Don't feel bad, I got hooked on Pieds way back when the first one imported was featured on the cover of Reptiles magazine in the mid 90's.

Back then IF you could have found one for sale, it was in the neighborhood of 50K.

I finally got my first a year ago, a lovely low white male who is my foundation sire to one day make many kinds of Pied. He was a steal at $650.

Don't give up on your dream. Start yourself a pied jar like I did. In the meantime, get a nice inexpensive normal or base morph, learn all you can about their care, then when the time comes, you'll be able to pick out your dream snake and know exactly what you are doing.

Gale