I've only been to one show, and I walked away with my first snake, HOWEVER I had contacted the breeder and been emailing him back and forth for nearly a month. I had my eye on two of his snakes (a lesser butter and a pewter) and he offered to bring both to the show so I could see them in person. I still walked around first, looking at everyone's animals and asking questions, it was very hectic. I didn't get a chance to have a long talk with the breeder while at the show, but his daughter was really helpful. I ended up buying a completely different snake (cinnamon mojave). Later that night I got an email back, he apologized for not having the time to talk and asked if I had in fact gotten a snake. I replied that I had and that his daughter was super helpful, and he promptly sent me all the records for my snake; everything from parents description/genetics to feeding/weight notes dated from the day he hatched.
I doubt I would have gotten anything from the show if I hadn't had such a great experience with the breeder first though. I would not have had enough questions answered and some of the venders were obviously annoyed by people asking tons of questions.
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