How nice are my balls?

Just seeking opinions on a couple of my snakes... Of course I think they are beautiful, but I am looking for an outside opinion. On a scale of 1-10 I guess?

Male Spider BP - Dae-Dae

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...dae1_thumb.jpg


Female Normal BP (is she considered Reduced Pattrn??) - Beyonce

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...2097_thumb.jpg


Female Normal BP

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...2098_thumb.jpg


I hope this works. First time trying to post pics :P

The first two are hot! :gj:

Yes, Beyonce is reduced.

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Originally Posted by bender29

The first two are hot! :gj:

Yes, Beyonce is reduced.

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Thanks! So how much is reduced pattern worth anyway? A few dollars more? I just really liked her and picked her out of a group of 50+ snakes lol

I'm not really sure if it's "worth" that much more, but it definitely seems to be a more sought after normal pattern.

They're all nice! I love reduced patterns! Most of mine are reduced, but I can't say I paid any extra for them - but some sellers will mark them as fancies and sell them for a little more.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

They're all nice! I love reduced patterns! Most of mine are reduced, but I can't say I paid any extra for them - but some sellers will mark them as fancies and sell them for a little more.

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Thanks! I cant say that I paid any extra for mine either. I think she was like $35 when I bought her, but she was smaller... Maybe 450-500g or so. Hopefully I can breed her next year though. I want a lesser male :P

They look great to me, I'd give them a 9.2 as a pair (he did say on a scale from 1-10 people). However, I am by no means an expert, but to a rookie they look awesome!

Your spider looks pretty awesome to me. Can't wait to get one i'll be looking to pick one up in daytona. cant wait! Your girls are beautiful too!

Thanks! I will take a 9.2 any day! GL getting a nice one in daytona! If I can get some money saved up by then I might be heading down there myself :D

Beautiful snakes!!

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Originally Posted by Corrupter

Thanks! I cant say that I paid any extra for mine either. I think she was like $35 when I bought her, but she was smaller... Maybe 450-500g or so. Hopefully I can breed her next year though. I want a lesser male :P

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I'm sorry, just to clarify...you said $35??? Is that a normal price because if so we got hosed. :oops:

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Originally Posted by b8byjenny

I'm sorry, just to clarify...you said $35??? Is that a normal price because if so we got hosed. :oops:

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So we paid twice as much as he did, no big deal. He is worth every scent. ;)

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Originally Posted by b8byjenny

I'm sorry, just to clarify...you said $35??? Is that a normal price because if so we got hosed. :oops:

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Yeah I paid $35 for her after some light haggling... But like I said, she was alot smaller than she is now. What is the normal price range for a nice 450-500g female? I have gotten them cheaper, but not as nice. Whats the avg price for a spider? I wont say how much I got him for until I get estimates :P How much would all of you expect to pay for him (assuming you wanted one and had the money to spend)??

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Originally Posted by sneakerpro

So we paid twice as much as he did, no big deal. He is worth every scent. ;)

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Did you buy yours at a pet store?

I brought him home in a Petco box.. if that says anything :D

That explains the price then. Ok I guess eventually I will have to declare this anyway, but I work at Petco as a reptile specialist so I can assume you either paid 79.99 or maybe you caught the sale price and paid 59.99... Honestly, I dont recommend that anyone buys from pet stores (in general) with a few exceptions to some of the specialty stores I have seen since they usually dont mark the prices up as much because they deal with people who know more about the reptiles and their prices. I always go to local reptile shows and do my business there and I would say the avg price for a BP the same size as the ones at Petco would be $25-35 unless you are a decent haggler/know the guy selling it. The shows are always fun even if you dont buy anything because you can see a variety of different reptiles, amphibians, invertibrates, etc.

I think the price was actually $72.99, and at that point I didn't even know that reptile shows existed. So now, looking back, I wish I would have done a little more research, but I can't go back now. Either way, I ended up with a great BP... well, as soon as he eats anyway!

Beautiful spider!!! :gj:

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Originally Posted by sneakerpro

I think the price was actually $72.99, and at that point I didn't even know that reptile shows existed. So now, looking back, I wish I would have done a little more research, but I can't go back now. Either way, I ended up with a great BP... well, as soon as he eats anyway!

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Oh, I guess the prices aren't company-wide then... As long as its a good pet for you and you think it was worth the money you spent, dont regret a thing :P Next time you have the opportunity to go to a show, you will love it. Be prepared to have an uncontrollable urge to buy new pets though!

I love the color of your spider.

I bought my first ball python for 69.99. A normal male. I don't regret it though because he is an awesome snake and got me hooked on this great hobby.

Thanks! That pic of your spider is awesome! I cant get mine to do anything cool like coiling up that way... Oh well...

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Originally Posted by addsdad

I love the color of your spider.

I bought my first ball python for 69.99. A normal male. I don't regret it though because he is an awesome snake and got me hooked on this great hobby.

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My first BP was from a pet store too and I have no regrets. I probably will never buy one from a store again, but at the same time I am glad I did because it got me started and now I have way too many! I actually picked him because of his lighter color, and I really liked the "zig-zag" pattern on his lower back. Thanks for the compliment! I got a really good deal on him also (I think). Someone needs to comment on what they think he is worth though so I can figure out if it really was as good of a price as I thought :D

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Originally Posted by sneakerpro

So we paid twice as much as he did, no big deal. He is worth every scent. ;)

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I absolutely agree that he is worth every CENT :D


I hope you still love me eventhough I correct your spelling errors ;)

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Originally Posted by b8byjenny

I absolutely agree that he is worth every CENT :D


I hope you still love me eventhough I correct your spelling errors ;)

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Awww thats so cute! I wish my gf would talk to me via internet forum... Or even pretend to like my snakes... Oh well...

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Originally Posted by Corrupter

Awww thats so cute! I wish my gf would talk to me via internet forum... Or even pretend to like my snakes... Oh well...

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lol, yeah well he was lucky to find an all-around animal lover because I really didn't like snakes before we got slyder. Oh and this may be just MY opinion but I consider it a MAJOR ISSUE that your gf doesn't like your "snake" :P

MR. Petco--------please call Monroeville Petco and have the humidity fixed on their setup---------I'm sick of seeing the same Ball's with the same stuck shed week after week------------the humidity is @ 25------------temp is 90+.

Wow thats messed up. Luckily I dont work at that one... Believe it or not, when they "trained" me to take care of the reptiles there they basically told me that ball pythons dont need to be misted. I tried to correct them and explain the shedding issue, but who is going to listen to the new guy right? I kept trying to make time to soak the bad ones and remove the eyecaps etc. while casually misting them when not being watched :P So after a few months, I took their reptile specialist test after asking multiple times. Now that I am certified, everyone seems to listen a little more when I try to correct their procedures. Theres still a few things that I cant do anything about, but I am working on it. The more respect I gain from management, the more issues I can correct in the reptile department... Honestly, if you call the Petco hotline and calmly, respectfully explain the issue to them and back it with as much credible info as possible, they will actually call the management of the store and tell them to correct it. If management gets a call about something like that from the corporate hotline, they will probably correct it because they dont want someone higher up stepping in.

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Originally Posted by b8byjenny

lol, yeah well he was lucky to find an all-around animal lover because I really didn't like snakes before we got slyder. Oh and this may be just MY opinion but I consider it a MAJOR ISSUE that your gf doesn't like your "snake" :P

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:rofl: So true...

Corrupter, just check classifieds for various spider prices... granted if you haggle you will be able to get most of those lowered.

Lol they have a big range, but going off of just that I would say I got a good deal. I got the spider and a really light normal female 500g for $300.