"Value" of a snake....

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

I've never seen a market as volatile as the reptile market.

You're more likely to find consistent prices trading commodities.

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What I mean is, your not gonna see a normal BP on the market for 40$, then when you look at another normal BP its 10,000. Even though with time the price overall will change, a normal BP is still gonna cost what all the other normal BP's at the time cost. Thats why you can't say its subjective, anything "can" be subjective, but if your selling a snake for a price, it should match up with similar products on the market or your not gonna sell anything.

Thanks for all the input everyone. Its given me a lot to think about.

I do know she's small for her age, so what I might do is just hold on to her for a bit to bulk her up. I admit I do not know much about rtb's, so I can't really gauge what her size should be.

I think I will contact some knowledgeable boa 'people' and see what they think.

Thanks again everyone!

be careful when "bulking" her up as if you do it to fast it will also be bad for her because it will be fat shes putting on and it can build up around her overies and cause her worse problems then size.

as for the price, there is no set price.. its all about the specimen and what someones willing to pay which is why u can haggle and no set in stone. prices in the reptile market corespond to the avaliablity of said reptile and what the buyer needs.. like attitude/size/temperment/color.. ect. for the most part

a breeder will look for a bigger more colorful species without worrying so much about the temperment since they will be a breeder and not a pet however a pet owner might look for a completly diffrent combination. the value of an object is a based on a combination of what the buyer wishes to spend and a seller wishes to make which is why anyone who says this albino is worth xxxxx.xx is a turd and when u rebuttle with well id rather pay xxxx.xx and the sale is made. if its worth xxxx.xx and you buy it for less why would the seller make less? because price is negotiable so cruise fauna and kingsnake and talk to some breeders to get a starting point and go from there

I've contacted a few breeders, and we'll see what they say. As for now, I think its best for her if I just keep her around, and get her on a normal feeding schedule. I won't try to bulk her up too fast either, so I guess she and I are in it for the long haul :D

Who knows, maybe I'll change my mind, and find her a mate eventually. We'll see.