what now?

Ok so Im not sure what I should be pricing my snakes at but Ive sold normal females a year old at 60 to a friend but Ive never sold morphs lol so I put a female 3 year old genetic reduced pattern for 100 but everyone is saying thats too much and a caramel albino 09 female for 400 is too expensive?? I understand some people dont understand morphs or ball pythons for that matter but are they really that bad of prices?

Hi,

How much does the caramel albino weigh?

But no I think those are pretty good prices. Try explaining to them why the genetic banded female is worth more than a regular normal.

The things she would bring to enchi's, bumblebees and pastels would make me want to keep her for a start. ;)

What are the gentics of it?


dr del

Those prices are not too much. The people telling you that must not be BP hobbyists or they would think those are awesome prices.

If it's friends who know nothing about BPs telling you this, that's normal. Just direct them to the many classifieds and breeders sites. They will see what the prices are.

Someone has claimed $400 for a 2009 female caramel albino is "TOO EXPENSIVE"?!?!

I haven't seen caramels around in a while, and I'd say that from the lack of relative availability (compared to other base morphs, particularly recessives), and her age, she could easily fetch $1000-2500.

Ya I think 400 for a Carmel is way too inexpensive. Unless she has some major defect. I bought both my caramels for 1400.00 and 1800.00

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How much does the caramel albino weigh?

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shes right under 800 i think that last time i checked maybe just over im not sure but she has a small kink in her back thats why im going 400 i mean its not a horrible kink at all just looking at her pictures you wouldnt see it lol i have plenty pictures of her posted around

For a kinked animal, that would kill the market price imo, I have seen a few kinked caramels for sale here and there but ultimately it's only worth what someone is willing to pay for her.

Whoever is giving you this pricing advice doesn't know what they're talking about, or is trying to cheat you out of your animals. You should be able to get around $250 or more for an adult reduced pattern female. As for the caramel albino, the kink will have a significant effect on the price, but a perfect one that size is worth over $1000 easily.

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/...icture_114.jpg
her kink is right next to her head where the light spot is i took this picture last week its my favorite :D even though the sun was really bright and washed out her colors

gorgeous caramel but unfortunately a kink is a kink whether its a mild kink or a train wreck. The few I have seen for sale with kinks here and there havent been anywhere near market value.

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Originally Posted by iCandiBallPythons

gorgeous caramel but unfortunately a kink is a kink whether its a mild kink or a train wreck. The few I have seen for sale with kinks here and there havent been anywhere near market value.

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thats the reason I have her for $400

Still, if someone is telling you that $400 is too much, they are nuts. That's a great price for a female with a barely noticeable kink. The kinking in caramels is sort of like the wobble in spiders.. You really can't breed it out. There is always a chance that any caramel, kink or not, may produce a kinked baby. In fact, I'm willing to bet if all the kink free examples were x-rayed, they would have some degree of spine malformation no matter how slight. I know from personal experience that even the normals in a caramel x het clutch can be kinked. It's in the genes. Therefore, genetically speaking, a $400 barely kinked caramel is no better or worse than a $1000 caramel.

You should easily be able to get $400 for her. IMO.

heres a picture of her kink i used photobucket to erase part of the background to show the kink better her colors are dull because she is going into shed again
http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/..._picture31.jpg

That's definitely noticeable but it won't interfere with her quality of life. If it were me, I'd still ask $400 for her.

Thanks :) now is 100 to low for a super bright clean male pastel?