I've only been to a few but I'll jump in. The ones I've been to have been great for supplies, they have everything and it's cheap. We always stock up on bulbs and such. They have all your live & frozen food for cheap to. As for the animals, we always buy someone and it's mostly the prices we can't resist but it's also being able to talk to the breeder. You get a really sense of how much they know and care about their animals. You also get to pick (in person) which animal you want, it's alot more fun than buying a picture and waiting to see what kind of personality they have.