Most of the research that I did was on husbandry and cage set ups and on feeding. Not so much on were they came from other than cb or wc. That's my mistake for missing that part and a lesson learned. while I did not do a ton of research of the breeder I didn't just buy the first GTP I have come across. I have come across many others for sale at shows may were priced a a too good to be true price. Normally when I come across something that's priced well below what I would expect is a signal for me too steer clear. Others have looked to be wc or had scaring or other imperfections. When I came across the one I was interested in I did a look on the Web about the breeder and saw mostly good reviews. It looks like I was greatly lacking in the questions I should have asked.
One of the things that annoy us when we go to the show is when we see people buying all kinds of animals because they are cute when they are small. We always hope the people getting new pets realize that reptiles have unique care requirements and that the fact that they can live decades. I'm a very strong believer in when you decide to take a new pet into your home, that you are responsible for that animal for their full life span however long that may be. That's meaning it's your job to take the best possible care of them every day not just when it's convenient for you. Nothing grinds my gears more than someone taking in a new pet and only caring for them when they are still in the small cute stage or give them up because they no longer want them.