Best breeders to purchase a Clown from?

Which breeders do you guys recommend that has the absolute best looking clowns/reduce pattern clowns?

Exotic by Nature makes some sweet reduced ones. I'd just keep searching the classifieds til you find one you like. :gj:

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Exotic by Nature makes some sweet reduced ones. I'd just keep searching the classifieds til you find one you like. :gj:

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What's the average price for a reduced female one? Garrick Demeyer has some but theyre going for 1500+ for reduced females... seems a bit high

I've seen male clowns for as low as $800ish. So for a female anywhere from $1000-$1500 depending on quality.

wait a few months until 2013 hatchlings are for sale, if the market is saturated they might come down a bit in price.
nobody can tell what they have until they all hatch.

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Originally Posted by DG76

wait a few months until 2013 hatchlings are for sale, if the market is saturated they might come down a bit in price.
nobody can tell what they have until they all hatch.

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how much do u think the price will go down?

Casey lazik makes some amazing clowns. Produced incredible enchi clowns, and pastel enchi clowns last year.

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Originally Posted by tomjones456

how much do u think the price will go down?

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It depends on demand, which is high as it is....you can probably figure on 20ish%, however, depending on what you're trying to do, waiting on a big price drop is often not worth the wait. I'm curious as to whether you're looking for a reduced pattern clown from a proven reduced pattern lineage...or just a random reduced pattern. A few people are consistently producing sharp, reduced clowns year after year, and as far as I've seen, they're generally priced a bit higher.

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Originally Posted by tomjones456

how much do u think the price will go down?

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They might not come down anything. everyone might have a bumper season meaning loads will be for sale, on the other hand could be fewer about if everyone has a bad season.
The general trend for BP prices is downward tho'.

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Originally Posted by RobNJ

It depends on demand, which is high as it is....you can probably figure on 20ish%, however, depending on what you're trying to do, waiting on a big price drop is often not worth the wait. I'm curious as to whether you're looking for a reduced pattern clown from a proven reduced pattern lineage...or just a random reduced pattern. A few people are consistently producing sharp, reduced clowns year after year, and as far as I've seen, they're generally priced a bit higher.

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who has better clowns? garrick demeyer or justin kobylka

Depends on what your looking for, personally I prefer busy pattern on my clowns, the one we purchased is from VPI lineage.

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Originally Posted by OctagonGecko729

Depends on what your looking for, personally I prefer busy pattern on my clowns, the one we purchased is from VPI lineage.

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could u post a pic of it? :D

when you say reduced pattern clown. that can still vary greatly. my male clown is reduced but not as much as my reduced pastel clown. when you get into the very reduced clowns the price takes a big jump. so when you ask for a price, it depends on the snake. in clowns it can vary greatly. this time of the year when there's not much be offer will also keep the prices higher than when all the clutches begin to hatch out. shop around and buy the snake you like. don't limit youself to just the big name breeders. many local breeders will have some great stuff too. good luck hope you find that one that catches your eye. don

big adult reduced male clown

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...male_clown.jpg


breeding size pastel clown (reduced)

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...stel_clown.jpg

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...el_clown_2.jpg

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Originally Posted by don15681

when you say reduced pattern clown. that can still vary greatly. my male clown is reduced but not as much as my reduced pastel clown. when you get into the very reduced clowns the price takes a big jump. so when you ask for a price, it depends on the snake. in clowns it can vary greatly. this time of the year when there's not much be offer will also keep the prices higher than when all the clutches begin to hatch out. shop around and buy the snake you like. don't limit youself to just the big name breeders. many local breeders will have some great stuff too. good luck hope you find that one that catches your eye. don

big adult reduced male clown

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...male_clown.jpg


breeding size pastel clown (reduced)

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...stel_clown.jpg

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...el_clown_2.jpg

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reduced pattern is the stripe right? i like my clowns to have a spiky looking stripe like in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yFdCxoJrP0
that looks like the perfect clown to me!
and also, do clowns tend to fade out like that as they age?(first pic)

reduced pattern is how clean the sides are. which can vary a lot in reduced clowns

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Originally Posted by don15681

reduced pattern is how clean the sides are. which can vary a lot in reduced clowns

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would one with a pattern like the first clown in that video be expensive? he called it a semi reduced. i kinda like the spotted sides, but i really like the spiky looking stripe

if you talking more pattern on the sides, then it might not be a reduced clown and those will be cheaper as they are not in demand as much as a reduce clown. I recommend you not to jump on the first clown you see and do some research on them so you see whats out there and don't regret waiting after buying something you thought you wanted. there are some cool combos with the clown gene in it. here's a site where you can see many different combos. yes the clown and clown combos are by far my favorite project. hope this helps you some. don


http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/

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Originally Posted by don15681

if you talking more pattern on the sides, then it might not be a reduced clown and those will be cheaper as they are not in demand as much as a reduce clown. I recommend you not to jump on the first clown you see and do some research on them so you see whats out there and don't regret waiting after buying something you thought you wanted. there are some cool combos with the clown gene in it. where's a site where you can see many different combos. yes the clown and clown combos is my favorite project. hope this helps you some. don


http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/

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oh i know about the clown combos. but the reality is, my budget doesn't even come close to getting even a pastel clown :(