Pet stores are hit and miss. In that vein, so are breeders and online sellers. My one fight with mites came from an online seller. A more serious problem came from a "very reputable" large scale breeder. My best animals came from Ralph Davis and reptile shows. I haven't brought in any new animals in about two years. If I buy anything from anywhere ever again it is going to be from someone I have interacted with a lot. We made a decision not to chase the latest and greatest awhile back. We have enough bloodlines in our current stock to "keep things fresh" as well as produce things that have never been seen with what we have. What I will agree with as far as pet stores go is do not pay money to "rescue" an animal. It just perpetuates the problem.