granite ball python ???

[Lizzy]

hey everyone! got a question about granite balls.. i'm picking up a male and a female pair of granite ball pythons. a local guy is selling off his balls because he's gotten into boas and wants to concentrate on them for awhile so he's selling me his pair of granites for 120 and throwing me a 50% het for pied female for 50 bucks. i've been trying to find out how much granites usually go for?? i've been looking on a few websites and no one seems to have any pricing for them..? maybe i'm missing something but if anyone could point me in the right direction or happens to know, i'd truly appreciate it! the male and female are almost 3 years old, and this guys really takes great care of his snakes so i'm hoping this is a deal!

thanks again!!!!!!!!!

[saldanasnakes]

Hey Lizzy; I hope these help ya' out.

http://www.jnjreptiles.com/ballpythons-selects.php (scroll to bottom area)

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...hlight=granite

http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=32&de=670074

Even if they were normals; a female (considering her age) that is closer to breeding age is worth fifty bones on her own. three years old=pretty darn close if not already there. It all depends on his feeding habits. It would be even better if the free het pied is het for pied. Some that have "markers" end up being normals; just try to prove him out. It would be really cool to get a free 100% het for pied!!!!!!! Good luck.

[solidsnaker]

hehe you went and asked the question with no answer only you babe hehe

[FatBoy]

120 isn't bad for the pair, especially being 3 y/o. I wouldn't count on the granite part until they breed and prove out. There is a difference in a genetic granite and a normal with a granite pattern.

[saldanasnakes]

*sorry said him instead of her on the het pied part. But yeah if 50% ends up really being 100% -score.

[Bluebead]

That sounds like a great price to me. Any proven genetic trait (hopefully these are proven and not just 1st gen lookers) is beneficial to work with, and granites do funky things in crosses.

[Lizzy]

Thanks everyone! Solidsnaker and I should be picking them up tomorrow, so as soon as we figure out how to post pics, we'll put them up! Can't wait to be able to breed out the granite pair and see if they prove! But thanks again for the replies!

[gu1do24]

good luck with them!

[Bluebead]

Make sure you post pics asap! I have a granite female I want to compare to lol. Back and belly shots!


That poor guy is gonna miss his balls

[Jerhart]

Ya what a deal! Be sure to post pics...!!! I am excited for ya!