Quote Originally Posted by angllady2 View Post
So yeah, the ball python market will have it's ups and downs, that goes without saying. But those who are breeding for quality and not quantity who weather the storm will find plenty of people willing to pay for that quality in due time.
Agreed! And think about it, Pastels used to cost 1K when i first started getting interested in BP's. Three years ago I bought my female pastel for a bery reasonable price, maybe 300 and shipping? 1k was too high a price for me to pay at the time, and even now, I can't justify paying quite that much for a snake. A little less than that for the pied female I've been DREAMING of? TOTALLY worth it! But if I see a NEW morph I love? I can wait... Snakes can live a long time if they are kept healthy! I'm ok waiting for a quality breeder to have what I want in a price I can afford.

...and don't forget... there are new combos and morphs coming out every year. Maybe prices will eventually settle, but I'm pretty sure once one morph becomes mainstream, another new thing will take it's place as the most expensive morph.

The costs as I can vaguely estimate:

about 4 years ago pastels were 600+
about three they were 400 or less in some cases....

Het pieds 4 years ago $900
PIEDS this year... $900? I mean, not the majority, but you can find some that are around this price! Het females are selling for 300 or so

(feel free to correct these prices, but all i can say is, these morphs USED to be out of my price range only 2-3 years ago...)