So I'm posting feedback on my experience with a local pet store in Cornwall, Ontario. I first started looking into getting a snake about a year ago, did a bunch of research, and finally settled on a Ball Python. In that time I did a massive amount of research on proper husbandry and care and when I felt I was finally ready for the responsibility, I started looking around for a breeder. Unfortunately, there aren't any in my area so I decided to go to Stacy's and have a look at what they have. They claimed they acquired the two BP's they had from a breeder in Toronto, who runs the shop "All Reptiles". I have since contacted the " breeder" and they have no records or knowledge of ever selling any BP's to Stacy's. When I first showed interest in purchasing an animal, I asked the basic questions. Everything seemed fine, except the fact that the girl said they were feeding them a pinky rat very two weeks. I commented on how the prey or frequency of feeding didn't seem correct, but all she said was that's how they do it and that its fine. I held both, one they claimed was a Caramel, and one they claimed was a Cinnamon. (Now that I know more about morphs, i know they're both normals) I instantly fell in love with the "cinny" set everything up, and had her within the month. In this time I would go in and handle her about three times a week so we could become comfortable with each other. During these visits, I received conflicting information from the girls... When I mentioned the feeding frequency again, the same girl was adament that she never said that, and that they were fed a fuzzy every week. Later, on a separate visit, I asked what day she would be fed to make sure I wouldn't come in for two days after, and the girl said "oh, they were fed only last week, so you're good for another three weeks until we feed them again". I almost ran out of the store with her right then, and if I had had everything properly set up and regulated I would have! I asked to speak to the owner about the conflicting stories, and she confirmed that they were only feeding them ONE pinky rat, ONCE a month. I finished everything up as quickly as possible and had her home a week later. I gave her fuzzies from the time I got her and started feeding her every 5 days. She was 8 months old and only 110 grams when I brought her home. A little while after, I noticed her soaking in her dish and thought "oh no!! Mites!!" I borrowed a friends microscope to confirm and sure enough... It was mites. (It wasn't a bad infestation, and you couldn't even see them on her unless you looked really hard, you might have seen one.) Ordered PAM, did the treatment, and thankfully they're all gone! She is now a very happy snake who has not refused one meal from me yet, is now on pups, is now 288 grams, and had a very nice shed a few weeks back! All this to say that I was lied to and deceived by the owner and employees of this store and just on the off chance that anyone on here would think of going there... DON'T!