what do you guys think about this possible trade?

[84montesc]

i found an owner on craigslist that lives near me and has a male 08 pastel that "is about four months old." he wants to trade for a normal ball python and $100. he reports his pastel to be feeding well on frozen mice.

what would you guys do? would you go for it? and if you think i should go for it how would you go about the trade? for instance do you think i should go to where the snake is housed to check its living conditions, etc?

i have two 10 month old normal male BP and one of them is what i would be willing to trade.

[RichardA]

My question would be "why"....why would he want to do that?

Seems a bit off to me.

[Bruce Whitehead]

I agree with Richard... doesn't really make sense. But you never know the reason. Just that people with morphs spend LOTS of time moving normal males, not acquiring them.

As far as a good deal, depends on the snake... not all pastels are created equal (not my line, but I am gonna use it).

Bruce

[FatBoy]

I agree with both these guys, kinda fishy. I will add that even a high grade male pastel that size is not worth more than $100.

[84montesc]

here are pictures of the pastel hes wanting to trade.




im wanting to get a pastel is the reason im posting this. if you all know of somewhere i can get one for less than $100 then let me know

[FatBoy]

Can find several breeders with males at $100, only problem is you would have to pay shipping, $50-60. But worth it to know you are getting a healthy, well established animal.

[Bruce Whitehead]

Ugh... I am going to sound like a jerk, but I do not trade for snakes that have portfolio shots in tanks.

My personal deal breaker.

Bruce

[greghall]

Depends what part of the country your at,on the east coast Im sure you could go to any show & get one for under $100

[PythonAddiction]

I would say its not a good trade on your end. You can purchase a male pastel 08 for around $100 online. You may even find a local breeder that has one.

[mainbutter]

I have seen some pretty cheap '08 male pastels online.. probably the cheapest I can recall is $125 shipped. Personally I'd leave that trade alone.