I will pay (and have payed) whatever I have to in order to get an animal that I love into my collection. I've even offered 2 - 3 times market value on animals that "weren't for sale" in order to pry them away from another breeder because I loved the way they looked so much.

For me, this started as and always will be a hobby first ... no matter how many snakes I own or how many babies I produce. The day that I decide to "settle" for just any old snake in order to "produce" is the day that I find something else to do with my time.

But that's just me ... I'm a ball python maniac ... I love everything about them and rarely see any ball pythons (normals or mutations) that I wouldn't pay to have in my collection if I had an unlimited budget.


-adam