New to BP and Forum-future purchase help

[Vitto]

Hello Everyone.

I'm Vitto and new to the BP scene. Have fostered boas and now bout to own BP morphs.

Anyway I wanted to interduce myself and get some feedback and opinions on a possible purchase I might do:
I dont know the guy what so ever or his rep. He claims to have a female 2300+ gram 100% het pied that might be prego. The female got with a male that he is also willing to sell to me. The male is a 1300 gram 100% het pied. He's giving me a good deal on the pair because of some finacial issues he is in. I was going to get the pair for $600.00. I know that is a great deal if they are het pieds and she is prego. She does show het pied markings, but we all know those can give false positives and false negitives. So my question is should I consider it regardless of the knowing the if he's 100% true to his word.


^Het Female

^Het Female Markings

^Het Male about the shed

There is another option I was considering:
1-male 1200+ gram pastel that might be a possible super for $250.00. He looks like he maybe a super to me and the guy thinks he may be as well. I'm not to famliar with BP and their morphs, but we all start somewhere.


^Pastel Male about to shed

The last option is:
female 300+ gram pastel 100% het pied for $500.00. She looks really good with high yellows.


^Pastel Felmale with high yellow

Really I just want some advice. I can't afford all of them, so I want to see the best option. Do I take a good deal on a morph or do I take the het pair and cross my fingers? Any advice will be greatly apprieacted.



Thanks a lot!
Vitto

[dragonboy4578]

Did you check to see if the breeder with the hets has any paperwork on them, or did you run his name on the BOI section of FaunaClassified? I don't think the pastel male is a super.... It all comes down to what you really want.

[jamesa2580]

The male pastel possible super looks to me like a regular old pastel, no super. As far as the hets - you have to trust him on that and because you don't know him. So that leaves the pastel female het for pied. I'd grab her if she is, indeed, het. At 350 grams, I'm guessing she's a mid/late 2010 girl? She'll probably be up to size and breeding in 2012 if she's a good eater.

There are a LOT of snakes available at any given time. Look on kingsnake.com. Buy the animals you like and want to work with not because they're a good deal but because you like them the best. You'll be happier in the long run. Of course, if you trust him, those could be good deals

Just my two cents

[cinderbird]

The male pastel is not a super, even in shed. And on the female you can see the brown line where she's going to turn dark.

With the hets, without proof they may be normals. Do you trust the guy? Can you verify the parents of the animals were visual pieds at some point?

[Vitto]

Did you check to see if the breeder with the hets has any paperwork on them, or did you run his name on the BOI section of FaunaClassified? I don't think the pastel male is a super.... It all comes down to what you really want.

I did ask if he could provide genetic guarantee of some kind. Either paperwork or offspring. He said no, because he got the het pair after their first clutch and no on the paperwork. I have not checked his name but I will. Ya, I'm starting to think the male isn't a super either after really looking at the picture.
Thanks again for your advice!

[Vitto]

The male pastel possible super looks to me like a regular old pastel, no super. As far as the hets - you have to trust him on that and because you don't know him. So that leaves the pastel female het for pied. I'd grab her if she is, indeed, het. At 350 grams, I'm guessing she's a mid/late 2010 girl? She'll probably be up to size and breeding in 2012 if she's a good eater.

There are a LOT of snakes available at any given time. Look on kingsnake.com. Buy the animals you like and want to work with not because they're a good deal but because you like them the best. You'll be happier in the long run. Of course, if you trust him, those could be good deals

Just my two cents

Great advice! Really I want a pied... but I know how pricey they can be. So I was really looking at the het pair, but again... that seems like a gamble.

[Vitto]

The male pastel is not a super, even in shed. And on the female you can see the brown line where she's going to turn dark.

With the hets, without proof they may be normals. Do you trust the guy? Can you verify the parents of the animals were visual pieds at some point?

As for the male pastel... that's just what I was told, so I'd figure I'd add that info. But I do agree he's not a super like the guy might think. He said it may be a possible super, but he bought him as a pastel.

What does the brown line mean on the female? Just that over time she will get darker?

Thanks for your opinion and help!