ball python prices

I was just wondering if anyone could help me out. I'm trying to make a business proposal to someone, and I would like to know the current price of these hatchlings that could be made after I purchase some base morphs.
this is what I have so far. (in canadian dollars)
Albino
high contrast albino 450-600
het hc albino 200-300
het albino 150-250
yellowbelly 150-300
yellowbelly spider
ivory 1200-1500
mojave 275-400
mojave het hc albino
mojave pastel
blue eyed leucistic 2500-3300
spider250-300
spider mojave
spider het hc albino
bumble bee: 600-900
lemon bee 800-1000
caramel albino 1000
66% het caramel albino 175-300
pastel 125-250
super pastel 500-700
lemon pastel 350-550
super lemon pastel 650-950
pastel yellowbelly
pastel het hc albino
cinnamon 200-300
pewter 500-700
cinnabee 1300-1600
cinnamon mojave
het burgundy
pieds 1200-1800
66%het pieds 150-200
spotnose 300-400
If anyone could help, I would really appreciate it.
Thanks,

-Kuro.

i would start by surfing other breeders websites to figure out price ranges.

Well I'm just going to save you some time but burst your bubble. Take all those prices and lower them by 20-45% because by the time you even have any of those babies, prices will have dropped significantly. I understand they are in Canadian, but more and more people produce Ball Pythons every year and plenty of people can't even sell them cause the market is flooded with pastels, Spiders, and Mojaves.

Breeding Ball Pythons is by no means a good lucrative business unless you produce numbers like BHB, Ralph Davis, or spend $30,000 on brand new morphs just imported.

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Originally Posted by steveboos

Well I'm just going to save you some time but burst your bubble. Take all those prices and lower them by 20-45% because by the time you even have any of those babies, prices will have dropped significantly. I understand they are in Canadian, but more and more people produce Ball Pythons every year and plenty of people can't even sell them cause the market is flooded with pastels, Spiders, and Mojaves.

Breeding Ball Pythons is by no means a good lucrative business unless you produce numbers like BHB, Ralph Davis, or spend $30,000 on brand new morphs just imported.

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I'm not trying to make ball python breeding my main source of income, but an opportunity to purchase 41 ball pythons came up, and I'm having a hard time with passing this by. If all goes well, I will have babies next year. I'm just trying to convince my step mother that she will get repaid for the amount she helps me.
She plays in the stock markets, that's what she's all about.

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Originally Posted by Kuro_Yamaneko

I'm not trying to make ball python breeding my main source of income, but an opportunity to purchase 41 ball pythons came up, and I'm having a hard time with passing this by. If all goes well, I will have babies next year. I'm just trying to convince my step mother that she will get repaid for the amount she helps me.
She plays in the stock markets, that's what she's all about.

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Well unless the person is also giving you all the racks, thermostats, tubs, heating elements, incubators, rat racks, rat breeding colonies, rat food, bedding along with the snakes, you will probably not break even, heck you'll in in the hole a few thousand for a while before you start producing babies. Then you will have to have people lined up to sell your babies to.

Keep in mind only a few shipping companies will let you ship live animals, even then NONE OF THEM offer insurance. Also the market is growing, but so are people doing exactly what your doing.

I don't want to be a downer, but I've seen this happen way too much, people get in over their head and realize it's not a good way to make any money. 95% of people never even break even on their snakes when they thought they could make thousands.

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Originally Posted by steveboos

Well unless the person is also giving you all the racks, thermostats, tubs, heating elements, incubators, rat racks, rat breeding colonies, rat food, bedding along with the snakes, you will probably not break even, heck you'll in in the hole a few thousand for a while before you start producing babies. Then you will have to have people lined up to sell your babies to.

Keep in mind only a few shipping companies will let you ship live animals, even then NONE OF THEM offer insurance. Also the market is growing, but so are people doing exactly what your doing.

I don't want to be a downer, but I've seen this happen way too much, people get in over their head and realize it's not a good way to make any money. 95% of people never even break even on their snakes when they thought they could make thousands.

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Yes, the seller is giving me all the racks, incubators, thermostats, and heating elements. I have a good friend that breeds rats, ASF's and mice, and the seller lives in the next town from me.

Don't worry about lecturing me on these details. I'm just looking for prices to know my possibilities.

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Originally Posted by steveboos

Well unless the person is also giving you all the racks, thermostats, tubs, heating elements, incubators, rat racks, rat breeding colonies, rat food, bedding along with the snakes, you will probably not break even, heck you'll in in the hole a few thousand for a while before you start producing babies. Then you will have to have people lined up to sell your babies to.

Keep in mind only a few shipping companies will let you ship live animals, even then NONE OF THEM offer insurance. Also the market is growing, but so are people doing exactly what your doing.

I don't want to be a downer, but I've seen this happen way too much, people get in over their head and realize it's not a good way to make any money. 95% of people never even break even on their snakes when they thought they could make thousands.

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I agree, you can make money breeding ball pythons, but you better have this well planned out. Breeding them isn't hard, but you better know what you're doing if this is an investment. your stepmother must know a little about investing, she's not jumping in quickly with her money.

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Originally Posted by don15681

I agree, you can make money breeding ball pythons, but you better have this well planned out. Breeding them isn't hard, but you better know what you're doing if this is an investment. your stepmother must know a little about investing, she's not jumping in quickly with her money.

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I have yet to ask her. I'm trying to make sure I work out all the details first, and I'm giving her a typed proposal.

I want this done right. I already even have a garbage bag full of vermiculite waiting for eggs.

Before you decide on seriously breeding Ball Pythons I would suggest reading this artical. http://ballpythonbreeder.com/2010/04...thon-breeding/ And going through the spreadsheet.

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Originally Posted by Agent73

Before you decide on seriously breeding Ball Pythons I would suggest reading this artical. http://ballpythonbreeder.com/2010/04...thon-breeding/ And going through the spreadsheet.

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