I found something cool at petco!

Petco doesn't have any YBs. Call me silly but the people who supply Petco are extremely familiar with Ball Python morphs not to mention the trappers and importer (if the wholesaler isnt the importer as well) have picked through and separated out the could be's and maybe's.

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Originally Posted by pslsnakes

Ok, well im just SAYING it cant be a Genetic Striped, no damn way.

Thats a 10k snake.

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Ok.............

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Originally Posted by jglass38

Petco doesn't have any YBs. Call me silly but the people who supply Petco are extremely familiar with Ball Python morphs not to mention the trappers and importer (if the wholesaler isnt the importer as well) have picked through and separated out the could be's and maybe's.

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Looked EXACTLY like one..Atleast the flames and belly did!!!! But who knows?

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Originally Posted by stangs13

Looked EXACTLY like one..Atleast the flames and belly did!!!! But who knows?

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I know what you mean.

I have a C/H baby that has INSANE flames, FADED headspot, YELLOW side. But lacks the clear belly.
A TRUE TRUE YB will have ALL white. No black/gray markings at all, besides the checkerboard patern, from where the flames come in from the side.

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Originally Posted by stangs13

Looked EXACTLY like one..Atleast the flames and belly did!!!! But who knows?

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But you said it had a clear belly - what about the checkerboard pattern on the belly?

I've never seen a yellow belly , I'm going to check them out in Daytona.I'm thinking I'd probably get confused myself but the people bringing them in from Africa would not.Like Adam has said before these people can live a whole year on selling one morph.

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Petco doesn't have any YBs. Call me silly but the people who supply Petco are extremely familiar with Ball Python morphs not to mention the trappers and importer (if the wholesaler isnt the importer as well) have picked through and separated out the could be's and maybe's.

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Thats true. The supplier well in doubt knows what he's doing, and picks out of the balls.

Places like Petco get the short end of the stick, as far as quality.
Most private owned pet stores do too.

Im buying half a crate of imported baby balls with a friend this week end. Theres 1000 in this crate, and its unopened. So there can be ANY thing in there. Petco and stores alike arent getting there balls STRAIGHT from africa, but from distributors who buy them by the crate and probably supply a bunch of pet stores in the region.

imo, the exporters in africa are probably 10X better at picking out oddballs and morphs then any of us combined. it is their job and what they do. they know what the prices are here in us and europe (internet). no way would they lose money or give it away in a box of ch babies. there is always the slim chance of finding something genetic or a morph in a store or an importer crate, (slim chance). most of the importers know what is coming or supposed to be in the boxes, they had to pay the bill first!


vaughn

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Im buying half a crate of imported baby balls with a friend this week end. Theres 1000 in this crate, and its unopened. So there can be ANY thing in there.

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Man, if you think getting an "unopened" crate is going to yield a treasure chest of various morphs and riches, you are sadly mistaken. If you ordered a mixed crate of normal bush babies, I assure you, aside from some aberrant patterns here and there, that's ALL the crate will contain. Those guys over there in Africa ARE NOT stupid.

I know its coming from Ghana...

Im saying its un-opened and other people havent been in it. I know theres little chance to find nice snakes, but still A chance.