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    Re: What are your thoughts on the more expensive morphs?

    Quote Originally Posted by sur3fir3 View Post
    My likes are very specific. I like lucys, albinos, high white pieds, and any other morph that doesn't have dark colors. I also like all black snakes. For me it is pretty much one extreme or the other. For example when I bought my boa. I always wanted an albino boa. I like what they look like, and I really enjoy the yellow that comes in later on in life. I could have spent over 1K for a lipstick line with some other recessive or co-dominant trait, but I decided a snake is a snake. I can always buy that more expensive snake later on down the line when they come down in price.

    Anyways lets get to the answer to the question I don't see a point in spending more than $500 on a pet. Now if its to breed then I can see myself spending 1k to 2k, otherwise I would just wait until what I want drops in price to sub $500.

    Now you ask if its worthit. I think it is. If you can get exactly what you want then it is worth it.
    We appear to have identical tastes in snake colours




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    It's definitely subjective, but $1000 for just a pet can be absolutely worth it. Personally, I've been in the horse world my whole life before getting into snakes so in comparison that feels like a great deal for an animal that I'm really passionate about and dedicated to. My mare was adopted for cheap from a rescue but her baseline monthly care costs far more than that of even a very hungry snake... and let's not talk about the regular vet bills... so I'll happily pay that much upfront for my dream snakes and say "hey, at least I'm not getting more horses!"

    (I'm very glad that I don't have kids and don't intend to, so all my spare money can just go to animals instead of a college fund... my wallet hates my hobbies.)


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    Re: What are your thoughts on the more expensive morphs?

    Quote Originally Posted by Werewolves View Post
    It's definitely subjective, but $1000 for just a pet can be absolutely worth it. Personally, I've been in the horse world my whole life before getting into snakes so in comparison that feels like a great deal for an animal that I'm really passionate about and dedicated to. My mare was adopted for cheap from a rescue but her baseline monthly care costs far more than that of even a very hungry snake... and let's not talk about the regular vet bills... so I'll happily pay that much upfront for my dream snakes and say "hey, at least I'm not getting more horses!"

    (I'm very glad that I don't have kids and don't intend to, so all my spare money can just go to animals instead of a college fund... my wallet hates my hobbies.)
    Well ... when I had more spare money all the snakes I desired were expensive but now the market has plummeted in the uk and prices are ridiculously low ... I have no money


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    Re: What are your thoughts on the more expensive morphs?

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    Re: What are your thoughts on the more expensive morphs?

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    King x Milk

    Totally unique pattern and colouration. .. nothing like it anywhere in the world .. I’d guess .

    I still don’t know what the breeder was thinking about when he agreed to sell it to me


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    Re: What are your thoughts on the more expensive morphs?

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    What is that?


    This is an Imperial Pueblan, which is a Cali king crossed with a Pueblan Milk snake.





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    i still cant believe that is a real snake. The colors are amazing.

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    Re: What are your thoughts on the more expensive morphs?

    Quote Originally Posted by Zincubus View Post
    This is an Imperial Pueblan, which is a Cali king crossed with a Pueblan Milk snake.




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    What do I think about expensive morphs? If it looks anything like that: sold.
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    Re: What are your thoughts on the more expensive morphs?

    I've seen some pretty amazing looking Diamond's for 1000+!!!

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    Re: What are your thoughts on the more expensive morphs?

    The most fascinating and beautiful snake I've seen I just read about yesterday. I think it all comes down to being able to having something truly rare and unique. If anybody ever breeds the Arunachal Pit Vipers (probably a long ways away), they are amazing looking.

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