I think I want a morph...

[jessie_k_pythons]

I really want to add a morph to my colection,and I have really put thought in to it. I would ask the guy who moved in next door but he went on leave to Daytona.

I just wanted to ask some of the breeders here what are the normal prices of morphs and what is really the cheapest morph avalable this year.
Thanks all for your help.

(sorry about spelling)

[Adam_Wysocki]

You're best bet is to first figure out which morph is your favorite!

-adam

[Shelby]

You could run into trouble if your favorite morph is a lesser platinum which is something like $25000. lol

pastels can be had for less than $1000.. albinos are $2500+ pieds $5000-7000 I believe.

Alternately you can buy hets (normal looking snakes that carry the genes for morphs) and breed them to make your own morphs. It's much less expensive that way.

[Jeanne]

You're best bet is to first figure out which morph is your favorite!

-adam

Dito... go to the classifed at KS and see which you like and can afford. There you will get a good idea of prices, you could even check out breeders sites.

[elevatethis]

Pastel is probably the least expensive.

Have you looked at any of the odd-ball types like granite, black back, banded/reduced, etc? Although those traits may or may not reproduce, they are still a cool, different normal to clean up after and can usually be had for under $200-300.

[SnakeySnakeSnake]

blackback, granite, reduced patterns, non genetic stripe, etc


It depends if by morph you mean genetic or just different looking.

[jessie_k_pythons]

I have a non Genetic stripe comeing to me on the first form Ben Siegel. as for my favorite... ha ha I could never aford my favorite... The piebald and and the Blue eyed Lucy
I want a Pied mor than anything in the world though. I might give my whole colection for a pied.

[aaajohnson]

I really want to add a morph to my colection

Be careful ..... I was thinking the same thing just a few months ago and BAM!!!! Now my wife thinks these morphs are my midlife crisis. She says its better than a corvette or a girlfirend though.

Hard to argue with a pied .... but its a lot of $$$$$

Neil

[Adam_Wysocki]

I have a non Genetic stripe comeing to me on the first form Ben Siegel. as for my favorite... ha ha I could never aford my favorite... The piebald and and the Blue eyed Lucy
I want a Pied mor than anything in the world though. I might give my whole colection for a pied.

Well, for people with more time than budget, hets are always a great way to go. Back in the mid 90's when I saw my first albino ball python, I was in no position to buy one, but a 100% het albino male was just within reach (well, barely, but that's another story) ... so I picked one up and patiently waited while I bred him, raised up his babies, bred them back to dad, and finally made my own albinos .... I've been producing them almost every year since and to this day, buying that het male was one of the best things I've ever done!

-adam

[Adam_Wysocki]

She says its better than a corvette or a girlfirend

Is that the alternative??? ... Sweet!!

-adam