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Where do you buy your BPs. At shows or breeders or Pet stores what is my best bet for buying a BP?

I prefer buying snakes from breeders at reptile shows. With a petstore they usually can't tell you much about the snakes (date of birth, breeder name, etc) and you run the risk of being wild caught. A good breeder will give you all kinds of info (preferably a written records) of your snakes eating, feeding, weights, date of birth, etc. Some of the online breeders get good reviews, but again I prefer to be able to interact with a potential purchase.
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Regardless of where you get it, make sure it is captive bred and born in the US or other non-African country. This will eliminate 99% of the problems you will encounter with ball pythons. Other than that, they can be found just about anywhere. I would personally go with a reliable breeder, as they can help you on down the road with breeding, etc. Breeders are your best bet. Keep away from imported ball pythons!
Justin J

HEY you asked........

from a breeder......yes they sell wild gotten captive bred IN Africa balls too....most of them do....so make sure it is Born in the USA if you ask......(some lie too)....

......shows are ok..same deal....wild and domestic.....

.....they are opposite of good wine...the imported is cheaper than the domestic stuff...........

get a het for something...they are reasonable.....(even ghosts...$400 pr)....

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