Bumblebee's are over-rated ?

[Sean : EbN]

Here is my reasoning okay I love all ball pythons completely BUT the bumblebee is a disappointment its starts as this beautiful baby with bright yellow, blacks, and white then as it matures it gets ugly like the pastel morph and browns out. So I cannot justify them being worth anymore then like $200 the $500 price is insane for an animal that turns to a brown ugly adult at least with the pastels you pay a far price. What is your take on this?

thanks kindly,

Lance

Lance... I love the point of view! Personally I think in the end all of these animals are worth about $150.00 each since that's about what it costs to make a Ball Python in our indoor collections. Since this subculture has been built on high prices getting lower over time there MUST be a new hot thing of value for us to sell.

Can I pose a challenge to you? Shop for an absolutely knock out Bumblebee and be willing to pay TOP dollar for it. I think you'd be surprised with what it grows up to be! I think most of what you see as a brown adult is just something that someone bought that wasn't really TOP quality!

Bumblebees have gotten better through the generations. I remember being VERY happy with the one that I bought from Greg Graziani for $25,000.00 back in 2005! Yes he has browned a bit but he's been a proven breeder since 2006 but some of his kids are KNOCKOUTS! I have some Bees that are just as bright as they were as babies and they are breeding and laying eggs.

Remember... Ball Pythons typically darken more in a breeding program. The various stresses of birth and weight loss in a female and the strain of a breeding season on a male that has to breed 5-10 females 3-4 times each!

Just my -0.02