Got him!!

[Vypyrz]

Congratulations on a nice looking little BP. Your daughter made a good choice. And, you even got a tongue shot.

[jeffreybas]

looks good. Congrats

[Kingofspades]

Ok..I'm not trying to start any fights...

but I've started to notice a trend...of people buying "morphs" who don't know what the morphs look like...
and vendors claiming things are morphs that obviously aren't. (Which in my opinion is the worse of the two)

Just my personal opinion, but I wouldn't head to a reptile show looking to pick up my first snake without knowing what at least a few base morphs look like so that I wouldn't and COULDN'T be put in a situation where I got ripped off.

Either way, good luck with him. He looks like a nice normal.

[Lferg]

We went to go get a ball python this was the smallest one they had, we wanted a small one to raise as a pet. thats what we got. The seller just said hey this is a Pastel so he's $100 not the normal $60 I charge for his size. We got a small ball python and paid more for it. But we like it.

[Anya]

We got a small ball python and paid more for it. But we like it.

And that is what it comes down to in the end.

Gorgeous little guy, his color is soo rich and prettiful.

[Kingofspades]

It's cool that you got what you want, don't get me wrong...but I'd still be a little more peeved about being ripped off for $40...
especially on a normal male. $100 for a female that nice isn't that bad, but a male?

Either way, good luck.

[Juliemay13]

Beautiful snake! Congrats

[PassionsPythons]

Not trying to promote a birmingham show here or anything, but if you are having the kind of luck you are with pet stores check out the Dixie Reptile Show. The man that runs the show is very knowledgable and if there was an animal in question such as this, he would have made the situation right before you ever left. In other words, you wouldn't have been sold a normal as a pastel.

I myself live in Alabama and wouldn't have a problem leading you in the right direction. Feel free to shoot me an email and I'll give you my phone number, feel free to call with any questions.

Edit:

BTW that is a very nice looking ball python. Congrats on the new little guy.

[DellaF]

Honestly when I purchased my first ball python I knew nothing about the cost. I just wanted one. I could have been ripped a new one easily. All I know is that I wanted one and I would have payed a $100 dollars and not felt bad about it. Luckily I only paid $50. I wouldn't take nothing for him now.

You have a real cutie there