bumble bee or spider?

DomoneX · 04-18-12, 08:49 PM

i have plans on going to two shows between this month and july, pretty stoked

and i'm planning on getting a new ball. i'm extremely interested in either a spider or a bumble bee and i've been trying to price them to see how much i should bring. so i was wondering what the going rate is at shows, if anybody knows and also opinions on the two or any other morphs.

shaunyboy · 04-19-12, 06:13 AM

i know the spider morph has shown some neurological issues

Mykee or Aaron will be able to tell you more,as ball pythons ain't my thing mate

cheers shaun

**Aaron_S** · 04-19-12, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by shaunyboy

i know the spider morph has shown some neurological issues

Mykee or Aaron will be able to tell you more,as ball pythons ain't my thing mate

cheers shaun

You are correct on the spider morph. They all have what is known as "the wobble". It just means their motor skills of their head region aren't as fine as other snakes. It doesn't stop them eating, pooping, or breeding.

The bad side of this is that any spider cross, which includes the bumblebee, has it. They all don't have the same level of wobble but all of them do.

For pricing, I sold male bumblebees in my area for $300 - $350.

mykee · 04-19-12, 07:39 AM

Yeah, what Aaron said.

MoreliAddict · 04-19-12, 07:50 AM

I recommend setting $400 (at least) aside for the snake itself if you're looking for a bumblebee in the states. Especially if you're looking for quality.

FangsAnarchy · 04-19-12, 10:07 AM

At the shows I have been to bumble bees are between 400-750 anything I would have considered buying was in the 600-750 range. Spiders 125-400 So if you have the cash I think the bee looks nicer. I saw a really bad wobble on a spider at the Columbia repticon show and I am to this day not sure why he was 250 and a nice healthy spider from they guy directly across from him was 150.

Snakefood · 04-19-12, 10:38 AM

I'd go Bumblebee. They're pretty and if you ever do breed, they have 2 genes aposed to one.

other morph's you may find interesting are: Enchi, Axanthic and Pinstripe.

Enchi
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Axanthic
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Pinstripe
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All pics courtesy of World of Ball Pythons

DeesBalls · 04-19-12, 10:44 AM

I say spider... just my $0.02

Strutter769 · 04-19-12, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mykee

Yeah, what Aaron said.

And what Mikey said.

Personally, a breeder who breeds anythinh *knowing* it's gonna without a doubt have any neurological issues, will not see any of my money, ever.

KORBIN5895 · 04-19-12, 12:35 PM

Look for a honeybee......

TalonNC · 04-19-12, 12:44 PM

that Axanthic ...is ...wow....

what is the running cost of those?

mykee · 04-19-12, 01:43 PM

Axanthics run about $600 but end up looking like ugly normals at six months of age. All the black and silver fades to dull shades of brown.

mykee · 04-19-12, 01:45 PM

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"Personally, a breeder who breeds anythinh *knowing* it's gonna without a doubt have any neurological issues, will not see any of my money, ever. "

Well lucky for you you don't own any ball pythons, which makes your point null and void.

DeesBalls · 04-19-12, 02:28 PM

I have a spider I plan to breed my my pastel.... does that make me a bad person? No. O don't think so
I still say spider. They are awesome there selves and can make some cool stuff...

Snakefood · 04-19-12, 05:54 PM

ha that's awesome, I have a 2 yr old pastel male and have a deposit down on afemale spider het ghost and when she's old enough, I'm breeding them!!