What can you tell me about this snAke?

[Elise.m]

It doesn't surprise me that someone might buy a snake and just forget the name of the morph. I remember a thread a while back that told a story of a guy buying a piebald (For at least $1,000) and it ended up dying from poor husbandry and the guy just not taking care of it.

I'd check it out and make sure it doesn't have a RI first and foremost. Go from there.

[Tidus10]

i went there tonight and the snake was in fine health very good weight for its size.. seemed active not showing any odd signs.. i asked about past feedings and the guy said everything was going fine..i figured i would take the little man home and try my luck.. so now hes mine..

but there seems to be some controversy about the asking price.. was $150 a good buy if hes of fine health?

and another question.. could he possibly a hypo? i looked at his lower sides and his stripes and he seems to getting more yellow on him than white.. or is this just how spiders are?

[PghBall]

If he is in good health, I'd say $150 was a fair price for him. As far as being hypo? I'd just say it is a low white spider. Spiders can have variable degrees of white, hence the terms high white and low white for them. Congrats and good luck with him. Also, if you have other snakes, remember to quarantine him.

[Tidus10]

If he is in good health, I'd say $150 was a fair price for him. As far as being hypo? I'd just say it is a low white spider. Spiders can have variable degrees of white, hence the terms high white and low white for them. Congrats and good luck with him. Also, if you have other snakes, remember to quarantine him.

i also noticed he has some awesome green eyes :-D they look pretty neat.. and why should he be alone? are they more prone to being agressive?

[ericeod]

I just picked up a baby Spider at Kingsnake classified (Check out the classified ads and compare prices if you want) for $150. As they get a little bigger, they can go for a little more.

As for the white sides, mine has that too.

[PghBall]

i also noticed he has some awesome green eyes :-D they look pretty neat.. and why should he be alone? are they more prone to being agressive?

Quarantine keeps your collection safe from mite infestations, transmitable disease, etc. Nothing to do with aggressiveness. Better safe than sorry. Most here recommend a minimum of 6 weeks quarantine in a different room of the house (different floor as well) to minimize harm to your collection. After the quarantine period passes, the snake can then join the collection.

[Tidus10]

Quarantine keeps your collection safe from mite infestations, transmitable disease, etc. Nothing to do with aggressiveness. Better safe than sorry. Most here recommend a minimum of 6 weeks quarantine in a different room of the house (different floor as well) to minimize harm to your collection. After the quarantine period passes, the snake can then join the collection.

ah.. yea i honestly didnt think about that at all.. thank you!

and whats "better" for breeding low white or high white? and is he a reduced pattern or is that just a normal spider thru and thru?

sorry for all the questions im just trying to figure out this little guy

[PghBall]

ah.. yea i honestly didnt think about that at all.. thank you!

and whats "better" for breeding low white or high white? and is he a reduced pattern or is that just a normal spider thru and thru?

It is a matter of preference. Some prefer low white, others high. My spider to me looked low white as a baby, but now is somewhere in the middle. I'd say from the pics, he is just a nice low white spider. Congrats!

[ericeod]

Here are some pics of my normal spider for comparison:

[Tidus10]

finall got my own picture of him..