Corn snake prioces

[BoidKeeper]

Ok since so many of us have corn eggs incubating I'd like to get a gage of the price range people have in mind.
What is the market value of the following snakes?
Normals
Amels
Anerys
Snows
Lavenders
Thanks,
Trevor

[drewlowe]

i don't know the exact normal prices but i can tell you what i paid for mine.

Snow-$20.00
Amel-$20.00
That was at the reptile specialty store i bought them from.
I have seen another store in the area sell them for $40.00 a piece
Thats also here in Missouri.

[marisa]

Yeah but prices are WAY different up here in some cases....I don't think you could find even an amel (using normal methods...ie. pet shop, breeder, show) for 20 bucks in canada.

Well maybe but not often and not that I have seen.

Marisa

[Snake Chick]

I live in TN. I paid 60 for my normal corn at a pet store. I had no idea how much they were so I paid it. Now I have found some online for $10-20.

[vanderkm]

Western Canadian prices for corn hatchlings from what I recall run about $45-$60 for normals, anerys and amels, with snows and ghosts about $65 to $75.

I have not seen any lavenders offered in this area but other high end like butters are in the $150-200 area so I expect lavs would be up there. Adding pattern like motley or stripe tends to increase the price depending no how rare the underlying color is.

These are individual animals from breeders at herp shows - groups would likely be less per individual, if colors are available. Just some idea. Pet store prices are horrendously high - nothing under $100 and one store here was selling normal hatchlings, unsexed (het lavender) for $300 each. I think they still have them.

Hope this helps,

mary v.

[drewlowe]

whew, that makes me a little happier here in the states. I know of one person i talk to thats in canada that says for her to buy a snow corn it would cost her no less the 120.00. And i'm selling my babies for 20.00.

[BoidKeeper]

Here is what I have to try and price this year, normal het anery and lavender. Anery, het for Lavender. Anery het for snow. The anery het for snow I thought I would ask $65 at least. The normals het for lav and anery I really don't know. Last year the anerys het for lav were selling for $120 here in NB. I'm not sure what I'll ask.
Thanks for the replies,
Trevor

[vanderkm]

The real challenge in selling hets is being able to get buyers who are willing to pay an increase over the normal morph based on their trust in you as a breeder. Some people have really been burned (one person who posts here in boas bought a bunch of adult females that were to be het albino and all the offspring that he produced from his albino males were normals - I can only imagine the loss he took on that - not only in value of babies but in the disappointment of not getting what he paid for).

Not that I would suggest anyone could not be trusted to represent their hets properly, but that as a breeder, it is hard to develop that reputation that will have people pay more. I have wondered how to handle that as well, in planning for future breedings. I wonder how many of the het lavs that looked like normals, sold at that price - there is still a limited market for lavenders I suspect.

One approach I have heard is that babies are sold by the price of what they look like, but if people want to pay extra, they can select those that are het for something. That way you can place the animals in pet homes for a reasonable price and aren't stuck feeding a lot of normals you don't need for your own program, but still anyone who wants a headstart on their breeding program can get it, if they are willing to pay. If someone wants to take a chance on unknown hets (or maybe none) then they get to pay the normal price. I am still thinking about the possibilities. Good luck with your incubations -

mary v.

[BoidKeeper]

I wonder how many of the het lavs that looked like normals, sold at that price
The anery's het for lavender were the ones priced at $120. Here is a link to the snakes.
Chris's Corns (http://www.unb.ca/cemar/saunders/snakes/)
I now own the female anery and the Lavender still belongs to Chris.
I know that my anery's het for lavender will be either to sell then the normals but the normals are going to be double hets. Pair two of these normals and you'll get normals, anerys and lavenders all in the same clutch. Sounds like a low cost way to get into corn morphs to me.
Thanks,
Trevor

[Fiend4Life83]

Before you go and price your het for lavendars you might want to compare some of the prices that other sites are charging. Most sites charge $150 for lavs and $75 for anerys that are het for lav and snow. If you overprice you could end up with a bunch of babies that need to be fed.

[Tim_Cranwill]

It's a bit of a toss up. Can you charge some dude an extra $X for a corn snake that he will never breed? Do you ask him if he plans to breed and if so, tell him the snake will cost him more? Tough call...