Blue Eyed Lucy BP

Hi guys, This will be my first ball python. Im starting 2 save money. The average Blue Eyed Lucy hatchling cost about 3000$? Im not sure if this is a good first ball python. I basicly fell in love with the "whiteness" but im kinda moneyless It wont be till the end of summer till i get my summer job were i can afford the snake. And Basicly i've looked around so far its 3000$ not sure if tax needed, but i need CITIES?(100$) and an Wild life inspection (165$) then shipping...

If you have any info on how i can get a good deal from a reliable breader please post.

O yea Quick question too.

Wats the difference between a Blue eyed lucy and a VPI snow and the cost of a vpi snow?

Snow is a dbl recessive morph combining a albino with a axanthic not sure of prices on them a BEL can be made several different ways with the Lesser to Lesser seeming to be the most wanted

A quick search on KS gave me this for quite less than $3k:
http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=32&de=670246

Well, I clicked on that link and it said the ad was expired. But I'm pretty sure I've seen BELs for around $2000, but I don't remember for sure if they were lesser BELs or what.

Snows cost more because they are a double recessive and a lot more time and work goes in to producing them. A year or 2 ago I was seeing snows priced at $10k. I know they've come down from that, but I'm not very certain on the current pricing on them.

You say you need CITES... where are you located? If you live in Canada for example, you can avoid the CITES by purchasing from a Canadian breeder.

As far as whether or not this is a good first BP... that really is up to you. A lot of people would rather buy a less expensive one to start out with to see if they really end up enjoying owning a snake before they spend a ton of money. Others know what they want and are willing to spend the $$ to get it. Especially if you think you are likely to want only one as a pet, it makes sense to get the one you want to start out with.

No matter what you decide, make sure that you have researched the proper care before you make your purchase.

There are many forms of BELs. The mojave x mojave BEL is the least white of them all, and cost less because of that. I think they sell for around $1500 and up. You could also look into an ivory, which is another white snake. It also sells for around $1500 and up. If you really want a white snake, then start saving your money. They will drop in price as time goes on, so you will be able to get one for a little less in the future.

KC, you are right but I did a quick search for "blue eyed", and it was maybe the 4th one down. It is an ad by Brandon Boeke or Priceless Pythons titled "HUGE SALE! 08's- ALL SORTS OF MORPHS!" The animal is a Mojave x Butter cross male for $1800.

Searched him on Fauna and people only have good things to say about him and the pictures posted are great looking animals.

Hi guys, This will be my first ball python. Im starting 2 save money. The average Blue Eyed Lucy hatchling cost about 3000$? Im not sure if this is a good first ball python. I basicly fell in love with the "whiteness" but im kinda moneyless It wont be till the end of summer till i get my summer job were i can afford the snake. And Basicly i've looked around so far its 3000$ not sure if tax needed, but i need CITIES?(100$) and an Wild life inspection (165$) then shipping...

If you have any info on how i can get a good deal from a reliable breader please post.

And post sites and prices please!

this is a very helpful thread on helping people save money on BEL's

Don't start a new thread when you already have one open on the same subject, especially when you cut and pasted from your first thread.

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Hi guys, This will be my first ball python. Im starting 2 save money. The average Blue Eyed Lucy hatchling cost about 3000$? Im not sure if this is a good first ball python. I basicly fell in love with the "whiteness" but im kinda moneyless It wont be till the end of summer till i get my summer job were i can afford the snake. And Basicly i've looked around so far its 3000$ not sure if tax needed, but i need CITIES?(100$) and an Wild life inspection (165$) then shipping...

If you have any info on how i can get a good deal from a reliable breader please post.

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Count in bout 700 for enclosure, thermostat, heating elements, some mice/rats, substrate etc...
Have all that setup and working before getting the snake :)
Remember to read care-sheets on here and look around the forum

the housings the cheapest part. but the most important

Hi,

I merged your two threads as they were exactly the same and it keeps the forum tidier.


dr del

Yeah wow, $700 on the enclosure? What are you keeping them in? lol

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Yeah wow, $700 on the enclosure? What are you keeping them in? lol

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If you want a nice animal plastic enclosure that will cost you around 400 or so bucks. Substrate and mice do have a cost over time and he said he didn't have cash to throw around. I was just making sure he is aware of the costs. Plus add in a good thermostat and you have another 200 dollars. Add shipping and also hides, water bowl, temp-gun, humidity/temperature gauge and you will reach around 700.

$400? You must have bought a huge enclosure from them. Half that and you can get a rack to house several snakes. $140 for a helix, hides $10, bowl $3.

That 700 I'm sure would look quite discouraging to someone just looking to buy his first snake, considering the majority of that is unnecessary expenses, or at least at such costs.

im going to be getting a hatchling. the encloser would cost roughly 140$tops. 10gal for now lights, heater. hide spot, thermo's, and water dish. i can make an encloser for 200$

Wasn't meant to discourage I just wanted to make sure the OP understood that snakes cost a lot at the beginning. No it's Matt's enclosure and it cost a bunch and was not a huge cage.

Personally I think getting a ~$2000 BP as your first one isn't a great idea. As a beginner you are likely to make mistakes. I sure did. I'm not saying that the life and health of a normal is less valuable than an expensive morph, but in the unforseen event that the animal gets sick, injured, or dies at least you won't be out a bunch of money.

It sounds callous to put it this way, but that is how I saw things when buying my first BP. There were some pretty and expensive morphs I liked better, but I wasn't about to spend all that money without making sure I was capable of keeping a normal happy and healthy for at least a year. That year is almost up, the normal is doing great, and now I have confidence that if I buy an expensive morph I know how to take care of it.