How much have you paid for ball python morph?

[azpythons]

The most I have paid is $180, but the most I am willing to pay is $600. If they cost more then that, I would rather produce it myself

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[Turbo Serpent]

My male Orange Ghost was $250 and just bought a pair of Het VPI Axanthic from Adam for $400. Once the Axanthics prove out, I will probably trade an Axanthic for something I am looking for.

[DSGB]

I got my male pastel for 150.

[demonicchild]

Wow. You people are crazy! I was struggling to comprehend spending 50 on my normal. lol

[aarondm]

I paid $2,500 for my pair of pieds... and I recently bought an 06' 0.1 Pin (1600g) and an 06' 0.1 VPI Axanthic (1300g) for $1,050. THat was a GREAT deal!!! Cant wait to breed my Pied male to both of them.

[Ineedtoborrowsweats]

$350 plus tax for a female Mojave and my pockets are still hurting. In an earlier post, I saw someone mention Ralph Davis dealing with snakes selling for 90K to 270K. Let me just say this about Ralph Davis. I have complete respect for the guy. As a rookie to the Ball python scene I discovered him on Youtube and eventually contacted him to get my first ball python. I knew nothing about the ball python pricing market except for whatever Petco carried. Long story short, I went back and forth with Ralph on emails and pictures for a $200 pastel that he would ship to California for me. Even though I ended up getting a snake from another breeder, this guy actually took the time to talk and work with me. Now as a disclaimer for Ralph and myself, don't say that I told you to contact him or bug the hell out of him for a $200 snake. I'm just sharing this story. Anyhow, as my research on ball pythons continued, I soon discovered how "Big Time" and influential this guy is in our hobby/industry/lifestyle. Some day I will purchase a "Killer" from him, someday.... Sorry for the journal entry, but I gotta give credit where credit is due.

[Skitals]

I paid $400 for my GORGEOUS male butter.

Now for the people that spend high dollars on snakes, I'm guessing you plan to breed them. Is the rationale: I will make my money back and more in the next couple seasons from this purchase? If so, how does it usually end up? Do people actually MAKE money, or this hobby just a big money pit I'm getting some normal females for my butter with hopes of breeding and getting some baby butters in my future. I'm just wondering if there really is such a thing as an investment, and when it crosses the line from being "just" a hobby. I just can't imagine spending $20k on a female pied back in the day, who decides to NEVER breed, or doesn't produce good eggs. Or even worse, getting a snake who one day goes off feed and never starts again. Or dies for any other reason. It's hard enough when its a pet you care about, but something completely different when you have big $$$ invested.

[bloodpython_MA]

I spent $800 on my bee, $250 on my pastel female and $200 on my male cinnamon. Saving up for a pied/clown next(possibly with a trade from the bee/pastel offspring(killerbee's).

[LunaBalls]

$175 for a pastel

[RebelYell83]

to answer the question on if you ever make your money back,i was listening to an interview with kevin from nerd,and brian from bhb,and brian brought that point up,and said for example,if you buy a lavender albino now,a high quality one for 10,000,and a het for 5,000,,in 2 years when you breed them,hets may only be 1,500,and lavenders,4,500,but sell 3 lavenders,and 2 hets,,and your even,,every year after that not matter price drop,is profit,

i paid 250 for my blonde pastel male,hes being bred with 3 girls,that i bought as breeder size girls for 30 each,,so for them pairing,in just animal costs i have 340,,plus figure 100 a year to feed each one,,640,,if i sell my blonde males for 125,females for 245,,i will make that back easily,,that is also the most i spent on a morph,,,250

but i also have a breeding deal,for atleast one lesser,,maybe more depending on what hatches,,for the 65 bucks it costed me to ship the female