Used to go to Repticon in South FL... The fort laud was small and Palm Beach was slightly bigger. Although I made many of my purchases at these locations, I also ran into a lot of irresponsible breeders/vendors who were selling baby bp before they had their first meal, corn babies that are so small you wish the breeder feed them and grow them a bit bigger to ensure their survival, geckos without a tail priced at full price as one with a tail to fool first time buyers, encouraging buyers to house more than 1 beardie together just so they can sell more, selling the wrong size tank or light equipment, etc. I
I did meet with a lot of good breeders too who really care where their animals are going and answering my questions, but the bad ones are mixed in between too. My first mistake was buying my bp from a breeder from Repticon who knew nothing about when it hatched, when and if it ate at all or what size or rodent (mice or rats). There were red flags I wished I had paid more attention to but in the end, fortunately it all worked out for me and my bp. Even going there for feeders are not worth it as they are extremely overpriced (ie Feedersource).
The Daytona show had a few of these vendors but the majority I talk to and checked out are more responsible with their animals. I had a lot more fun at this show too because there is so much to see.
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