Best place to buy a Ball Python?

[ken347]

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.

[RetiredJedi]

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.

[mohawk]

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.)

[MrLang]

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.

[ken347]

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

[ken347]

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

[iCandiBallPythons]

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

Rich does not sell reptiles anymore just fyi

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[Mike41793]

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.

[ken347]

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

[its300]

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

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