Slip on banana

[BrianB801]

I don't think I'll ever get tired of hatching snakes that look like this.

Like I said, they are beautiful. Which is why it saddens me to see how common they are becoming. Example, Ferraris are beautiful, but if every one in your neighborhood had one you would probably lean towards buying something different. And it sucks because like Ferraris vs other cars, there are not very many snakes more or as beautiful as the Banana/Coral Glow. :/


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[joebad976]

You cant compare ferraris to bananas. Ferraris can not be reproduced through breeding.

[Badgemash]

But then I started thinking about the possibilities of breeding bananas, and decided I need one. Yes, I'll pay the $2,500 that I've seen them at now if they don't go lower.

Sorry, but they're already going for half that. If you're doing it because you love the morph and the price is not an issue, then go for it, but I suspect you'll be seeing them for $300-400 this time next year.

[Bugmom]

Sorry, but they're already going for half that. If you're doing it because you love the morph and the price is not an issue, then go for it, but I suspect you'll be seeing them for $300-400 this time next year.

BHB still has theirs at $2,500. That's who I usually check first for prices. $1,500 is the lowest I've seen it, and that was searching today. But while I'm seeing them for cheaper today, yes, I don't think they are all that great compared to some of the others I've seen that are selling for more. They don't look as nice. Maybe they'll be $400 in a year, maybe they won't, but price isn't the first consideration for me - how much I like the animal is.

[Mike41793]

BHB is usually over priced on stuff for the quality IMHO

[RandyRemington]

I've never really understood the rare collector item aspect to ball morphs. The few things I've had that were rare I couldn't wait to produce more. Kind of a shame it took banana soo long to get established so more people could enjoy it. Maybe they where building quietly those first 7 years and there was more production than we heard about and the price should have been declining more moderately over the entire 10 year history of production rather than building up all the pressure for all the drop in the last 3 years or so. At least if there aren't production problems (and maybe whatever is going on with gender ratios was a problem for banana early on) you can figure ridiculously high initial prices will eventually fuel enough production to spread these hot newer morphs around.

[BrianB801]

You cant compare ferraris to bananas. Ferraris can not be reproduced through breeding.

How can I not compare that? it's a hypothetical scenario, not actual....


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[MarkS]

If I wanted and could afford a Ferrari and they were just as well built as they are now I'd have a Ferrari even if everyone on the block had one. Personally I think it's ludicrous to want something just because nobody else has one. What matters to me is whether or not I like something and I couldn't care less how many of them other people have. When Bananas reach a price point that I am comfortable paying, then I will buy one even if they eventually drop to 20 bucks each.

[BHReptiles]

Maybe I'm crazy, but they really don't wow me. I don't know why, I really like the darker morphs, aside from the bumblebee.

I really enjoy the darker morphs as well. I can't wait to get my hands on a GHI...but alas, my pockets aren't deep enough yet.
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I agree with you both! I much prefer a GHI over a banana/CG

Never had much interest in Bananas, especially after seeing the pic I posted below years ago...

Not great looking as adults and I hate the black spots all over them...

I also hate the black spots. They make the snake look like they have mites. I just don't find it attractive at all. Not only that, but he bright colors as a baby actually hurt my eyes. It's too bright!

Give me something dark any day!

[DTK]

While I also prefer a good mojave ghi over bananna combos any day, once they are cheap I will pick up a banana as a pet. I love the bright coloration and how the dots contrast the banana coloration.