Albino price?

So I've been looking for a snake for some time now, trying to decide what type of snake to get. (got it about narrowed down to ball python, corn snake or king snake.) And I have taken a liking to albino balls, but from what I've seen on the internet they're a wee bit pricey, but I'm not shure about how much they'd be at a show or petstore. Whats a good ball park price range?

Thanks

for a hatchling your prob looking between 400-600$

it matter in how the quality it is the age and sex but for me the lowest i seen one was a 700 gram male proven breeder very nice for 150 but normal price is around 300 to 500 or even more it matters from who you get if from

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Originally Posted by 1stleo

So I've been looking for a snake for some time now, trying to decide what type of snake to get. (got it about narrowed down to ball python, corn snake or king snake.) And I have taken a liking to albino balls, but from what I've seen on the internet they're a wee bit pricey, but I'm not shure about how much they'd be at a show or petstore. Whats a good ball park price range?

Thanks

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Wow you think albino balls now are pricey good thing you didnt look at them few year ago when they were 800-1000 a piece for hatchlings.

your looking at 250-600 depending on quality and if its fed and so on.

Wow that was fast! thanks!

Albino's are far from pricey these days. $300 (which pains me to see) to about $400 these days. IMHO, they never should have dropped below $1000.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Albino's are far from pricey these days. $300 (which pains me to see) to about $400 these days. IMHO, they never should have dropped below $1000.

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IMO the market dropped on them due to Hets being sold so cheap and widely available. :mad:

Joe Shmoe buys a pair breed them gets albinos and sells them cheap, which in long run hurts all of us.

Now that albinos are affordable to everyone they will only in time be cheaper than they already are. Sucks

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

IMO the market dropped on them due to Hets being sold so cheap and widely available. :mad:

Joe Shmoe buys a pair breed them gets albinos and sells them cheap, which in long run hurts all of us.

Now that albinos are affordable to everyone they will only in time be cheaper than they already are. Sucks

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Perhaps, but Joe Schmoe still needs to take 2 to 3 years to grow their female het up to breeding size. While that certainly is probably part of the price driving down, I also believe it's because many sellers these days are impatient to sell their animals and when they don't sell immediately, they panic slash their prices, when they should have just held steady.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Perhaps, but Joe Schmoe still needs to take 2 to 3 years to grow their female het up to breeding size. While that certainly is probably part of the price driving down, I also believe it's because many sellers these days are impatient to sell their animals and when they don't sell immediately, they panic slash their prices, when they should have just held steady.

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That seems to happen A LOT with some that say they must sell their collection due to debts and that kills us. Ive also seen that tactic with flippers a lot as well. Either way were screwed if we keep allowing prices to drop.

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

That seems to happen A LOT with some that say they must sell their collection due to debts and that kills us. Ive also seen that tactic with flippers a lot as well. Either way were screwed if we keep allowing prices to drop.

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That's why I plan to keep my collection size manageable - if an animal doesn't sell, I'll hang onto them until they do. And as they grow in size, so will their asking price. :)