Granite- $40.00?

Just seen a beautiful granite at the pet store for $40 bucks.

How much are these usually on the market?

I'm positive the shop was unaware what it was.

Depends I think. I got mine for $100 shipped from a well known breeder. She's a 06 CH but she's a great eater with one sassy sassy attitude.

I'd be a bit worried since it's at a petstore. Who knows if it's a WC, CH, CB... if it's eating, has any health issues, etc. If you are looking for a granite then I'd look in to getting one from a breeder. I've seen them go for $100-475+. Guess it depends all on what you are looking for and what you are looking to spend. I just luckly fell into a good deal with mine since he needed to move her out for all of his 07 CH babies. She was originally priced a lot higher.

My granite female was $40(found on Craigslist), and she was gravid with 5 eggs :) Nice 6-for-1 deal.

now that is some serious luck.

where do you place your horseshoe??

Sometimes pet stores or other sellers like to place fancy names like "granite" or "high gold" on normals...its just marketing...whether or not its a true granite is a whole different story but $40 for a normal in a pet store is pretty good regardless of what it is. Normals around here go for anywhere from $30 to as much as $100.

http://www.albinonile.com/id15.html
Here they produce some REALLY nice granites. nice people to work with.

I picked up my granite at petsandpals 2 years ago with no clue to myself or the store what he was. I think because it is a harder trait to spot when not trained many of them slip through. I know alot of stores in Tacoma Wa area buy from local breeders too. I would say if it seems healthy and its a good price why not. But then again thats just me.

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

Sometimes pet stores or other sellers like to place fancy names like "granite" or "high gold" on normals...its just marketing...whether or not its a true granite is a whole different story but $40 for a normal in a pet store is pretty good regardless of what it is. Normals around here go for anywhere from $30 to as much as $100.

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There are a lot of normals sold as granites, in some cases I think and agree that they are sold and "Labeled" as granite to increase the possibility of a quick sale.

In other cases, I think it's just a case of people not knowing the difference between a granite and normal and it's unintentional. :)

I would be leary. If you bought a genetic granite from a breeder, you know its lineage and whether or not it is likely to be genetic. Unless you just like the look of a granite and do not mind if it is genetic or not; then the pet-store find could be a possibility.

Wait, you identified it as a granite, or they labelled it as a granite?