Hello, everybody. I'm just inquiring about my local herp show that comes around every 2 months here in Kansas City. I've known of them for about a year, and still haven't gone, so i'd like to know some feedback from some of you if you've been. Some of their vendors include Jay Sommers, Go Lizards, Xotic Pets, Schnabel Reptiles, and more. (The full list is here: Click!)
I sent a breeder (not affiliated with them in any way) an e-mail about a posting on Craigslist, and he responded to me about the price of a ball python. He also told me that it was an adult, and I responded that i'd be more interested in getting a hatchling/yearling. He told me that a buyer had just backed out on him, and he'd sell me the hatchling (that was gone before) for $150. I told him thanks, but no thanks, and that i'd be going to the reptile show to look. He told me that the KC reptile show was full of "con artists" who have imported snakes and said, "make sure you get a written, signed guarantee stating that the animals will eat on their own". I don't know if he was upset because I told him that I wasn't interested, or if that's really the case. He has sent me approximately 6 e-mails within the past 2 hours (and i've responded to 2; 3 if you want to count the initial question) and I feel like he's trying to pressure me into buying a snake from him.
I did make another post on here regarding questions about balls, and several people advised me against going through Craigslist, and I agreed that there are some people on there that are untrustworthy, so I decided to go through a breeder at a reptile show where I can see and handle the snake in question.
If you guys could help me, i'd really appreciate it. Thank you very much.