Should I Trade?

well i have a male 367 gram pied and i was wondering if it would be good to trade for a 800 gram female mojave. only reason i had the pied was to breed him to my cousins female het pied but thanks to a freak accident she has passed away like 3 days ago. so i have to use for him this breeding season the female mojave may go late in the season but i wont force her and is she does not go at least i know that she will be more than ready for the next one so i was wondering if its a good idea thanks

i get to pick out of her and a female enchi same weight thanks

It all depends on what you're looking to do in the long run.....IMO, you can never go wrong with a male pied or a big mojo girl 50/50 ;)

From a financial standpoint, the pied is worth more than the mojo ( she's not even breeding weight) so I would'nt go for the trade.

I would stick with the recessive boy especially if ive grown him from a hundred grams and he is a good eater. If you feel like hes a typical tough pied. I would try to get the 800gm mojo and another neonate sized codom/dom

Personally I'd go with the female enchi. Enchi's make great combos, I don't think people give them enough attention.

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Originally Posted by Orlandoflor

well i have a male 367 gram pied and i was wondering if it would be good to trade for a 800 gram female mojave. only reason i had the pied was to breed him to my cousins female het pied but thanks to a freak accident she has passed away like 3 days ago. so i have to use for him this breeding season the female mojave may go late in the season but i wont force her and is she does not go at least i know that she will be more than ready for the next one so i was wondering if its a good idea thanks

i get to pick out of her and a female enchi same weight thanks

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I personally wouldent do it, pieds will make you more money in the long run. Mojos are very good looking snakes but nothing will beat a pied.

So if you are patient and breed that pied and get atleast one pied from the clutch, you can buy like 2-3 mojos.

Good luck making your choice!

-Payson!

I never trade recessives for codoms. I would just buy a couple 09 het pied females and breed them in the 2011 season. You could also pick up a few breeder normal females and make some hets this season. Het pied females are pretty much the same price as Mojaves and that way you could at least produce a few snakes this year.

thing is i have no females only a 678 gram female pastel which i know wont breed this season and the only male is the pied i will be getting a few more balls when i go to the LA show this August. i plan to get like 2 normal adult female and some males and more stuff but ill see when i get there.

still dont know what to get/keep

I'm pretty new to ball pythons, and while I'm tempted to say do what makes you happy... some of the other members have brought up very valid points.

One of the breeders I've been looking at charges $1250 for a pied male... whereas he charges $400 for an Enchi female, and I've been seeing Mojave females for $250-350.

If you really want to trade him, I'd try to find a comparable animal or a group of pythons that come close to what you can get for your male. I don't know if the site I'm looking at is over priced or average, but if it's average I'd want something neat like a bumble bee and an enchi in trade.

hey appygirl84 i dont know if you saw but i want to trade for a 800 gram or more female and they cost way more than when they are small.
if i do get her i plan to breed her to a fire or even a firefly if i can get one
but i still have 2 weeks to decide so keep your replies coming thanks

as for the cost if pied i know a good friend who breeds them for the fun of it and not the money and i can get them for about 400 bucks