Quote Originally Posted by Kittycatpenut View Post
The lady who cares for the reptiles there has her own. I can't remember what kinds of reptiles she has but I think she has at least five of them including a ball python. As for breeders, I live in the middle of nowhere so there probably aren't any, but I'll look. I don't really want to order a snake online because of the heat wave; it's been over 100 for two weeks.
I find it hard to believe there aren't any breeders in TEXAS lol. I know it's a monstrous state, but I also had no idea how many breeders were in my area until I looked, and this place is one of the best places to look. I found a friend and breeder (and our day jobs are the same coincidentally) only about 30 minutes from me. I met him through here. Hobby breeders are everywhere, just look. The last place I'd advise someone to get a reptile is Petco or Petsmart. Even if the employees do their best to take care of them, there's certain things they are not allowed to change due to corporate policy, and supporting one store is like supporting all the others, even the ones where the employees could care less and the ball pythons look/are sick. I've seen some stores that do a decent job with that they have, but buying from one is buying from them all unfortunately.