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ilovepythons · #1 (**permalink**) 07-31-2002, 04:17 AM

Im having some babies comming soon, they are royal bps, what do you guys think i should sell them for? 50-60? or higher?lower?
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Ed_r · #2 (**permalink**) 07-31-2002, 04:20 AM

If the buyer is in the know about w/c and c/b and I assume yours are C/b. Petstores sell bps for 20-30 all day long unless you got to petco. true C/b can bring 50/60 but you gotta wait for it.
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snaklover · #3 (**permalink**) 07-31-2002, 04:37 AM

ill agree with ed on this.. my last ball i got for 39.00 he was a cb about three months old. most around this area go for about the same, it is rtbs that seem to be the rage here ive seen rtbs go for anywhere between 150-240 depending how how big and the colors. i saw a two year old bp go for around 100 but this an isolated incident..good luck [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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faze · #4 (**permalink**) 07-31-2002, 04:38 AM

price them... if they dont sell then lower it
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cb76 · #5 (**permalink**) 07-31-2002, 04:55 AM

i get them from $15-$29, usually in the early 20's.

since they are cb that should be better, but dont expect much.

on the other side of the coin, i see people selling them for $150, just because they are cb.

price to move- [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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eddie · #6 (**permalink**) 07-31-2002, 11:18 AM

<TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=85%><TR><TD><font class="pn-sub">Quote:</font><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD><FONT class="pn-sub"><BLOCKQUOTE> Petstores sell bps for 20-30 all day long</BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD><HR></TD></TR></TABLE>

Must be nice!!!

Pet stores here try and rip your arm off to get to your wallet, ranging from $60 - $95, depending on what side of town you are on and I am talking about wild caughts!

At shows I have seen them range from $20 - $40, depending on whether wc or cb.
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Isak007 · #7 (**permalink**) 07-31-2002, 11:30 AM

My pet store sells ball pythons for $115 and i was going to get it untill i heard u could get them for cheaper, i need to find a better pet store with cheaper snakes [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif[/img]
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ilovepythons · #8 (**permalink**) 07-31-2002, 03:57 PM

Thanx for the info guys, your all great help! Around here in Kansas snakes are kinda hard to find, in the pet stores around here, SOME will have a few corn snakes or milk snakes, and ocassionaly a bp but not very often, and when they sell them they r ussually for 50 bux, i bought a yr old for 70 and a 3yr old for 90, but it was from a reptile shop and im good freinds w/ the owner and she gave me a good price. I know for sure that all the bps i've seen were CB. Do you think that im payin too much? When my babies come, im going to try to sell them to every pet store i can find! hehe Do you guys know how many babies come from one mommma? I've heard about 20 but im not for sure [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img] Thanx again for all the help guys!
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eddie · #9 (**permalink**) 07-31-2002, 04:32 PM

<TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=85%><TR><TD><font class="pn-sub">Quote:</font><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD><FONT class="pn-sub"><BLOCKQUOTE>When my babies come, im going to try to sell them to every pet store i can find! hehe Do you guys know how many babies come from one mommma? I've heard about 20 but im not for sure </BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD><HR></TD></TR></TABLE>

Why do you want to add to the prob,em of pet stores not caring for and selling animals to those that won't and refuse to learn to care for them..?

Look in the trading post section, see all the animals for sale? When yours hatch, if they hatch, would be better off having a good shot at life with people that at least are into snakes enough to visit sites and prolly already know a smidgen about their care!

Are you in it for the snakes and the enjoyment of being with them?
Or are you in it for the almighty $$$$$?

And, whoever told you up to 20 in each clutch, way off.....
Stick around and do some digging and you'll learn a lot better info than that source can give ya!

Usually 5-7 eggs per clutch on the Royal, or Ball Python.

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RevMojo · #10 (**permalink**) 07-31-2002, 04:33 PM

Welcome to RTB ILP..

Please keep in mind that the following is only my opinion, and you are welcome to blow it off entirely: I don't want to sound to much like the Lorax ("I speak for the trees&quot

, but the manner in which you've posted and some of the comments you made could lead a person to question what your motives are. It almost appears you're concerned more about the money than the eventual well being of the babies. For instance...you had several good questions, but chose to title the post about how much to charge for the babies. You also said something about selling to every petstore in town.

Please dont just haphazardly sell to every petstore in town. One, petstores aren't gonna pay you what you'd want for them. They've got profit margins to look out for too. Second, you know most petstores will just sell them to any joker who walks in off the street. Is that really the best way to find a good home for your babies?

ilovepythons · #11 (**permalink**) 07-31-2002, 07:19 PM

i didnt even think about selling them to pet stores like that, thanx for reminding me, i'll probly just sell them off of here and to people that i know have good experience w/ pythons, thanx again guys, and Eddie, im in for all of it, not just the money, i might even keep the babies for a year or so or mabe even for ever....who knows
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eddie · #12 (**permalink**) 07-31-2002, 07:24 PM

<TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=85%><TR><TD><font class="pn-sub">Quote:</font><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD><FONT class="pn-sub"><BLOCKQUOTE> i might even keep the babies for a year or so or mabe even for ever....who knows
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Cool!

Glad to hear you aren't after the easy $$!
The reason I asked you is that many of us here do rescue and usually because a pet store sold a snake or a lizard with little to no info to an inexperienced soul that after a while, either calls needing help on an almost dead or injured animal, or they realized they got in over their heads.

Just trying to save a few before that happens is all!

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