Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
Sadly, I'm sure there's worse handling of hatchling snakes- but I like my snakes to feel safe with me & be good pets, & I believe it starts on day one, their impression of the world (& of moi).

Gee, prices sound a bit insane for these- but it does come down to "supply & demand" with rarer species. And it's like they don't even want to sell them at all? But they're NOT hard to breed- so just be patient, you'll get there.
Their demand must've skyrocketed then. I looked through older MM listings going back to around 2018 and prices were in the $400, $300, even mid $200 range and most if not all of them appeared to be captive bred.

I looked on Fauna Classifieds and it seems to be a similar story, though I see listings even a year ago that were cheaper in similar ranges as above, but recent posts from this very month seem to be $450 minimum. Strange...