Fire Male Breeder - input? :)

[nimblykimbly]

Hello folks, I'm looking at this Fire Male to add to my collection.... he is a proven breeder at 750g. The guy, who is liquidating much of his collection, was asking $300 but accepted my offer of $200 for him.... What do you guys think?



TIA!

[snakesRkewl]

It's a good thing he came down to market value
I'd need a better pic to give any kind of opinion on quality.

[nimblykimbly]

It's a good thing he came down to market value
I'd need a better pic to give any kind of opinion on quality.

I just fixed it with a larger pic... that one was small... can you see him better now? Do you think $200 is still too much? I haven't sealed the deal.....

[snakesRkewl]

It's really hard to tell the snakes actual color with that photo, and with fires that's pretty important.

Also, In the last 2 years I have bought 2 fire males just smaller than that boy for half that price, $200 isn't a horrible price but If breeding was the goal, the brighter and nicer fire you get, the nicer the babies you'll make.

[Capray]

That picture isn't in the best lighting..but he looks at least average. He has a nice head flame, some cool blushing on his back. He certainly is a fire. Go see him in person, and if you like him and he looks bright and healthy, then get him. Good luck! Fires are a great gene to work with.

[nimblykimbly]

Very good to know - I will ask him for another pic I don't want to drive a whole hour for nothing, which is where I'd pick him up... IF I decide to get him

[nimblykimbly]

Will definitely go see him in person tomorrow... and let you guys know! He is from Mike Wilbanks...

[bpdesign]

I am not so sure that it matters if he is a great looking fire or not. It doesn't matter for the calico gene, piebald gene and the same goes for many others. Just a thought! I think it is a good price for a breeder male. Hope it all works out for you!

[Royal Hijinx]

Because of the head spot is how you can tell it's a fire from a normal? or do normals have that had spot too

Sent from my LG Esteem

Good fires generally have a more pronounced head stamp, but the color is also a big factor.

For this particular Fire, it is not clean enough for my tastes, but if the color is there in person should be a good breeder.

[MarkS]

If it's really a proven breeder (has been with a female that produced eggs which hatched with some fires in the clutch) and not just one that has been observed copulating, then I'd say it's a good price. Just my personal opinion.