Quote Originally Posted by Cortana
That brings up another question. What are everyone's feelings about reptile/exotic pet stores? Are their animals generally more healthy than Petco's? Do they (sometimes)get their snakes from breeders? There is one in town here I may go to, and i will ask them where the snakes come from. There are a few breeders withing 3-4 hours drive that I will probably be looking into.
It really depends on the individual store. I've heard stories and seen for myself that some "specialty" stores are not any better than horrible pet stores. But there are individual stores out there where the owners truly care about the animals they sell. You just have to be ready to carefully examine any store you want to do business with.