What's the most you've ever spent or would spend on a single bp?

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Originally Posted by 3skulls

Which one?

I think the most I have paid was in the mid 300 range including shipping. That includes all my snakes.

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Female cinnamon. :gj:

I'd spend no more than $1000.00. Most likely if it was something I wanted I'd look to only spend 500-800. But the snakes I want don't run that much,besides Pieds.. I want a mojave and lesser and pastel lesser and an albino.. A few of my favorite snakes out there

as for the most I've spent,lol,well that's $100. I only have 2 snakes. A ghost and black pastel. Ghost was $75 and black Pas was $100

I'll bring up an old one...

The most I'd spend is right at $1000-$1200.

The most expensive snake I have right now is a $1000 1.0 Dominican Red Mountain Boa and I plan on buying a 0.1 soon.


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I like looking back at the prices of what are now common morphs.

But to answer the original 6+ year old post, most I've spent on a single snake was 1,000. Most at one time was 1,700 for a group. If those snakes do well for me, I'll more than likely be spending more.

So far i've only spent $200 on a lesser and spider pair but considering the snake will live for more then a quarter of your life my next one will be a couple grand if my wife isnt there to stop me lol

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Originally Posted by OhhWatALoser

I like looking back at the prices of what are now common morphs.

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I agree. The most I ever spent on one snake was $1300 on my male mystic in 2011. Just so I could make a mystic potion that I couldn't afford $3500 at the time. The not so funny thing is that this is the first year that he will breed, so I still don't have my potion and now mystics are going for like $300 and you can buy a potion for cheaper than I paid for the mystic.:tears:

I've dropped $1400 on a single snake.

If I had the money, I'd spend up to 5k on one.

I found the receipts for my first two big purchases, I went directly from my first bp, a male normal (who I still have and love very much) to $2,500 and $1,800, two days apart.

Wow - the most I ever spent was $700 and that was for a 3-gene male. I couldn't imagine dropping thousands on a single-gene animal.

So far the most ive spent is $325 on my desert enchi who was my second bp

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I'd spend 10k if I could new job opportunity let me bring my actual amount closer to 2k though

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Originally Posted by jtipton

I agree. The most I ever spent on one snake was $1300 on my male mystic in 2011. Just so I could make a mystic potion that I couldn't afford $3500 at the time. The not so funny thing is that this is the first year that he will breed, so I still don't have my potion and now mystics are going for like $300 and you can buy a potion for cheaper than I paid for the mystic.:tears:

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Yesterday at the all Maryland show there were 2 $100 Mystic males available. #MarketCrash

Bought my first and only ball for 15 bucks. Normal girl who is beautiful. My corn snake was a free rescue found by a security guard on a college campus.

That said, I Don't think I'd spend over 400 on any morph. I like to dream though.

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Originally Posted by BALLZY

Yesterday at the all Maryland show there were 2 $100 Mystic males available. #MarketCrash

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Thanks for rubbing salt in the wound Ballzy. LOL

Have spent around $1000 for several different ones.

Spent $1000+ for a couple of mine.

1575,...and it was a STEAL.

$2500 each for my Puma and my Banana Spider are the most expensive individual snakes in my collection of 66. I'm currently finishing paying off a $5,400 package which will be my largest investment but that's for 9 snakes :-)

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sad to say 10k

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Originally Posted by Derrick

sad to say 10k

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Why sad? I wonder why big spenders don't post or own up to how much they spend?

I bought a male enchi het sunset and a female het sunset for $35k.

Cinnibamboo male for about $17k

Lavender snow male yearling for $20k and two 2013's for a lot but I seriously don't remember how much.

Super bamboo female for less than the 30k asking price but a whole lot of money.

Super bongo for $13k or so

There's lots more under the 10k range and some more over the $10k range that are a secret for now.

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Originally Posted by FloridaReptileRanch

Why sad? I wonder why big spenders don't post or own up to how much they spend?

I bought a male enchi het sunset and a female het sunset for $35k.

Cinnibamboo male for about $17k

Lavender snow male yearling for $20k and two 2013's for a lot but I seriously don't remember how much.

Super bamboo female for less than the 30k asking price but a whole lot of money.

Super bongo for $13k or so

There's lots more under the 10k range and some more over the $10k range that are a secret for now.

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So wait, you have easily more than $100,000 invested in ball pythons but you don't even have a website yet?


I like my Dubstep to go Wop Wop Wop Wop

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Originally Posted by Expensive hobby

So wait, you have easily more than $100,000 invested in ball pythons but you don't even have a website yet?


I like my Dubstep to go Wop Wop Wop Wop

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Actually, my website was just completed today, I believe. I haven't made the final check yet though. Now I just have to get the bank info set up and upload pics and done. I didn't think it was important to have a website up if I didnt have anything to sell. Ya' know? This isn't my first rodeo. ;)

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Originally Posted by FloridaReptileRanch

Actually, my website was just completed today, I believe. I haven't made the final check yet though. Now I just have to get the bank info set up and upload pics and done. I didn't think it was important to have a website up if I didnt have anything to sell. Ya' know? This isn't my first rodeo. ;)

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Lol don't take offense to it, didn't mean it that way. It was just funny looking at that kinda collection without a website. Some people are like super small time with the works for a site.

Judging by the coin you drop I'd guess this isn't your first rodeo lol.

Btw, wanna race your vette vs my stang for pinks? ;)

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I like my Dubstep to go Wop Wop Wop Wop

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Originally Posted by FloridaReptileRanch

Why sad? I wonder why big spenders don't post or own up to how much they spend?

I bought a male enchi het sunset and a female het sunset for $35k.

Cinnibamboo male for about $17k

Lavender snow male yearling for $20k and two 2013's for a lot but I seriously don't remember how much.

Super bamboo female for less than the 30k asking price but a whole lot of money.

Super bongo for $13k or so

There's lots more under the 10k range and some more over the $10k range that are a secret for now.

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I wouldn't go advertising what I paid for for high dollar stuff because I wouldn't feel comfortable knowing that other people know. Just like it makes me rather uncomfortable when my roommies friends come over and wonder how much I spent on my snakes. Theft happens. It's not hard to stuff a ball python in your coat and walk off. Or smash a window.

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Originally Posted by Expensive hobby

Lol don't take offense to it, didn't mean it that way. It was just funny looking at that kinda collection without a website. Some people are like super small time with the works for a site.

Judging by the coin you drop I'd guess this isn't your first rodeo lol.

Btw, wanna race your vette vs my stang for pinks? ;)


I like my Dubstep to go Wop Wop Wop Wop

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Well thank and no offense taken. Race for pinks? Haha no way. I like that car too much!

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Originally Posted by Marrissa

I wouldn't go advertising what I paid for for high dollar stuff because I wouldn't feel comfortable knowing that other people know. Just like it makes me rather uncomfortable when my roommies friends come over and wonder how much I spent on my snakes. Theft happens. It's not hard to stuff a ball python in your coat and walk off. Or smash a window.

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Very true but I don't let anyone over to the shop. Also, most of the snakes I bought were publicly advertised. So, I don't see the point in hiding it. I hope it lets you guys see that I have nothing to hide, that I'm honest about my business and hopefully it will earn me some sales in the future.

I would spend any amount of money if I saw a promising dinker project, or a wild caught with a promising new gene bc then i have the rights and only one breeding that snake and I could surly charge what I paid for a single clutch and after that the price would go down bc of course there will be others breeding my clutch now. Im sure any breeder out there would pay a lot of money to get there hands on a new gene snake, it would be a dream come true most are passionate who breed and its not about the money so it would be great to know that you where the first to own that specific gene.

Living from paycheck to paycheck and with plenty of animals around my apartment already, (Well if I didn't have all my animals I would spend 1k), but in reality I would top about $300 for a firefly, love the pattern.

The most I HAVE spent was $750. The most I WOULD spent depended on the market, and my finances.

Under 500 - maybe a little more for a really pretty snake that caught my attention.

Pretty sure I'm an outlier, but I'm not interested in breeding and as pretty as I find some of the morphs, they're still just ball pythons. BP aren't particularly display animals, and as far as 'pet' goes, the paint job doesn't make that much difference. Offer me the right albino and I'd bump it up to more than the 500, but otherwise ... I don't think I'd spent more than 2 to 300.00, and that'd be a common morph or a bigger snake.

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Originally Posted by CptJack

Under 500 - maybe a little more for a really pretty snake that caught my attention.

Pretty sure I'm an outlier, but I'm not interested in breeding and as pretty as I find some of the morphs, they're still just ball pythons. BP aren't particularly display animals, and as far as 'pet' goes, the paint job doesn't make that much difference. Offer me the right albino and I'd bump it up to more than the 500, but otherwise ... I don't think I'd spent more than 2 to 300.00, and that'd be a common morph or a bigger snake.

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This. Love looking at the higher end morphs, but looking is all it will ever be.

Being 17 right now not very much lol. But maybe when I'm older depending on my job and where I'm at during the future snake breeding wise i could see myself buying a few high end morphs.


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Good time for a thread like this to pop back up. I've been wondering lately if sometime in the future, after I've gained a decent bit of hands-on experience, I'd want to get BEL. It's been one of my dream pets for a few years now. $1,000+ is a pretty big chunk of money to spend on just a pet, since I'm not planning on getting into breeding and thus would not make my money back by selling hatchlings. I'm kinda leery of spending money like that on living things in general, because things can happen even if care is perfect - like IBD for example - and they could end up dying just a few years in. Also as CptJack mentioned, balls don't make very good displays since they mostly chill out in their hides. Aside from handling it I probably wouldn't be seeing much of it in the enclosure. Two-way glass igloo maybe? Haha

Ah well, I have a long time to think about it. Especially if I end up having to move to be able to legally own constrictors. In the mean time, reptile fantasies are the best fantasies :D

BELs are no longer in the $1000+ range. They've dropped to around $500 these days.

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Wow seriously? I guess it's been quite a while since I checked. That's awesome!

$6,000 for my banana bumblebee. This was less than a year ago when normal bananas were still $6,000.

What's the current top BP on the market price wise? I was at Repticon over the weekend and one of the breeders there said they were recently offered $30k for a snake and they turned down the offer. Don't remember what it was but he said there are only 4 in the world.


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Originally Posted by C2tcardin

What's the current top BP on the market price wise? I was at Repticon over the weekend and one of the breeders there said they were recently offered $30k for a snake and they turned down the offer. Don't remember what it was but he said there are only 4 in the world.


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Top price rite now would probably be the scaleless heads aka het scaleless no scaleless have been sold only hets and the fetched a pretty hefty price.



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The most I have spent is $80 for a normal before I realized that pet stores were such a joke. I paid $25 for my 3'7" male normal. I would pay $600 for the right one though. It would have to blow my mind though.

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I would pay extra for this but a BP is a BP. As much I love them they are what they are.

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If anyone has details on this that would be greatly appreciated. Not trying to steal the thread though.

Details on what exactly? What makes the white diamond?

White diamond is in the BEL complex and is made from breading het russo aka het white diamond to het russo aka het white diamond also believe het russos used to be called lemon bps

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I want one pretty bad either way :'(

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Originally Posted by Spike89

I want one pretty bad either way :'(

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Gorgeous! Can't say I blame you.


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Ive wanted a BEL for a while and it was my first goal for breeding when my het russo died i gave it up and started on the yb complex hopefully in a year or so ill produce some super stripes

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1200 on this girl. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/29/hune6epa.jpg

Back twenty so years ago, I mostly had boas. All different locales/sub species, Colombian, Surname, Guyana, Peruvian, Bolivian, Argentine, Hogg Isle. Plus Brazilian Rainbow, Dumeril. Most I would spend was 650$ tops. Now being disabled with two kids, I have three Ball Pythons. Just ordered a Pewter Blast yesterday. That being, my tops is 500$ these days.

I'm new at BP's and am wondering what morphs I should start with? I'm in my teens so money can be tight. I want to breed them but have no idea where to start any ideas?

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Originally Posted by ElizaJ

I'm new at BP's and am wondering what morphs I should start with? I'm in my teens so money can be tight. I want to breed them but have no idea where to start any ideas?

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Take a look at the genetics wizard and play around with it till you find something you like. Cheaper single gene morphs you could probably afford like spider, pastel, cinnamon, pin stripe and if you want recessive there's ghost and genetic stripe that you can get cheap

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