Quote Originally Posted by LadyOhh View Post
Picture this...

Stranger comes into your facility, cases the place, comes back, steals ALL THE ANIMALS.
There you go. That is why.
Trusting people is hard. Shipping is easier.
my thoughts exactly.. were not "breeders" yet and we let very few people into our home for the SAME reason, we could NEVER afford to replace the collection we have let alone those who have THOUSANDS into their animals/facilities. For many people their snakes are their livelyhood... not just furniture that can be replaced, were talking animals, living investments. We have delt with one breeder for quite sometime who considers us "friends" as we do to them... we have never once asked to go to his home or warehouse where he keeps his entire collection of animals. If we want to choose from a couple he brings a couple. We then can choose from the ones he brings to see us. Its never a wasted trip because he knows when we ask him to bring us something we taking something home. If nothing else we always get at least feeders from him. We would never ask to go where he keeps his animals either, its just courtacy(sp?) IMO. I think its very nice that some breeders do allow you to come to their shop/home/warehouse/ exc but shouldnt be expected.