Looking for a new snake

Check this link out. It shows examples of everything.

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/

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Originally Posted by BoostedMX3

All the normals I see at per stores are 60-100

However u can get them for 15-25 at an expo or from a breeder

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this^^ the pet stores in my town sell normals for $100. you can get them at a reptile show for $25. search in google for reptile shows in your state and get the money together. you'll be able to find a snake for a lot cheaper at a show than a pet store, and you'll have a lot more to choose from.

^ and they will be better quality.. And way better health overall.. I've seen one snake at a pet store that I would have contemplated buying. Usually they are all stuck shed n bones

Really pretty, will look into those as well.

I've been pretty happy with my little guy. He was a lot smaller when I got him then he is now, but I've fed him up good and never had a problem. I could have gotten lucky though.

i would consider going for higher quality and investing a bit more.

consider how much the food costs each year, and you will have the snake for maybe 20 years.

maybe an albino or something like that? or a 2-gene animal like bee (pastel spider), or a nice single-gene like butter or lesser or enchi.

If she's willing to go female, a wonderful, beautiful pet (Not for breeding, ever.) that you could get for a song would be a desert female. They are absolutely beautiful, but cannot lay viable eggs, so breeders are willing to let them go for VERY reasonable prices. Just a thought!

As for males, if she's wanting different, Spider's, pin's, BRIGHT pastels (Those are harder to find though), lessers/butters, mojaves (They're darker than normals usually, but different for sure).

Definitely buy from a breeder or expo for your best price. Pet stores like to make people pay a pretty penny for snakes usually (although 99 for a spider is a good price, so maybe your store is better).

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Originally Posted by Capray

80 for a normal? Was it at least an adult?

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I work at an exotic pet store, and sadly we have to jack up the prices to make money off of it.

So to the OP, I would go to a breeder and skip the middle man.

The petco near where I live occasionally run sales bumping the $79 down to around $45-46, but the animals always look to be a bit on the thin side to me. Also, I've never seen a morph at one of the chain pet stores, I'd be a little wary of it having some genetic or health difficulty if one were to show up honestly. But that's just me and my good friend paranoia.

I think that, especially if you are looking to buy just one snake, an expo or nearby reputable breeder will be your best bet to get a good quality animal. You can buy from some breeders online, but oftentimes you'll be looking at $50-60 in shipping costs, and hoping the weather decides not to nose dive below the 40's. Most good breeders won't ship if it's forecasted, but when has the weatherman ever been 100%? ;)


Also, that snake was very pretty. :D