My girlfriend and I have been talking and we've decided we want to open a reptile based pet store. It would focus mainly on pythons and boas but we'd keep a few others like corns and kings for customers who were looking for something like that. There'd be a rodent room with a rack for different sized mice and rats and we'd carry anything you'd need to keep reptiles happy and healthy. The problem is, where do I start..? I know location would be a big thing. Probably number one priority, but how do you get the money to open a store and have it fully stocked..? We really want to do this but we're not sure how to. Any help would be great. Thanks.

P.S. I think a local store with PROPER care sheets for each species is nessacary for the well being of the animals. Unlike Petco/Petsmart who only have pamphlets that tell how to get away with the bare minimum...