Any other snake lovers??
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I have 2.0.1 ball pythons and 0.1.0 Kenyan Sand Boas ATM. Will be buying a pie or het pie female in the spring to breed (in a few years) to our het male.
Roan
Roan
I love and keep snakes. Mostly native texas species, but my first snake was a corn snake and I have a special place in my heart for them. So many color morphs!
I haven't kept a snake since I was a child, I had a little ringneck, but he didn't live too long. I've had friends that have had snakes, a redtail boa was my favorite. Whenever you let him crawl on you, he'd end up giving you a good back or neck massage. And as embarrasing as it was, he'd also like to get inside your shirt. I also had the privelage to work with an eastern indigo in a nature park a year or so ago. She was a beauty and very sweet.
Although she's not a snake, I have been keeping a leopard gecko for about 5 years now. She's sweet, if one may say that of a reptile, but I'm biased
. I happen to like many reptiles kept as pets, maybe a little rare for a woman. I really think the monitor lizards are interesting, although I'd be a bit hesttant to keep one myself. Iguanas are another bunch of characters that really seem to become a part of the family. I may be ranting, but I believe that we mammals still have more to learn about the intelligence of reptiles. Their behaviors and personalities seem to speak for themselves.
Although she's not a snake, I have been keeping a leopard gecko for about 5 years now. She's sweet, if one may say that of a reptile, but I'm biased
. I happen to like many reptiles kept as pets, maybe a little rare for a woman. I really think the monitor lizards are interesting, although I'd be a bit hesttant to keep one myself. Iguanas are another bunch of characters that really seem to become a part of the family. I may be ranting, but I believe that we mammals still have more to learn about the intelligence of reptiles. Their behaviors and personalities seem to speak for themselves.
LOL@ harlock...my first snake was a corn also. a beutiful candy cane corn snake.....and with a name like houdini you can probably guess what happened to him.......
i used to be big into reptiles but not so much anymore. i wish i could get myself another ball python but between working 2 jobs and my fish i dont have the time for anything else... nor the space for that matter..... wow roan, going for the piebald... i f'in love those morphs, ive always wanted one, i just never had the $15000 to spend on one... good luck 
oh, and btw, if you do successfully breed some nice pies let me know... I WANT ONE!!! :dance:
oh, and btw, if you do successfully breed some nice pies let me know... I WANT ONE!!! :dance:
The females are around 10k$ now, they've dropped some. Cheapest way to get one is het to het, but of course you don't know how many you'll get or what sex. We're crossing our fingers for a female pie out of a cross, but if anything we'll get some nice hets out of it. Male hets are pretty cheap, so 1 female could start a whole ballgameoscar83 said:matter..... wow roan, going for the piebald... i f'in love those morphs, ive always wanted one, i just never had the $15000 to spend on one... good luck
Heh. Doesn't everyone who loves balls?
I want to get my hands on one of Ralph Davis's plattys, what beauties! Snake God has been wonderful to that guy. Have you see his platinum ball? Imported directly from Africa. Quite the story behind that fella. Here: http://www.ralphdavisreptiles.com/collection/pythons/ball/platinum_ball_python.aspThe biggest news is Ralph's successful creation of a new morph, the King Pin: http://www.ralphdavisreptiles.com/birthing_record/pythons_13.asp
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What awesome looking babies. Sigh.
Roan
wow, those are beautiful **sigh** i totally love ball pythons, im planning on getting a ball tattoo wrapped around my leg... just gotta find the extra $800 for it :thud:
You can get a female pied delivered to your door for $4K now.
The prices have dropped significantly. Pastels and spiders have also dropped significantly. You can get a male pastel to your door for $500 or a spider for $2500.
The only ones really commanding the higher prices now ($15K-$50K) are the lesser plattys, leucistic, ivory, bumblebee, pinstripe, red axanthic, and genetic stripes.
Even albinos have dropped to under $2K delivered.
Don't always go by what the breeders post as prices. Cash in hand lately gets large discounts.
On a side note, I just added 6 of these little guys to my collection today. Not bad for a buck each.
The prices have dropped significantly. Pastels and spiders have also dropped significantly. You can get a male pastel to your door for $500 or a spider for $2500.
The only ones really commanding the higher prices now ($15K-$50K) are the lesser plattys, leucistic, ivory, bumblebee, pinstripe, red axanthic, and genetic stripes.
Even albinos have dropped to under $2K delivered.
Don't always go by what the breeders post as prices. Cash in hand lately gets large discounts.
On a side note, I just added 6 of these little guys to my collection today. Not bad for a buck each.