Unfortunately I feel as though BHB and some other larger breeders suffer from the inability of being able to handle the amount of inquiries they get for reptiles, and once you get to a point of that many reptiles, even with a large staff, it's too easy for somebody to drop the ball (no pun intended) on customer service or animal care.
I'd also recommend Morph Market, but with some caveats, depending on your location.
A. Depending on where you are in the country right now shipping can be nearly impossible to make happen before spring time. which can be tough if you're ready for your noodle now. And...
B. Morph Market allows you to see a lot of animals available with the genes you want, but most of the breeders I've spoken to don't make ads for all of their available snakes.
So here is how I use Morph Market when I'm looking to buy a snake.
1. I use the MorphMap to show breeders that are in my area and see what they have on the Market.
2. If I don't see what I'm looking for, I may send them a message or call and ask if they have a particular snake available. If they do, they usually have no problems with me coming out and looking the animal/their setup over before my purchase. Then I can buy and bring my snake home myself, which eliminates shipping issues due to weather and the associated stresses.
3. If nobody local has the animal I want, then I resort to the standard search system and see about having an animal shipped.
Using this method has allowed me to buy animals in the past that nobody else knew were on the market, and I was fully assured of the methods and conditions in which my new animal was kept. Plus it gets you in touch with local snake people, which is always a bonus.
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