Beating a seemingly dead horse

[bcr229]

I know that another BP may end up in the same place / shape as that one, but I would have bought him personally...

I would not. If you buy a sick, starving normal baby ball python for $90 there is no incentive for the retailer to change its husbandry practices; in fact, you have rewarded that business for neglecting the animal.

That's also a slap in the face to the breeders selling healthy, well-established critters at half the price.