I'm in NJ so I doubt I'll have any major problem finding a herp show at any time of the year. I don't need them yet, just doing preliminary research. Probably around may-june I'll be looking to start. I want to do a cheapo tub setup like I've seen in many other threads here. So a few setups of 1.2 then? I guess I'll just start small and if I need to move up I'll just hold back 3 rats. Not like I can't just go buy f/t locally to supplement until I figure out exactly how many I need.