Considering buying this beautiful one

$1000 is too much!


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I figured it did seem kinda high based on prices I found. I guess it would help to state my intentions with pythons as well. I would like to breed at least once at some point, and I'm researching where to start. But, first and foremost, I have to see if I am dedicated, so I'll start with just one snake!

Is it the general consensus that if you do plan to breed, then start with a female vs a male?

- Mybright1

Yes you want to start with a female. Because it can take a couple years or longer before they are ready to breed, when males can go by next season or sometimes sooner.

Thank you all for the input. I'll just have to keep my eyes peeled and keep researching while working on the new home.

Great community you guys have here; I'll be coming back often!

- Mybright1

If you want to breed at some point it is better time wise to start with a female, they take longer to get large enough and have to be larger to breed than males. Also as time goes on prices drop, so getting a better male next year or the year after will be cheaper, plus it is not uncommon to see breeder sized males going for decent prices as breeders replace them with better ones.

I've seen smaller (little bigger than hatchlings) go for 5-600, so for a pet store price it is not outrageous, but if you are willing to part with around 1K then there are a LOT of female options (including BEL's) open.


Female blue eye lucy (mojave x russo) $600
Male high white pied Proven $750 (breeder example)
Female pieds - low-medium white (6) $535 low white $600 medium white
http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.p...=32&de=1046038

heck, big female almost ready to breed. ($1250 shipped)
http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.p...=32&de=1044079

breeder male $750
http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.p...=32&de=1040921

anyway, you get the idea. A few more notes, when reading, blue eyed lucy, blue eyed lucistic and BEL are all the same thing. And there are multiple ways of making them, and they can look slightly different. Mojave X Mojave will make one with a slight head pattern but any other combo of butter/lesser (same thing) and mojave and Russo(less common) will produce a similar looking mostly pattern-less BEL. play around on this sight to see what the different combos look like:
http://www.worldofballpythons.com/wizard/

I wouldn't spend more than 5-600 for a male BEL at this point - this season a ton of these are going to pop up and that will be the price.

Also, there's a snake in the hide, the snake in the foreground, and then your snake. How many snakes are housed in that tank? I wouldn't support that kind of practice.

That's why in my post I said I may have to rescue him :/. There were a total of 5 in that small space