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    Re: BP prices.

    Which morph in particular are you referring to?

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    Then go buy a truck and not a snake.
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    Re: BP prices.

    Quote Originally Posted by Phantomtip View Post
    I was looking at the darker morphs. Yes the lighter ones are beautiful but I like the darker ones. I will just have to wait till spring when people are letting go of their "wash outs". I think the babies are really adorable but would prefer adults because thats how I've always been. If you get an animal at the shelter the puppies and kittens go first the older goobers get left there. I've always preferred older animals. Plus they are already established in their habits. I would prefer not to go through the same stress with a new BP as I did my girl. Although I know more now than I did then lol. Reading the info is totally different than experiencing it. I was just wondering if the prices I'm see is normal for this time of year and what goes through peoples heads when they pop a huge price tag like that on a baby BP. If it was me the most I would charge is around $800 for an extremely fancy morph. It just doesn't make sense to slap a huge price tag on something. Especially a living breathing thing.
    Because they can and people will pay it. If you make a new truck you're not gonna sell it for $500 right off, the things that went in to it cost well over that.

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    Not sure what morph your talking about here OP. To my knowlege Deserts are the only infertile/egglaying issue females. You might be getting Desert Ghosts and Deserts mixed up. There are Desert Ghosts which is one gene, there are Deserts which are a seperate gene, and then there are Ghosts/Hypos which are again a seperate gene from the previous two.
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    Re: BP prices.

    My truck works great thanks I don't need another one lol. I like BPs because they are so sweet. Even when she's having a temper tantrum my girl has never bitten. It's also getting harder for me to play with my brat dog and like that BPs will relax with you. I also am just fascinated by how they move. So I would like to get another one. I am just curious what constitutes a really high price tag on a beautiful animal like these are. Yes supply and demand, and investments are good reasons for having a higher price tag. What makes them so high is my question. This is a conversation that I like I like knowing the reasons behind things. I'm not a person that will say ok this is what they are charging. I am a person that wants to know how can they garantee what I'm buying is what they say it is. Shoot I haven't even gotten a new cell phone lately because they are too high priced and have a lot of glitches going on. I guess I'm kind of a skeptic when someone say "oh this is the best" and then you find out nope sorry charlie not by a long shot.
    By the way Cooper I've been on your site. You have some very gorgeous animals on there. I wish I had the energy to deal with babies lol. I would have bought some of yours if I had the money.
    Ive also seen some people getting out of the BP trade because it wasn't the instant money maker they thought it would be. What happens to those babies because the person got bored and wanted out? Thats why I am going for BPs as pets. If I were to breed it would be a very long way down the road. I would love to pick up a good 2 gene girl that was a visible for both but know I couldn't afford her. I am just a curious person I guess.

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    Re: BP prices.

    Quote Originally Posted by 4theSNAKElady View Post
    Which morph in particular are you referring to?

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    More than likely, deserts...the females of that morph are barren to my knowledge.


    There are a lot of sales going on right now for Christmas, and obviously most of them are fine with payment plans due to weather.
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    Re: BP prices.

    Sorry brain shut down on morph for a minute. I went to look it up lol. Its the desert morph. If the females are barren why do they still try to sell them for so much? For breeders they won't be worth anything. They would basically be the equivalent of a normal wouldn't they? I'm full of questions this morning. Couldn't sleep and they are popping out now. Yes normals are really beautiful, because they range so much in color and pattern. Yes the prices are up and down right now because of Christmas. It's almost like BPs are the new puppy for Christmas. Does anyone else feel this way?

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    Re: BP prices.

    Quote Originally Posted by Physician&Snakes View Post
    More than likely, deserts...the females of that morph are barren to my knowledge.


    There are a lot of sales going on right now for Christmas, and obviously most of them are fine with payment plans due to weather.
    He said it was a het though, deserts are codom aren't they?

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    Re: BP prices.

    Quote Originally Posted by Phantomtip View Post
    Yes supply and demand, and investments are good reasons for having a higher price tag. What makes them so high is my question.
    Supply and demand is not a reason for higher price tags. It's the reason for all pricing, high or low.

    If something has a high price tag it's because supply is low and demand is high. There are not a lot of [insert 5 gene combo] snakes, and a lot of people want them. Prices will be high.

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    Re: BP prices.

    Quote Originally Posted by Phantomtip View Post
    Sorry brain shut down on morph for a minute. I went to look it up lol. Its the desert morph. If the females are barren why do they still try to sell them for so much? For breeders they won't be worth anything. They would basically be the equivalent of a normal wouldn't they? I'm full of questions this morning. Couldn't sleep and they are popping out now. Yes normals are really beautiful, because they range so much in color and pattern. Yes the prices are up and down right now because of Christmas. It's almost like BPs are the new puppy for Christmas. Does anyone else feel this way?
    The prices for deserts are high because they are pretty and there aren't many. Not everyone breeds, some people just want a nice-looking pet. However, to a breeder a desert female is worth less than a normal female, because at least the normal female can be bred, and while she can't produce combo morphs, depending on her looks she may help to improve certain genes.

    If you're strictly looking for a pet try to find a normal with a sweet disposition. One of my favorites is a normal girl who isn't much to look at from a "morph" standpoint, but she's on my list of ambassador snakes and is one of just two that will come to the front of the tub to check you out when you slide it out of the rack. All of my others race to the back or duck into a hide, hiss, strike, etc.

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