If she's less deadset on a BEL, I'd advise talking to the breeders and asking them for their "most friendly animal". Most smaller breeders will know exactly which one to show you. I got mine as an adult male pinstripe at 2 yrs old, skipping feeding weeks. Obviously not a high-ticket animal.Originally Posted by The Night King
Thanks for the info! Ironically enough we were at Petsmart today to get a water dish and there happened to be some people looking at their ball pythons - these were just normal $50 ball pythons one would not come out and they said it was very aggressive but the other was super friendly literally looked like it enjoy being held and we waited her turn and my daughter got to hold it and she loved loved it! It was very active but very calm and just had a great demeanor.
When we got home we talked a lot about her experience and how it's always important to remember that if the snake is aggressive it's usually because it's fearful not because it wants to hurt anybody. My daughter is very bright and just understands things - by the end of our long discussion she immediately was of the opinion that the most important factor when picking out a ball python is it's personality so I think that will make things easier for us when we go to the show because she's not dead set on a color or morph. I would still like to have something that looks a little different as I'm sure anybody would but the disposition of the snake will be the most important thing to us
Our budget is still $250-$300 so hopefully we will find something we fall in love with that's eating F/T and likes being handled. Really excited about the show!
But for me and my GF who's new to the hobby, with a bit of TLC he's turned into a great feeder and is so NOT headshy that he'll sometimes let you pet the top of his head with a finger and not flinch at all as long as you don't startle him.
There's nothing wrong with normals, though. Some people turn up their nose at them, but I've seen some simply GORGEOUS "dinkers" (atypical normals) on this forum that I personally find far more beautiful and enticing than some of the highest-ticket animals like pieds.
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