Amazing looking animals but 4k? Ouch.

https://www.morphmarket.com/us/c/rep...pythons/190013

https://www.morphmarket.com/us/c/rep...pythons/190012

why not? there aren't many high blue CBB GTP's around. some peeps look at their animals as pets, some as an investment or others simply as art or some combination of these. in other words there is a market for these and someone will pay it. if a Banksy or other art can command tens of thousands of dollars or more, there are reptile collectors or whatever who will pay top dollar for something this beautiful esp. from a big name OG quality breeder/artist like TSK. maybe u won't or someone would. i prob would i had the cash.

People that breed GTP's are absolute masters of their craft. Not an easy species, it's why there's so many farm/wc imports.

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why not? there aren't many high blue CBB GTP's around. some peeps look at their animals as pets, some as an investment or others simply as art or some combination of these. in other words there is a market for these and someone will pay it. if a Banksy or other art can command tens of thousands of dollars or more, there are reptile collectors or whatever who will pay top dollar for something this beautiful esp. from a big name OG quality breeder/artist like TSK. maybe u won't or someone would. i prob would i had the cash.

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Oh... I agree. Is why I purchased Aurora. Love my girl.

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why not? there aren't many high blue CBB GTP's around. some peeps look at their animals as pets, some as an investment or others simply as art or some combination of these. in other words there is a market for these and someone will pay it. if a Banksy or other art can command tens of thousands of dollars or more, there are reptile collectors or whatever who will pay top dollar for something this beautiful esp. from a big name OG quality breeder/artist like TSK. maybe u won't or someone would. i prob would i had the cash.

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Oh... I agree. Is why I purchased Aurora. Love my girl.

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and so then the point of this thread?

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and so then the point of this thread?

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Admiring them from a distance.

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and so then the point of this thread?

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Admiring them from a distance.

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ok but it seems like u were throwing shade at someone's hardwork and animal.

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ok but it seems like u were throwing shade at someone's hardwork and animal.

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Bla

4K you think maybe toss in the shipping but nope. Really beautiful snakes and if I had that kind of scratch laying around I would pay it.

There aren't any snakes I'd pay 4k for but to each their own. If other people are willing to pay it then more power to them.

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ok but it seems like u were throwing shade at someone's hardwork and animal.

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ok troll.

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There aren't any snakes I'd pay 4k for but to each their own. If other people are willing to pay it then more power to them.

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Same here, unless I won a lottery...:rolleyes: But those are gorgeous living works of art, for sure, & I'm glad the OP pointed them out.

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4K you think maybe toss in the shipping but nope. Really beautiful snakes and if I had that kind of scratch laying around I would pay it.

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If you could afford a 4K snake, you wouldn't worry about a $60 shipping fee ;) :D

Seems silly but yeah your probably right.

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Same here, unless I won a lottery...:rolleyes: But those are gorgeous living works of art, for sure, & I'm glad the OP pointed them out.

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I was sharing the awesomeness of them. Happy you enjoyed them.

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Didn't many breeders dish out 10k - 30K on mutations that had just appeared?

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Didn't many breeders dish out 10k - 30K on mutations that had just appeared?

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That sounds familiar to me too. ;) I believe you're correct.

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That sounds familiar to me too. ;) I believe you're correct.

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Yep. When I was first looking at pieds, they were running $20K-$25K. Way out of my budget back then.

The snakes in the original post are exactly what my Mom wants, high blue gtp. I’m particular that they be cbb. Even those I’ve found that don’t have as much blue are still around $2K. It’s gonna be a while before I can swing one of these. :weirdface

I don’t think 4K for a amazing snake is that crazy. Heck it’s like $10 for a burger and frys nowadays

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I don’t think 4K for a amazing snake is that crazy. Heck it’s like $10 for a burger and frys nowadays

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Well, we don't all have the same "relationship" with money, that's for sure. And I think they're beautiful snakes, for sure, but my interest in snakes runs more to the
ones that need rescued and the ones that have "personality" (<very subjective, but I know what I like) without much regard for "high fashion". Similarly, my taste
in dogs runs to short-haired mixed breeds from shelters, not fancy purebreds...no matter how much money I had to blow on them, it's just what I like.

I really wanted a GTP until I started looking at the costs.
...also I googled what their teeth look like lol

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I really wanted a GTP until I started looking at the costs.
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Yes, they're not the best "pets", that's for sure. No matter how pretty, if I'm keeping a snake, I want the ones I can relate to & handle. Otherwise, I might just
as well have a poster on the wall, if all I can do is look. Impressive color variations for sure.

http://www.exoticpetvet.com/uploads/...group_orig.jpg

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Well, we don't all have the same "relationship" with money, that's for sure. And I think they're beautiful snakes, for sure, but my interest in snakes runs more to the
ones that need rescued and the ones that have "personality" (<very subjective, but I know what I like) without much regard for "high fashion". Similarly, my taste
in dogs runs to short-haired mixed breeds from shelters, not fancy purebreds...no matter how much money I had to blow on them, it's just what I like.

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I completly understand, me and my daughter volunteer at the dog/cat shelter every week, sometimes twice. I adopted all 4 of my dogs and one of my ball pythons. But I’m not against paying for something I really want either.

IMHO it's less about what someone is willing to pay and more about what the animal is worth to the person selling. The seller in question obviously takes a lot of pride in these animals, and feels they're worth the dollar amount. As a person respectful of the work that goes into producing living beauty, I'm not going to downplay this price, nor criticize it. I personally can't afford it, but that doesn't mean the price is too high.

Wow she's a beauty! Only ten miles away from me but definitely not happening haha

Problem with GTPs is you never know what the babies will look like. You can get a general idea and then pray and hope. Personally I dont know if i would drop $4k on an animal. With that said though, I dropped $1500 on my gilas without even blinking lol. So i guess it would depend on how much i wanted said animal :D

Amazing looking! If I had the money, I would not think twice about purchasing them