't change my decision for the world. She was probably only about a month old when I got her, she's now 2 1/2, and she's just the sweetest, most beautiful normal in my opinion haha ;) I did have a little trouble getting her to eat at first (probably because she was so tiny), but once she got the idea she was a garbage disposal, and she's never had any other health problems.

My next bp (either an albino or a mojave) is definitely going to be from a reputable breeder though. Every once and awhile you find a pet store that knows what it's doing, but for the most part it seems like basic reptile care and knowledge is horribly lacking.