axanthic at petco

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

i saw some axanthic balls at petco (no color at all, completely grayscale) for $80... would that be a good investment or should i stay away just based on the fact that it's petco?

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Whether or not its a good investment depends entirely upon what YOU want in a snake, and what your future plans are regarding breeding and such.

Personally...if I had the freedom to buy a snake anytime I saw one I really liked....and I saw one at petco that looked especially axanthic for $80...I might seriously consider buying it. All the while, understanding that it's extremely unlikely that a genetic axanthic snake would be sitting in a petco store for a normal price.....but....I'd enjoy the opportunity to buy the snake and breed it and see what pipped. And if the most likely scenario of nothing genetic proved to be the case....I think $80 is a fine price for an exceptionally pretty "normal."

Sorry, i guess i should have specified. This was back before i ever knew anything about snakes, my friend and i would go to petco and visit the animals. My friend first saw the snake, it was about 2 feet long in one of the large cages and completely greyscale. She thought it was gorgeous, and so did I. Thats honestly when i started seriously thinking about getting a snake. We went back several times over a few months and there were more grey snakes. The large one was gone, but there were babies. They were marked down to 30$, i asked the guy and he said it was because the breeder had to many and they needed to move quickly. I havent seen them there since, and this was around almost a year ago. But i saw them there over a period of several months. I just couldnt help but think that maybe they were from a local breeder or something cool and happen chance like that.

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Originally Posted by lord jackel

Actually there is a thread on KS about just this topic and several people have said they purchased snakes that turned out to be morphs at Petco. Several said they got Pastels...but since I never found one i am just passing on what came from others :D

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

I just couldnt help but think that maybe they were from a local breeder or something cool and happen chance like that.

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Any local breeder who would sell animals to pet co should go to Hell. :P

I hearsd that Gormey Rodent suplies PetCo with its herps? And Ben Renick, and me had a convo about the genetic morphs that came out of petco!! Pastels, a genetic stripe,albino ...:O

There is a picture that i think is the closest to what i saw at petco... only smaller

http://www.jasons-jungle.com/Picture.../axbpm1-01.jpg

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Originally Posted by stangs13

I hearsd that Gormey Rodent suplies PetCo with its herps? And Ben Renick, and me had a convo about the genetic morphs that came out of petco!! Pastels, a genetic stripe,albino ...:O

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Pastel, maybe but not likely. Gstripe or Albino, no way no how. As far as I am aware, Petco still gets all their Balls (imports) from Gourmet Rodent. I don't believe they allow individual stores to purchase from local breeders. Basically, don't count on seeing these animals at Petco.

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Originally Posted by jglass38

Pastel, maybe but not likely. Gstripe or Albino, no way no how. As far as I am aware, Petco still gets all their Balls (imports) from Gourmet Rodent. I don't believe they allow individual stores to purchase from local breeders. Basically, don't count on seeing these animals at Petco.

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Thats what ben told me, maybe he will show his head.:D

I don't know about any other PetCo but the one here in Toledo isn't even allowed to buy rats off me, even though the manager figures my extras would be a lot nicer than some of what they get in (very VERY boring selection ratwise here in Toledo). I got the impression that corporate policy was not to buy "privately".

anyone breeding axanthics knows exactly what they are breeding and would never let one go for those prices...

Tim Bailey told me a few months ago who it is that sells the balls to PetCo. Maybe he will see this and chime in.