And again, that's why I said to talk to your local Petco herp specialist. I agree that most Petco employees knowledge of snakes and herp care in general amounts to crap, but there are the exceptions. Again, if you find your local store has a knowledgeable specialist, they should be able to pop or probe the snake for you. When I went up there and looked at them, before I bought mine, I was able to handle the snakes and pick which one I wanted. He then took her from me and popped her right then and there...

And yes, as she said, we got her for $50, which is about the same as buying a $20 snake from a breeder and paying $30 shipping... I just got to go pick my snake in person rather than picking from pictures online...

I'm not trying to discourage you from buying from a breeder. I'm just pointing out that there are exceptions to all these generalizations about Petco being so horrible... It's not always the case...