How much would you pay for a ball python morph updated version

Well, I took a look at that older version of this question---it's from back in July of 2006!!! And considering the extreme price changes and financial changes people and things have gone through since then, I decided it was high time we recreate the old classic, newer and so people can update their answers, which may have changed in that time.

So!!! To quote what Daniel said in that original post...

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Originally Posted by daniel1983

With ball python prices getting lower a little bit lower these days, is there a certain price range that you are waiting for ball python morphs(in general) to get to before you will consider purchasing them? or do you really not care what the prices are?

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Argh, was too slow adding in the poll options---can only add it within 5 minutes. Admin, help please?

Hi,

Used the same options as the original poll - was that what you wanted?


dr del

I got a free Het Ivory

Dr Del,

I was gonna change them a bit, but that works!! Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Reptile Man

I got a free Het Ivory

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Wow, howd you manage that? goof friend?

A guy was moving to poland and gave him to me.

oh srry, i thought this topic was how much have you paid for a bp morph.

If I had any money right now I would splurge on snakes...but i'm getting some hets soon at least you know their part morph on the inside thats what really counts is the inside!:D

If i had the money, i would buy a few het pairs, because then i could get the morphs i want and sell the rest =]

I will not pay more than $1,500 for a morph.

If I had unlimited funds though, my budget for buying morphs would of course be unlimited as well. ;)

I prolly wouldnt pay anymore then $300 these days but I just buy male hets and breed siblings and such. Paying so much money on somthing that is so spurt of the moment seems crazy. Today $5000 next year $500 then more hiding the secrets. This is a main reason I think is why ball pythons wont surpass corn snakes.

Corn snake breeders tell all for some reason while a ball breeder will die with his or her secret because the $$$$. I see sombody with a big house payment trying to come up off a couple snakes not sombody that truly "cares" about the new morph they have discovered for the good of "The herp community". They would rather make $100,000 off a clutch then I dunno making a difference.

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Originally Posted by allmote

I prolly wouldnt pay anymore then $300 these days but I just buy male hets and breed siblings and such. Paying so much money on somthing that is so spurt of the moment seems crazy. Today $5000 next year $500 then more hiding the secrets. This is a main reason I think is why ball pythons wont surpass corn snakes.

Corn snake breeders tell all for some reason while a ball breeder will die with his or her secret because the $$$$. I see sombody with a big house payment trying to come up off a couple snakes not sombody that truly "cares" about the new morph they have discovered for the good of "The herp community". They would rather make $100,000 off a clutch then I dunno making a difference.

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Hmm, so you're saying if you had a snake that was worth $5,000, you'd sell it for $100?

The most I would go is 2 grand... but that is practicality. I would not plan for a morph higher than 2 grand... and by the time I got the money I am sure it will have dropped to... well, less.

Although I was really tempted to have babies so that I could sell them and get a 1.1 pair of het toffees. :)

bruce

I got a free 0.1 Pastel from VPI.........YES!!!

If you take two babies 1.1 and raise them up to breeding size you have around $100 a year tied up in food if you buy and don't breed your own feeders. So lets say you are lucky and get a female up to weight in 2 years raising a male beside her you are up to $400. Add in the cost of electric, water, and the enclosure you probably end up with $600 to $800 tied up in the pair and this does not include personal time or any vet bills. Obviously you will more than likely take a loss selling the babies at $100 each. This is why most people will not purposefully breed for normals. It is impractical. Breeders with lots of snakes have a volume advantage. I would say entry level co-dom and dom morphs for between $200 to $600 is reasonable. Entry Level recessive Hets in the same area are reasonable as well. Full blown entry level recessive BP's for between $600 to $1200 is good as well. You start getting into the multi gene morphs and things can really go up to be reasonable. When you consider the odds of hitting a combo with two recessive double hets is 1 in 16. These guys are not easy to make and years upon years of work can be involved. The breeder should be rewarded for their work, patience, and research for these kinds of animals. Even double co-dom animals should be above $1000 due to the work involved and the potential these snakes have.

New guy here, but I'm saving for my first bp, and decided $250 was the most I would spend. Hoping to get a male spider. Originally I set out to get an albino, but I just can't justify spending that kind of money to the wife.:tears:

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Originally Posted by icygirl

Hmm, so you're saying if you had a snake that was worth $5,000, you'd sell it for $100?

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Im saying who came up with the $5000 in the first place needs some hugs or friends. No offence but no I wouldnt sell I snake for $5000 without feeling like a complete ass.

Can throw all the cool cadilac names on that ball python but it doesnt make it a cadilac. High prices right now are all the "big dogs" milkin it for what its worth. In a couple years so many new morphs wil be coming out they will be competing for prices and cool names.

People can do what they want and will continue to but that doesnt make it right. Maybe im the one missing somthing here?

i wouldnt pay than 3000

on a side not i dont think these polls need an i dont care i pay what i want option... cuz it kinda depfeats the purpose and throws off the actual poll, cuz everyone has a limit...

well I never thought I would do it but I just bought an albino female for 850.oo and my het pair was 650.00 so I top out at 850.00 but I am broke so if I had lots of money I would be buying pieds since I have always loved them most of all

About $2000 is my limit. I can't go hungry any longer than that. By the way, does anyone know if the guy who produced that amazing pied last week is going to sell it????

Right now I'm trying for about a 200 morph and a 400 morph. We'll see my goals after that. :]

My limit so far as been three k but would go higher for the right snake . The person
that does not get the price for some of the nicer balls does not understand the work ,time
expense and years that go into producing them