What's The Best Deal?

[Hurrok]

Over the past couple of years I've been pretty lucky with my reptiles being bought for pretty good prices. I'm curious to see what other people have "scored" for a good price/deal on their reptiles or anything else...

My best deals:

-Pair of Pewter BP's for $400
At the time females went for around $1,000, and males around $800. They were pretty small for being 3 months old at the time and have been growing slowly, but are very healthy and constantly eat even though they were originally fed live when I found them. The female is growing faster and lightening up with age. I look forward to breeding her in the future.

-Lesser Male for $80
I've noticed that they usually go around $200 here for a male. The past owner was so terrified of this little guy that he couldn't even sleep. It was easy to believe since his cage was filled with poop and excrement, and was really wet when we got him with the cage. Although he fed him all the time on live food making him a healthy and thick boy for a 4 month old. Glad I got him off his hands though!

I'm hoping these prices aren't too good to be true, but so far these guys have been amazing.

[EmbraceCalamity]

-Albino Striped California Kingsnake (plus the tank she was in, two hides, water bowl, and UTH) for $65
The previous owner got her from a reptile show, but I saw the same morph online for $125. The girl took decent care of her, but she got a ball python and decided she liked its calmness better than the feistier king.The past owner was so terrified of this little guy that he couldn't even sleep....Wut? XD

~Maggot

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A male Morelia carinata - Rough scaled python for a trio of hatchling Strophurus taenicauda - Goldentailed geckos.

I also just got offered a pair of Antaresia stimsoni stimsoni - Weatbelt Stimsons pythons for $0 last night from a mate.

[Terranaut]

My best deal so far.
1 female adult beardie with a 110gal with 5 dome lights a flouresent with bulb ,a bunch of decor , bag of fake plants,3 bowls ,2 cricket keepers, a couple big spray bottles, and a few of those flex vines all for ......$0. And a promise to take good care of Dex.

[Corey209]

I've recently got into larger snakes and a disabled guy I met was interested in snakes. I gave him a full set up 40 gallon breeder with clips, $20 habba hut, exo terra $30 water bowl, $30 heating pad, two large branches that the snake seems to like and a pastel ball python for $90.

[EmbraceCalamity]

My best deal so far.
1 female adult beardie with a 110gal with 5 dome lights a flouresent with bulb ,a bunch of decor , bag of fake plants,3 bowls ,2 cricket keepers, a couple big spray bottles, and a few of those flex vines all for ......$0. And a promise to take good care of Dex.That's really nice of whoever. (When I was younger and had a beardie, I gave up everything for free, though it was just a baby and I was just a kid, so it wasn't all of that good stuff.) Your deal likely tops anyone else's, so we can probably all give up now. :)

~Maggot

[KORBIN5895]

I just solidified a deal on a female hypo blood breeder for free.......

[spyke]

a week ago a friend of mine gifted me a yellow tail cribo for a belated christmas gift

[Aaron_S]

I have recieved an adult albino cornsnake with everything in recent memory and then turned everything over to someone who is really into cornsnakes for nothing as well.

I once gave a pair of really rare geckos away to someone who had more time than I did for cricket eaters. Easily 600 bucks worth of lizards.

[DragonsEye]

My best was a 4-5ft long albino ratsnake for the price of the gas needed to drive out to pick him up and bring him home.

[Hurrok]

-Albino Striped California Kingsnake (plus the tank she was in, two hides, water bowl, and UTH) for $65
The previous owner got her from a reptile show, but I saw the same morph online for $125. The girl took decent care of her, but she got a ball python and decided she liked its calmness better than the feistier king....Wut? XD

~Maggot

That's pretty good. It is always a nice bonus to get accessories with your new friend :)

And yes, the guy originally got him from a breeder friend of his for free but was too afraid of it to hold it or anything. Good deal for him but the fear doesn't exactly make it the best :P

[Hurrok]

A male Morelia carinata - Rough scaled python for a trio of hatchling Strophurus taenicauda - Goldentailed geckos.

I also just got offered a pair of Antaresia stimsoni stimsoni - Weatbelt Stimsons pythons for $0 last night from a mate.

A pair for free? That's pretty nice, I'm jealous! I've recently looked them up and did some research, they look nice and contrasted. I hope you take the offer! :)

[Hurrok]

My best deal so far.
1 female adult beardie with a 110gal with 5 dome lights a flouresent with bulb ,a bunch of decor , bag of fake plants,3 bowls ,2 cricket keepers, a couple big spray bottles, and a few of those flex vines all for ......$0. And a promise to take good care of Dex.

I must agree with EmbraceCalamity, this is a pretty sweet deal!

[Hurrok]

I just solidified a deal on a female hypo blood breeder for free.......

Can't complain about that, very nice!

[Hurrok]

I have recieved an adult albino cornsnake with everything in recent memory and then turned everything over to someone who is really into cornsnakes for nothing as well.

I once gave a pair of really rare geckos away to someone who had more time than I did for cricket eaters. Easily 600 bucks worth of lizards.

Wow, that's nice of you to do the same to another person. And the geckos too, I wish I was the receiver :P What kind of Geckos were they?

[Will0W783]

My best deals so far were a yearling female Cryptelytrops purpureomaculatus and a pair of CBB Trimeresurus puniceus (healthy, vibrant snakes) for free from a good friend of mine! :)

[DeesBalls]

guess mine would have to be a very bright pastel female BP (about1yr old) and a baby pinstripe male for only $200... guess you need to see the brightness of the pastel in person to appreciate the deal... lol

[mykee]

Best "deal"? Most recently by FAR the male Pastel Crystal I picked up for $6500. Reason he was a "deal"? There are three in Canada and I think I have the nicest one.
Most times, you get exactly what you pay for.

[Terranaut]

That's really nice of whoever. (When I was younger and had a beardie, I gave up everything for free, though it was just a baby and I was just a kid, so it wasn't all of that good stuff.) Your deal likely tops anyone else's, so we can probably all give up now. :)

~Maggot

The people who had her were looking for a herper to rehome her to.
They asked me at least 20 questions about beardie care and the woman looked at her husband and said " he's our guy". I asked how much for everything and she said just to promise to take great care of her until the end of her days. Then the started bringing our more and more stuff.I feel horrible about one thing. She gave me her e-mail to keep her posted on how Dex was doing and I lost the paper on the way home. Must have dropped it loading/unloading the van.

[EmbraceCalamity]

The people who had her were looking for a herper to rehome her to.
They asked me at least 20 questions about beardie care and the woman looked at her husband and said " he's our guy". I asked how much for everything and she said just to promise to take great care of her until the end of her days. Then the started bringing our more and more stuff.I feel horrible about one thing. She gave me her e-mail to keep her posted on how Dex was doing and I lost the paper on the way home. Must have dropped it loading/unloading the van.Aw, that sucks. =/ Do you remember her name? Maybe you could find her on Facebook? (I know it's a long shot, but I was in her place years ago and I've never heard back from the person who took my beardie, and it bothers me to this day.)

~Maggot

[Hurrok]

My best deals so far were a yearling female Cryptelytrops purpureomaculatus and a pair of CBB Trimeresurus puniceus (healthy, vibrant snakes) for free from a good friend of mine! :)

I looked those up, and I must say those are very beautiful. Too bad I am not into hots but if I was I would definitely consider the CBB Trimeresurus Puniceus. Not only is the colour nice but I love the shape of their heads :) Sweet deal!

guess mine would have to be a very bright pastel female BP (about1yr old) and a baby pinstripe male for only $200... guess you need to see the brightness of the pastel in person to appreciate the deal... lol

I have a pretty decent female pastel, so I know what you mean as most tend to brown out quite a bit. Plus pictures never give them justice :) That's pretty good for being a year old along with a male pinstripe! I paid $175 for a year old pastel female alone :P

Best "deal"? Most recently by FAR the male Pastel Crystal I picked up for $6500. Reason he was a "deal"? There are three in Canada and I think I have the nicest one.
Most times, you get exactly what you pay for.

I didn't realize there were only 3 of them, and to have one of the three-that's a deal in itself. Do you happen to have any pictures of the living masterpiece? :)

[Terranaut]

Aw, that sucks. =/ Do you remember her name? Maybe you could find her on Facebook? (I know it's a long shot, but I was in her place years ago and I've never heard back from the person who took my beardie, and it bothers me to this day.)

~Maggot
Wish I did. It's been a year+ since we got her. It was also about 45 min drive away. I doubt I could find the house again :(

[EmbraceCalamity]

Wish I did. It's been a year+ since we got her. It was also about 45 min drive away. I doubt I could find the house again :(Aw. :( Well at least you're giving him a good home. That's what really matters.

~Maggot

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A pair for free? That's pretty nice, I'm jealous! I've recently looked them up and did some research, they look nice and contrasted. I hope you take the offer! :)

Yeah free... I offered him swapsies but he's offered them for free.

[Hurrok]

Yeah free... I offered him swapsies but he's offered them for free.

That's pretty nice of them, even though you offered to swap. Sounds like some good people indeed!

[themeyers]

we actually got our Tiger Reticulated python and her temp home of a 40 gallon reptile tank. for 100 bucks

[Hurrok]

we actually got our Tiger Reticulated python and her temp home of a 40 gallon reptile tank. for 100 bucks

That's pretty good, how much do Tiger Retic's usually go for alone?

[mykee]

Hurrok, he's in this thread:
http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/python-regius/97636-2012-holdbacks.html

[red ink]

That's pretty nice of them, even though you offered to swap. Sounds like some good people indeed!

Good people indeed... the animals are hatchlings and not like an old pair that he no longer has time for or anything like that... I got to return the favour somehow :confused:

[aaron_cg]

My only snake "purchase" so far has been a Female BP, and a Female Red Tail that I got for free because I responded to a craigslist ad at the right time.

[Revenant]

I've had a few freebies. I was given a female albino burm about six feet, and a nice enclosure for her. My husband isn't comfortable with burms, so it was only while we found a nice home for her. She'd been left behind when a tenant moved out, and the landlord had left her untouched (no water, food, power, nothing) for thirty days before she asked me to take the whole thing. She really had a nice temperament, it is really a shame the keeper felt the need to dump her like that.

I live in a college town, so I've come across free corn snakes, a beardie, king snakes, and a ball python in similar ways. A lot of them keep pets for a few semesters and dump them before moving. The feral cat population is crazy because of this. I generally keep the herps quarantined for a bit and move them on to other homes for free.

With snakes I pay for, I usually don't get absurdly good deals, but I've had great luck getting respectable deals by lingering around at the very end of the last day of shows, and making an offer to vendors packing up 'leftovers' on the way home. I can usually get an animal for about 50% of the show price this way. My husband is mortified of my haggling at shows, but it works lol.

[dinosaurdammit]

Jerry Rice is one of a kind, i got him for like 60 bucks. Never seen a snake like him.

Coral albino female with complete set up for 200 bucks.

ive been pretty blessed at finding deals. Also they are great animals.

[Hurrok]

Hurrok, he's in this thread:
http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/python-regius/97636-2012-holdbacks.html

He's beautiful, I can only imagine what you could produce with him. Although I must say, I never tire of those Mystic Potions :)

Good people indeed... the animals are hatchlings and not like an old pair that he no longer has time for or anything like that... I got to return the favour somehow :confused:

Oh wow, I thought they would be older. I'm not sure how you would return the favour...maybe if you produce some babies do the same thing back?

My only snake "purchase" so far has been a Female BP, and a Female Red Tail that I got for free because I responded to a craigslist ad at the right time.

Nice! Sometimes being there at the right time can be very rewarding.

[Hurrok]

I've had a few freebies. I was given a female albino burm about six feet, and a nice enclosure for her. My husband isn't comfortable with burms, so it was only while we found a nice home for her. She'd been left behind when a tenant moved out, and the landlord had left her untouched (no water, food, power, nothing) for thirty days before she asked me to take the whole thing. She really had a nice temperament, it is really a shame the keeper felt the need to dump her like that.

I live in a college town, so I've come across free corn snakes, a beardie, king snakes, and a ball python in similar ways. A lot of them keep pets for a few semesters and dump them before moving. The feral cat population is crazy because of this. I generally keep the herps quarantined for a bit and move them on to other homes for free.

With snakes I pay for, I usually don't get absurdly good deals, but I've had great luck getting respectable deals by lingering around at the very end of the last day of shows, and making an offer to vendors packing up 'leftovers' on the way home. I can usually get an animal for about 50% of the show price this way. My husband is mortified of my haggling at shows, but it works lol.

Well it seems like you do a good thing with taking in a lot of "thrown away" animals. It's a shame that people are so willing to get rid of their pets so quickly, although I can understand the rules of dorms not allowing any kind of pet (if that is their only option). I made sure that I found a place that allowed my python to avoid that kind of decision. I couldn't do it anyways, I'm too attached!

I'd love to help people out with taking in unwanted animals but the lack of room is a big contributor to not being able to do so. A Burm is a large one for sure, I'd be on your husband's side with that as I am not yet comfortable with larger snakes, but keeping it until then is a good deed :)

Jerry Rice is one of a kind, i got him for like 60 bucks. Never seen a snake like him.

Coral albino female with complete set up for 200 bucks.

ive been pretty blessed at finding deals. Also they are great animals.

What is Jerry Rice? I'm very curious now :P Got any pictures as well?

[dinosaurdammit]

What is Jerry Rice? I'm very curious now :P Got any pictures as well?

yea i do :3

he has gotten brighter since these, he has shed twice since these were taken. He has a few more orange stripes as well, each shed makes more orange stripes. Ive never seen that before

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii538/dinosaurdammit/530722_548990331793342_393426017_n.jpg
http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii538/dinosaurdammit/407675_548989525126756_378394322_n.jpg
http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii538/dinosaurdammit/68359_548989111793464_375691951_n.jpg
http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii538/dinosaurdammit/64517_548989008460141_672267915_n.jpg
http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii538/dinosaurdammit/14388_548989368460105_1326231693_n.jpg
http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii538/dinosaurdammit/534_548989181793457_1348604025_n.jpg

[Hurrok]

Oh wow, Jerry Rice is a handsome boy! I love how earth-toned he is and how rich his colour is in the sun...Beautiful! Thank-you for showing :)

How long have you had him?

[CK SandBoas]

My best deal was my Adult Female Paradox Albino Sand Boa, Cleo. My fathers friend was downsizing his collection, and offered her to me for free. I also got a bonus with her, when she delivered a litter of Paradox Hets a few months later :D

I also got my Adult male Grey Banded King for free, as he was my dad's, and he quickly got tired of cleaning Kingsnake poop every other day, so he gave Elvis to me, lol

[dinosaurdammit]

Oh wow, Jerry Rice is a handsome boy! I love how earth-toned he is and how rich his colour is in the sun...Beautiful! Thank-you for showing :)

How long have you had him?

since september 16, the day after my birthday i went into the reptile store to get lizurd fewd and saw him, I always wanted a snake but never was allowed to have one. Called husband, begged, and got him on the spot. I already had stuff at home to house, and bed a snake and extra lights. So it took me the better part of 2 days to legit build him a new cage. He was infested with mites and had an RI though :/

I learned on my feet with him. I got him and started my obsession with boas. It was easy to learn and very engaging to do so.

[Hurrok]

My best deal was my Adult Female Paradox Albino Sand Boa, Cleo. My fathers friend was downsizing his collection, and offered her to me for free. I also got a bonus with her, when she delivered a litter of Paradox Hets a few months later :D

I also got my Adult male Grey Banded King for free, as he was my dad's, and he quickly got tired of cleaning Kingsnake poop every other day, so he gave Elvis to me, lol

That's awesome! A pretty girl and her babies afterwards that were given to you- You can't ask for more than that! I love the Paradox Albinos too, so cute with their random blotches :3

since september 16, the day after my birthday i went into the reptile store to get lizurd fewd and saw him, I always wanted a snake but never was allowed to have one. Called husband, begged, and got him on the spot. I already had stuff at home to house, and bed a snake and extra lights. So it took me the better part of 2 days to legit build him a new cage. He was infested with mites and had an RI though :/

I learned on my feet with him. I got him and started my obsession with boas. It was easy to learn and very engaging to do so.

That's pretty cool, I got my first snake a couple of years ago because I've always wanted one and neve got any type of reptile during my childhood. So, I saved up a little bit of money and bought him from a breeder. I was pretty lucky as he was an amazing feeder, never bit me or anything, and was completely healthy.

I think with helping any animal get through an illness is extremely rewarding when you both get through it together :) I think a bond can strengthen when you show that you are truly trying to make life better for them. Good for you for finally getting one, I think you will have lots of fun and will have a great friendship with your pal! :D

[Aaron_S]

since september 16, the day after my birthday i went into the reptile store to get lizurd fewd and saw him, I always wanted a snake but never was allowed to have one. Called husband, begged, and got him on the spot. I already had stuff at home to house, and bed a snake and extra lights. So it took me the better part of 2 days to legit build him a new cage. He was infested with mites and had an RI though :/

I learned on my feet with him. I got him and started my obsession with boas. It was easy to learn and very engaging to do so.

Your boa is really pretty.

My guess it's a mix of things. Looks like BCI hypo with a Central American boa, I'm sure if they are still called that though. Centrals as I remember tend to have a lot of orange so that could be the influence.

[KORBIN5895]

It looks like a hypo for sure and calico, which is an anomaly like paradox. I have a friend with two calicoes from the same litter. I will see him in the next two days and get pictures.