So lets just say "my friend" stumbled across a beautiful female Mojave, and does not have the financial standing to afford said snake, but can dream. My friend spoke with the owner, a respectable local breeder, and was told that the Mojave could be acquired in a trade for his male 386 gram Pastel male, let's say his name was "Wyatt"...plus $100. So his $75 dollar "Wyatt" plus $100 for a gorgeous, 4-500 gram female Mojave with a semi-striped back...Otherwise the guy is asking $325 for her

In all seriousness, am I a total jerk for even considering this? Is there an unspoken rule to keep your first ball python? Have you all had experience with trades? If so, I'd love to hear your stories and how you felt about it. I'm not some breeder with a million snakes, Wyatt is my first and only BP.

Most importantly, I don't want to sound like I'm "over" my little guy, because I still adore the dude. He's single handedly got me hooked...

Grrrrrrr...I almost wish the guy hadn't dangled this carrot in front of my face. Oh, and here are a few photos of said snake (quality sucks)...Maybe I'm crazy and she's just a plain jane mojave. I'll be at Repticon Orlando in a week or two, and Repticon Tampa in June, so I'm in no rush and had no plans of bringing home anything new yet... Thanks for the readily available help guys, you all rock