I see CB Eastern hatchlings offered with some regularity on the KS classifieds. Jim McDonald mentioned in a previous thread that perhaps some breeders are selling babies before they are reliably feeding on mice, leaving the new owner who is less prepared/experienced to deal with trying to establish that. I don't know how you tell who is reputable and who is not other than searching the Board of Inquiry for either good or bad transactions or going by a personal reference from someone you trust. I have also found, reading Board of Inquiry, that people's experiences with a particular breeder/seller can vary wildly, especially in regards to different species or even completely different types of reptiles purchased. Good luck. Maybe, unless you are particularly set on an Eastern, you should instead shop for a well-established-feeding hatchling of any of the hoggy variations- letting that dictate your choice. (You'll probably end up getting several species, anyway, since they are all so cool...)

Nanci
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0.0.1 Classic Corn, 0.0.1 Cali King, 0.1 Nelson's Milk
1.0 Tricolor Hog, 0.0.1 Eastern Hog, 1.0 Florida King
1.0 Eastern Box Turtle, 1.0 Florida Box Turtle
0.0.2 Desert Torts, 2.0 Feral Pigeons

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