What is a good price?

[Anthony Renna]

I'm going to an expo this Sunday and picking up my first Ball Python
was wondering what are good general prices for

Pastel
Clown

I'm looking for a baby if the price is any different from baby to adult please let me know

[Inarikins]

Well, you really picked two morphs from totally different ends of the spectrum, didn't you?

Male Pastels start around $75 as hatchlings. Female babies are going to be $100+ and adult breeders (females especially) can be a lot more. A higher quality baby will be $150ish and I've seen some really pretty female babies for $200.

Clowns tend to range from $3000 on up depending on their coloring and patterning, males being a little less expensive than females. I don't even know if people are selling their breeder clowns - their females at least. I suppose they're out there but it's going to be probably a lot more than you're going to want to spend on a first snake. It's a pretty new morph right now and it's recessive so it's going to be a lot more than a simple co-dom pastel.

But prices are really going to be dependent on the show. Sometimes shows have really great prices on really great animals and sometimes there's vendors overcharging for poor-quality animals.

Be aware that low-quality pastels will brown out very quickly. If you like the yellow coloring go for a higher quality one. Or if you like the blushing, you might want to look into a super pastel. They cost more than a regular pastel and will generally run you $500 give or take a little.

Also, make sure your enclosure is ready to go before you go to the show. You want to be able to bring your new addition home, set it down in the tub or tank, and leave it alone for a few days to a week to settle in.

[crazyj83]

Well, you really picked two morphs from totally different ends of the spectrum, didn't you?

Male Pastels start around $75 as hatchlings. Female babies are going to be $100+ and adult breeders (females especially) can be a lot more. A higher quality baby will be $150ish and I've seen some really pretty female babies for $200.

Clowns tend to range from $3000 on up depending on their coloring and patterning, males being a little less expensive than females. I don't even know if people are selling their breeder clowns - their females at least. I suppose they're out there but it's going to be probably a lot more than you're going to want to spend on a first snake. It's a pretty new morph right now and it's recessive so it's going to be a lot more than a simple co-dom pastel.

But prices are really going to be dependent on the show. Sometimes shows have really great prices on really great animals and sometimes there's vendors overcharging for poor-quality animals.

Be aware that low-quality pastels will brown out very quickly. If you like the yellow coloring go for a higher quality one. Or if you like the blushing, you might want to look into a super pastel. They cost more than a regular pastel and will generally run you $500 give or take a little.

Also, make sure your enclosure is ready to go before you go to the show. You want to be able to bring your new addition home, set it down in the tub or tank, and leave it alone for a few days to a week to settle in.

X2, I.ve been in bps for a few years and have yet to buy anything over $500 per animal... But thats soon to change I think... Just dont tell my wife...lol

[Mike41793]

Ive seen a clown male for $1500. I imagine females are around $2k.
$3000 is more like a pastel clown
Plain pastels go for $75-125 for males and $100-200 for females.

[Cameron Lamb Exotics]

Ive seen a clown male for $1500. I imagine females are around $2k.
$3000 is more like a pastel clown
Plain pastels go for $75-125 for males and $100-200 for females.

X2 Ive seen male clowns for around 1000 and females 1500

[Inarikins]

Whaaaaaaaaat. I must be the sorest loser ever at finding snakes because every clown I ever see is way above that!

[satomi325]

Yeah. I've seen baby male clowns as low as $1000. Females are a different story. You'll have better luck producing your own clown from a het-het breeding. Het clowns are cheap. Males under $100 and Females in the $300 range. (warning, hets look normal)

Pastels, like everyone else said, ranges from $75-150 males and $100-200 females.
Breeder sized pastel females typically go for around $400-600 depending on quality and if its a proven breeder.z

For the future note, females always gain value as they age and grow.

[Mike41793]

Whaaaaaaaaat. I must be the sorest loser ever at finding snakes because every clown I ever see is way above that!

Were you looking at pastel clowns maybe? Idk how much they are?

[Inarikins]

I must have been and just didn't notice. ._. I just don't pay attention enough I guess. Oh well.

[Shadera]

Whaaaaaaaaat. I must be the sorest loser ever at finding snakes because every clown I ever see is way above that!

I sold a couple hatchling females last year for $1500 each, and gave away a male hatchling to a friend.

Yes, you're probably looking at pastel clowns. Range for them is all over the place this year. I've seen one at something like $2500, and others going for $3500+.