don't feel bad I ran into a fool of a guythat was going to buy a second ball python to release in the yard with the one they got x weeks before, I pointed out one they would be dead before winter, And that the came from Africa and that the temps here would not do the poor thing any good. I told hime more less if he wanted to help the snakes out don't puechase hem they better off if the store does not see a profit from selling them.