My fiancée works at a local chain store . The " animal manger " at this specific store has complete and total say so over what's ordered and what's on the floor for sale. I've seen so many Red Tails sold to only be returned later when the wow factor wears off . It's sad but it seems like a never ending cycle . When they sell out of what they have they just order more . All of there snakes ( at least most come from the same breeder) . The same company that sells there frozen feeder mice . I would get him out of that hell hole . They have certain precedues they must follow and the majority of the time from what I've seen a sick snake only gets sicker from those kind of places .