Anyone know a bp breeder in New England?

Here is the deal. As I have mentioned before The BP I have now is actually one of my friends and he fell upon hard times and i agreed to look after her until he got back on his feet and then I would give her back. Well I talked to him today and he told me that he has found a place to move into and will probably take Scarlett back within the next few months after he moves in and gets settled. Good for him but that leave me snakeless. I'm kinda bummed I wont have her anymore. So the hunt begins. I am perfectly fine with a normal. I would love to get an Axanthic but I have no clue what they go for. I rarely see anyone talk about them. Anyway. If anyone can let me know a good spot to find a new BP in my area that would be great. I don't really want to go the Petco/ Petsmart route and someone in or close to CT would be nice.

You can get a BEAUTIFUL captive bred and born normal from any of the better known breeders. They usually have a surplus of normals and will ship you a healthy, feeding baby !!

Even with shipping, you will be much cheaper then Petco and Petsmart.

I wouldn't get one from a Petstore, the ones I see there, are pitiful. I feel sorry for them, but getting those may very well set you up for heartbreak, stress (feeding issues) and also Vet Bills (parasites, etc etc)

Going into fall, the temps for shipping should be good, as well !

JIMHO :)

Ya like i said i would like to avoid the pet store ones. I'm not sure about the shipping them either.

Check out www.newenglandreptile.com. That's. Nerds site. They have some amazing bps

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Originally Posted by Maverick67

Ya like i said i would like to avoid the pet store ones. I'm not sure about the shipping them either.

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Shipping makes me nervous too, but in my opinion, you have a FAR greater chance to end up with a healthy beautiful snake if you have one shipped from a reputable breeder, then getting one locally from a "perhaps" dubious background.

NERD is in New England and is one of the best known breeders! Pastels are not much more than a normal and are alot nicer!

MAballs is in mass, he's also a member here. hes got some great stuff.

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MAballs is in mass, he's also a member here. hes got some great stuff.

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Agreed. Haven't bought a snake off of him but have chatted and seems like a good guy. Probably will get one off him at some point. Plus he's a small breeder so he knows his snakes well and it'll be a more personal experience buying one from him versus NERD (not trying to put NERD down, just making a point). Not sure if he has anything available now though, send him a PM.

*Also, if you PM me, I also now a great guy here in NH that does shipping as well who've I've done loads of business with. Small breeder, reptile store owner, tons of experience. If your interested I could give you more details and get you in contact with him. Right now he has hatching Lessers, Normals and Yellowbellys. The normals come from the same clutch as the yb's and are very very good looking normals.

I went to the Reptile Expo in White Plains, NY. I bought a baby corn from Brian, of BHB Reptiles. Had her since April and she is healthy, eating well and super calm and laid back.

Brian at BHB is the best breeder! He will answer any questions you have about snakes even if you don't buy anything. He is in Michigan so he would have to ship it to you! Also you may want to look for a local Reptile Expo that you can attend and see the snake you are buying in person! NERD would probaly know of some! I only buy at Expos!

as i said before, a bunch of us are going to meet up at a show so we can walk around there and find some nice stuff. thats the best place to get stuff anyway

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as i said before, a bunch of us are going to meet up at a show so we can walk around there and find some nice stuff. thats the best place to get stuff anyway

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After you get back to mass? whens the show and wheres it at?

Wow i looked at a few of the breeders mentioned here. Nerd had some high end stuff. I think I only found maybe 2 animals for less than $1k BHB looks real good but lacking pics on a lot of the animals. I'm not sure of my price range yet it will depend on what i can save up until Scarlett goes with m friend.

Trust me, NERD has normal and pastel, etc. All you have to do is ask. They also have a pet store, Zoo Creatures, attached to the breeding facility where most of those animals are sold.

If you go there, schedule a $10 tour of the breeding facility (which is upstairs from the store). You' ll have am experience you won' t soon forget.

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:):D:DHey Mav....Sorry you have to give scarlett back ..Doesnt take long before they become part of the familly..Good for you for taking care of her while your friend gets back on his feet..Hope it doesnt affect your familly to much when she goes.Not for nothing but I bought Jazzmin at a Petco in Avon Ma.and she is thriving and healthy.Maybe im lucky that there is a BP veteren who works there that helped me pick her out and has been there to answer my questions and guide me,She is gentle,eats well,,alert,has a beautiful shiny skin,and is loved by all in our familly,maybe i got lucky,but in my opinion its not fair to assume that the animal is going to be substandard just because its sold by petco or any other chain pet store,plus you have had the oppurtunity to have alittle experience under your belt ...I went in green..Budget had alot to do with my purhase.look at her pics on my home page...look like a less than healthy normal BP?....good luck:D

Jazzmin looks good. I'm not saying that all pet store BP are bad snakes. I'm just saying the pet stores are renowned for bad care for there reptiles and overcharging. I would rather avoid possible problems from a poorly cared for snake. If I am at a pet store and they look like they have been well taken care care I will consider it if have no other options.

We got our little guy from a pet store as well and he is doing quite well. Aside from him not wanting to eat frozen thawed for a while when we brought him home and having a bad shed (not terrible but bad to us noobie owners, lol), he is really awesome! As someone mentioned above, we were also able to talk to someone in the pet store that actually breeds snakes himself and is quite knowledgeable. He even offered to come to our home when we couldn't get our little guy to eat. All in all, we had a good experience despite all the reviews I've seen about Petco/Petsmart. However, with that being said, I don't think we'd go back for another just because of those reviews and how nervous they make us, lol. I think that we will look for a local breeder when we are ready to bring a second home :).

Yes, especially if you already have snakes, you want to be careful where you get new snakes from ! Wouldn't want to introduce some parasites or worse, a fatal disease. The chances of this happening are far less when purchasing from a reputable breeder. Its heartbreaking to loose animals you are already attached to, esp. when it was preventable..

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After you get back to mass? whens the show and wheres it at?

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http://www.reptileexpo.com/index.html
here is the link for the shows we are going to when we get back.

http://zoocreatures.com/zoo/
we will be going up to nerd to walk around and check the place out if u wanna go up and check out some snakes

Excellent thank you guys for all the suggestions. I will continue my hunt. I have some good leads now on who to talk to and where to go. I was talking to the wife and she mentioned liking the panda pied but from what I've seen they are just a butt load out of my price range. Personally my favorites are the axanthic and the blue eyed lucys. weather or not i can get my fingers on one is a little different. Thanks again.

If you can even find a panda pied for sale than you need a ton of cash! Personally I would go for the blue eyed lucy which way more affordable! Good luck!

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Excellent thank you guys for all the suggestions. I will continue my hunt. I have some good leads now on who to talk to and where to go. I was talking to the wife and she mentioned liking the panda pied but from what I've seen they are just a butt load out of my price range. Personally my favorites are the axanthic and the blue eyed lucys. weather or not i can get my fingers on one is a little different. Thanks again.

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LOL- I think that there's only one panda pied in existence. :)

Ya i looked em up yesterday. there are a few around but $30k is kinda out of my price range

I'll have babies in late Spring/early Summer. :)