Buying online vs Show

[ckuhn003]

We are looking for our first BP. We are in the process of getting the habitat setup properly ahead of time based on the sticky thread in the husbandry section. Great info there!

We are not breeders (maybe everyone says that at first) so sex is not that important. We are looking at different morphs and probably will stay at $200 or below for this one. We have Repticon Atlanta coming up in a couple weeks and were planning on attending that to look for the BP.

There are are so many beautiful morphs! We are not dead set on one. I love the Pied, my 6yr old daughter is fascinated by the blue eyed leucistic. We also love some of the sugar, pastel, spider axanthic morphs. So beautiful!

Is there any benefit as to buying online from a reputable breeder vs at a show? At the show we were thinking we'd get to talk to the breeder directly, see the snake first hand, handle it a bit and possibly even get better deals at the show on the second day perhaps.

We see a few on morph market that are nice also but weren't sure if we are better off just waiting til the show.

Any thoughts? I know the show doesn't come super often....it'll be nearby in three weeks.

I'll be at the same show and attended the last one w/ the same intentions as you. I used my time as mostly an information seeking experience and getting to see all the morphs up close. It wasn't until I was ready to leave that I found the snake that I wanted but it was a little bit older then I wanted and was fed on live food so I left (was very hard to do) empty handed. Luckily, I found a great breeder online who had the same snake (younger and an established F/T eater) and I could not be happier. If you plan to buy at the show, make sure you do your research on the breeders beforehand (list posted online) and ask a lot of questions. In my experience, it was clear who the 'reputable' dealers were at the show. As for price, it's hard to comment on deals because I was more concerned w/ finding a BP that verified my desire to be a 1st time owner with a breeder w/ a good track record rather then a 'good deal'. Good luck!

your daughter sounds like she has good taste. I think the blue eyed leucistic BPs are beautiful!! Not sure how much they cost!

If you want some advice on buying online, you can't go wrong with Garrick at royalconstrictordesigns.com. He's as good as they come.