I saw my first Angolan today - an 07 male in a tub at the local reptile store.
If they are rare in the US they are almost unknown in the UK so I was impressed. Look like lovely snakes and I do hope that breeding gets the prices down in the not too distant future. The guy I saw today was about £600 (1200USD) if I remember correctly.
08-08-2007, 03:00 AM
Sputnik
Re: Angolans Question
Saw a pair at a show on Saturday, they are ok, wasn't impressed myself, but we all have different tastes. :)
08-08-2007, 05:01 PM
Kara
Re: Angolans Question
Kev got me a pair a couple of years ago & I absolutely LOVE them!!! I've been raising them up slow & steady & am looking forward to pairing them up next year. Very cool, intense little snakes! :D
08-08-2007, 05:27 PM
Krazy99CL
Re: Angolans Question
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Originally Posted by BiG~PUN
Example; Burmese pythons have bigger clutches then ball pythons. So if you are expecting albinos from a burm you would typically get more than what a BP would produce. The demand for Albino burms is much lower than the high demand for albino ball pythons. This translates into cheap albino burms and expensive albino ball pythons.
Dont boas have big clutches? Why are they more expensive than balls?
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Originally Posted by jeffjr464
i also heard that they are hard to breed, that's why the price is what it is, please embellish :)
Thats what im thinking. Also because not a lot of people have a good handful to breed simotaniously.
Im no expert but just guessing and throwing my 2cents in.
08-09-2007, 12:29 PM
BiG~PUN
Re: Angolans Question
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Originally Posted by Krazy99CL
Dont boas have big clutches? Why are they more expensive than balls?
Im not really sure. I only used it as an example (and not a very good one). but the only thing i have bred is golden retrievers. So i do not know why exactly boas are more expensive than balls.
08-09-2007, 10:31 PM
Krazy99CL
Re: Angolans Question
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Originally Posted by BiG~PUN
Im not really sure. I only used it as an example (and not a very good one). but the only thing i have bred is golden retrievers. So i do not know why exactly boas are more expensive than balls.
I wasnt trying to say you were right or wrong, just throwing out as a possible theory.
On an another note....You live in hayward? You coming to the Sacramento expo in sept?
08-10-2007, 11:39 AM
BiG~PUN
Re: Angolans Question
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Originally Posted by Krazy99CL
I wasnt trying to say you were right or wrong, just throwing out as a possible theory.
On an another note....You live in hayward? You coming to the Sacramento expo in sept?
Ya ill be there. I cant hardly wait. I am also thinking about going to the one in San Jose. Are you going?
08-11-2007, 12:36 PM
erobinson
Re: Angolans Question
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Originally Posted by Krazy99CL
Dont boas have big clutches? Why are they more expensive than balls?
I don't believe that boas are more expensive than balls, but the other way around. Boas can easily have somewhere from 12-20 in a clutch or more(depending on varibles, husbandry etc) Balls avg. 4-7 eggs a clutch (and could be depending on varibles).
