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Thread: what to get?

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    what to get?

    So for awhile now I've been extremely interested in buying a ball python I've had a passion for them since i was a kid but never was able to have my own until a few weeks ago when i was at petsmart and spotted a ball there that sparked my interest in them enough to purchase one. I'm not much interested in a normal ole ball. im more interested in a morph or something that is 100% het. can anyone give me any ideas? im kinda on a budget.

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    What is the price range of your budget?
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    Re: what to get?

    well I'm a college student and i have a ton of bills such as truck payment, insurance and phone bill so money is kinda tight. id like something under 150. the reason why i don't want a normal is because i may want to breed in the future

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    I would say buy a female. In your price range that will probably limit you to a pastel. You might get lucky and snag a female spider this time of year.
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    Re: what to get?

    would the gender make a difference?

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    Females typically get bigger. At the same time, if you think you might want to breed eventually females take longer to mature. Those are the reasons you'd want a female. Males tend to stay smaller, mature quicker, and are cheaper.

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    Re: what to get?

    oh i see. thank you for clarifying that for me. i need all the help i can get.

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    But at the same time, if you want something that will stay smaller for say...a college student sized apartment...I might suggest going with a male. They're housing can be smaller than an adult female's. Also cheaper in that regard. Plus, you have more options on morphs if you get a male as males are cheaper.

    You should also consider whether you want to buy local or ship from a reputable breeder. If you ship, you need to be prepared to pay roughly $50 in shipping on top of the cost of the snake.


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    I'd go for a pastel or a spider. Pretty much all your looking at for that price range. I wouldn't play with hets unless your looking at getting a pair for breeding. Anything het will run you in excess of that for anything cool. Besides they are visually normals..

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    Re: what to get?

    I've been thinking about getting something from royalconstrictordesigns im not really picky on gender id rather have a male do to the sizing and possibly getting a female in the future when my space isn't so limited. im just torn on what kind of male i want

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