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Here he is!
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First off, congratulations on your new selection!
Second, the store owners are correct: the bug-eye effect is fairly common on a baby Brazilian.
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He wasn't the brightest of the 3, but I want a male and the brightest one was a female. Plus I don't care about the color as much as I care about the iridescence
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Third, you made a good choice if you want iridescence. It shows up much better on darker snakes.
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Price is going to be quite a bit less than the pet store too.
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find shows and find a local (or even nationwide) FB herp group and ask around. I hate going to pet stores for pets unless their specialty stores.
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Finally, I would respectfully disagree on these two points (although the poster is usually spot-on).
For price, the average baby Brazilian goes for $150-200. You can find as low as $100, representing lower-end animals at shows; and as high as $400, representing top picks from high-end litters of top breeders. But $150 is a pretty normal price.
For shows, I feel you run a huge risk ever buying from a show, as with so many animals and dealers and owners in one small location, you are bound to have at least some disease, obvious or not. In other words, any price break is offset by an increased disease risk. Plus, I oddly rarely find top rainbows at shows. You are better off going to a private breeder or specialty shop that practices active quarantine (which is rare, so be sure to check!).
Again, congrats on a nice selection.
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