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where is a good reputable place to get a corn snake?

Look on the classifieds on this site. Also, you can email the folks on the forum that post pics of hatchlings - they often have something to sell.

If you get a cornsnake shipped to you, remember to put it in its cage and leave it be for a good 4-5 days before you try and feed it. They need time to de-stress, especially hatchlings.

I may get bad responses from what I am about to say next.. every time I buy dog food at Petco I look at their baby cornsnakes for anything unusual, well unusual for Petco. Over the recent years I have picked up three outstanding corns from there, one of them a beautiful hypo, on sale for $19.99. I have a very bright creamsicle from there, and something that might be hypo lavender or ???. I considered all a rescue. All very nice snakes. One of the purchases, I had to reach into the cage to pick up the snake because the employee was afraid of them. For the creamsicle, which was among a pile of normal corns, I said, "I'll take that nice albino there..". The employee said [sic] "There is no albino." Not wanting to usurp his knowledge or authority, I just replied, "OK. I'll take the orange one with the red eyes.."

I was looking for another Creamsicle corn to add. Since I was purchasing some supplies from Big Apple Herp already, on impulse I added a Creamsicle corn to the cart and checked out (no pic of snake, no gender selection, just went for it).

Snake was here the next day.. today! Absolutely stunning. The snake was obviously maintained well before shipping. Female cream, orange blotches on white. The chance paid off.