why are GTP's so expensive???

i see them for like 500-600$$$ dam!!!!!!!!! why?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!

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Originally Posted by temec

i see them for like 500-600$$$ dam!!!!!!!!! why?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!

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Demand?

Why do Ball pythons Cost 5K? Demand.

:) Thats how the ball rolls in this industry!

so that price is the norm?

you could find them cheaper at shows but make sure you know who you are buying from as GTP's are extremely fragile

most GTP i have found are from $250-350 as babies, and the price just goes up as they get older.

Hey at least you dont have to pay 5000 per gtp like we do here in Aus :( Plus we cant keep balls! What a gee up

cause if they were cheaper, every idiot that thinks they could keep them would buy them... then again, by that logic, retics and burms should have stayed in the $600-800 range.

they are more expensive becasue they are so fragile. the more expensive ones are from a captive bred line with a lineage. the less expensive ones are either farm bred or wild caught. like i said before this species is fragile and wild caughts should be avioded unless you have extensive experience with this species.

500-600 isn't that expensive in terms of GTP either. i've seen neonates priced in the thousands. these are from blue or melanistic lines and the adults are stunning. prices are coming down even from breeders in the hobby. you just have to know where to look. currently, some breeders are selling captive bred and born neos for 350 and that would be the way to go. no guess work in that one.

and yes they are expensive! that is why i only have one!!

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Originally Posted by hawaiianice99

most GTP i have found are from $250-350 as babies, and the price just goes up as they get older.

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For that price im assuming they are farm bred or wild caught. When dealing GTP's i highly suggest purchasing an established us bred baby, from a reputable breeder!!! Colin i totally agree with you....