Just got a question

[Tlman12]

I have a very pretty female red blood python. She's 2500g. I need to sell her but I have no idea how much she's with. I know how much I paid when I bought her as a baby but I know she's with more now. What's the average price of a female blood that size?

[kwhitlock]

Just saying, pics are necessary for this kind of question.

[pdomensis]

They typically go for about $10, and it just so happens that I have that much! :-)

[CK SandBoas]

I saw a female 2012 Red Blood for $350 on Kingsnake classifieds....Did not give a weight on her though.....

[Tlman12]

This is the best recent picture I have of her. I don't have her at my place right now. She's very lightly colored and has really nice pink in her face. I was kind of thinking in the 300-350 range cause I see the babies going for 200-250 and I know people will pay more for breeding size.

[Terranaut]

If she bites (I assume from the glove) you might have to sell her cheap.

[SSSSnakes]

Price depends on the market at the time you want to sell it. If there are a lot of bloods for sale she will be worth less. I'm rescuing 4 bloods today. This means to the owner they are worth nothing. But remember, there is always someone out there willing to pay what ever you are asking, if you are willing to wait foer them.

[Tsubaki]

If she bites (I assume from the glove) you might have to sell her cheap.

Biting decreased value? Really? Does not make a difference in price here really. Not much anyway.

[Jinxygirl]

Biting decreased value? Really? Does not make a difference in price here really. Not much anyway.
I also have never heard of having to lower the price because of aggressiveness.. people that love blood pythons know that they can be a bit cantankerous.

[Tlman12]

Actually she has never bitten me. I always wear a glove while feeding just to be safe. I've had a 6' 15lb red tail boa grab my hand and wrap up my arm and that glove kept all but 1 tooth from getting through. You really have to piss her off to get her to even strike at you. Saying you'd have to lower the price because she bites is like saying you have to lower the price of a green tree because they bite. That i would believe for a ball python because they are supposed to be docile and a mean ball python is a mistreated ball python.

Here's a couple more pics. The camera didn't really catch the pinks like you can see in person. Throw some prices out there. What would some of you pay? And would you pay that price to have her as a pet or as a breeder?

[Mikoh4792]

Why do you wear gloves during feeding? do you move her into a separate feeding space?

And I've never come across a bitey green tree. I think most of those rumors are of either wild caughts, the occasional defensive snake(just like all snakes), or babies.

[Tlman12]

Why do you wear gloves during feeding? do you move her into a separate feeding space?

And I've never come across a bitey green tree. I think most of those rumors are of either wild caughts, the occasional defensive snake(just like all snakes), or babies.

I only wear gloves as a precaution, not that i'm scared of getting bit but i feed 16 snakes (give or take) a week and sometimes they just don't want to be pulled out of their cage, i actually have gotten bit more by my mammals then i have by my snakes. yes I do feed in separate encloses when space permits. sometimes there just isn't a spare one, usually because of mites. if a snake gets mites i rotate out his enclosure and treat it and i only have a few spares.

as for the green tree they aren't rumors. green trees, emeralds, carpets, bloods, are more on the aggressive side and take much less to push them over the edge. that being said i've had them all and all mine were ball python tame. it really depends on the owner, how their treated, and especially how they're brought up. if you worked with it enough you could probably make a rattle snake tame.

[Mikoh4792]

as for the green tree they aren't rumors. green trees, emeralds, carpets, bloods, are more on the aggressive side and take much less to push them over the edge. that being said i've had them all and all mine were ball python tame. it really depends on the owner, how their treated, and especially how they're brought up. if you worked with it enough you could probably make a rattle snake tame.

I will have to disagree with you. They may be defensive as babies, but most grow out of it and become "ball python" tame as they age. Carpets are a bit more high strung and energetic, but I wouldn't call that aggressive.

And if all of yours are ball python tame, why would you say they are more aggressive? How many have you had? For how long?

[lady_bug87]

I will have to disagree with you. They may be defensive as babies, but most grow out of it and become "ball python" tame as they age. Carpets are a bit more high strung and energetic, but I wouldn't call that aggressive.

And if all of yours are ball python tame, why would you say they are more aggressive? How many have you had? For how long?

You can't say that for sure either. It really varies depending on the individual animal.

[Mikoh4792]

You can't say that for sure either. It really varies depending on the individual animal.

I guess. But speaking from my personal experience, if a carpet is defensive, it's usually in the baby stage... and grows out of it with age. I think it's inaccurate to say that green trees and carpets are for the most part aggressive snakes.

[lady_bug87]

For the most part no. But some are. Its stupid to say they aren't defensive as a species. Though they're both Morelia I wouldn't lump carpets and green trees in the same category

[Mikoh4792]

For the most part no. But some are. Its stupid to say they aren't defensive as a species. Though they're both Morelia I wouldn't lump carpets and green trees in the same category

Well, never said they aren't defensive as a species. I was disagreeing with Tlman that morelia are more on the aggressive side....there is a difference.

Some are, but that can be said for any type of snake(as I've already mentioned).

[lady_bug87]

Well, never said they aren't defensive as a species. I was disagreeing with Tlman that morelia are more on the aggressive side....there is a difference.

Some are, but that can be said for any type of snake(as I've already mentioned).

Meh I just realized that I don't care.

As you were

[Mikoh4792]

Meh I just realized that I don't care.

As you were

I just realized there was no point in any of your comments here. Are you trying to argue just for the sake of it?

[lady_bug87]

I know I'm trying something new I call it the 'Mikoh approach' cool right?

[Mikoh4792]

I know I'm trying something new I call it the 'Mikoh approach' cool right?

At ease soldier. Just disagreeing with someone who is labeling a group of snakes to be generally aggressive. Unless you "sincerely" disagree with me, I don't know what you're doing here.... maybe you're just here to call me stupid =]

[lady_bug87]

I dont disagree with you on Morelia being any less aggressive than any other snake

I do disagree with you lumping green trees and carpets together. To me they are completely different, just because they're both Morelia doesn't mean they should be treated the same

[Mikoh4792]

I dont disagree with you on Morelia being any less aggressive than any other snake

I do disagree with you lumping green trees and carpets together. To me they are completely different, just because they're both Morelia doesn't mean they should be treated the same

Would you say it's always wrong to lump things together? I choose to lump gtp's and carpets together in this particular argument because in my experience(you may have your own, others may have theirs...etc) green trees are not bitey as a whole more so than other snakes.

And I know it's not a real case to go off of, but from forums like moreliavirids.com and gtp pages on facebook, it seems to be the case that the bitey ones are usually wild caught, young, or just the occasional snake that never grows out of it. I have heard though that biaks tend to be more bitey than the other localities.

[lady_bug87]

Depends what you want to lump. I dont like lumping BCCs with BCOs or BCIs, I dont like lumping bull snakes and corn snakes though they're both colubrids I will lump kings and ratsnakes, or bull and gopher snakes,

I've heard the same about biaks I decided my next GTP purchase will be 1.1 Jayapura

[Mikoh4792]

Depends what you want to lump. I dont like lumping BCCs with BCOs or BCIs, I dont like lumping bull snakes and corn snakes though they're both colubrids I will lump kings and ratsnakes, or bull and gopher snakes,

I've heard the same about biaks I decided my next GTP purchase will be 1.1 Jayapura

Same here. I wouldn't lump gtp's and carpets when it comes to husbandry but I think temperament wise they can be similar.

Rico Walder is actually selling off the rest of his collection right now, I think I saw a jayapura for sale.

[Mikoh4792]

Nevermind, forgot you were up north!

[Terranaut]

Nevermind, forgot you were up north!

Depending on where you live we may be just east or west ;)

As far as biting affecting price.....a snake is only worth what someone is willing to pay. A bity snake is harder to sell when there are non biters around. To sell it you would have to lower your price vrs the exact snake but docile.

As far as carpets vrs bloods .... I agree it depends on the animal but there does seem to be a lot of people who believe bloods are more like big ball pythons as adults. Not so with carpets.

As far as yours goes...nice blood. I am not a bkood keeper so I would not guess at price. Keep it :)