The most you've paid for a normal adult female ball?

BoidKeeper · 10-12-04, 05:55 PM

What's the most you've paid or heard that someone has paid for a normal adult female ball? Some people say that an adult female ball could command as much as $400 depending on her size. Has anyone actually paid this or know someone who has? The most I've paid and charged was $200.
Oh and were these normal females proven or not?
Cheers,
Trevor

Joe · 10-12-04, 06:55 PM

I personally purchased animals as hatchlings then after my seperation with my ex wife had to buy them back... all in all a pretty expensive normal...lol... but in honesty I think 200 to 400 is a fair price for adult females depending on size...

Ron · 10-12-04, 07:18 PM

The most I have paid is $150 but it was from a petshop who just bought it for $75. If I were to find a proven 3500 gram rat eating machine I would probably be willing to pay $500 - $600.

BoidKeeper · 10-12-04, 07:32 PM

Really, I'll keep that in mind Ron.lol
Cheers,
Trevor

Jeff_Favelle · 10-12-04, 07:34 PM

I'd pay a grand easy. Breed that thing with the lowest co-dom out there (Pastel) and it'll make you 10x that amount.

Never bought an adult though.

BoidKeeper · 10-12-04, 07:37 PM

You've never bought a normal adult female ball Jeff? Is that because you've held back and raised enough of your own? Myself I've bought 4 in since last year.
Cheers,
Trevor

Tim_Cranwill · 10-12-04, 07:53 PM

$200 in trade or $175 cash but I would pay more. I think they are worth WAY more, actually. Right now, if I had the cash, I would be willing to pay $500 easy for a proven girl or a 1500g+ girl. I would be crazy NOT to. If I spent $1500 on 3 big females and only ONE produced a decent clutch of pastels, it's STILL a good move on my part... and for the ones that didn't go, there's still next year.

Jeff_Favelle · 10-12-04, 07:53 PM

Exactly Chewie. I had my first clutch in 1995, and it was 6 eggs and 4 females. I kept those 4 back (still have them) and did the same the following 2 years (traded with another local Ball breeder for new blood) and that was it. Kept a few more back in 2000 in preparation to getting a Pastel. I also got 4 babies from Mandic with the Pastel because he gave me a good deal. But other than that, I've never actually "purchased" any more normals. I don't like the idea of buying adult animals. I like to know the history of the animal. What better way to know the history than if you own the animal from the SECOND it hatches? LOL!

But I don't have a HUGE Ball collection by any means. I have 30 normal females where some of the BIG dudes have like 200!! 30 is enough for me. Add in the various hets and possible hets and Pastels and sheesh, its enough!

Good thread though. Some people say they'd only pay $100, but those are the people that will never make any money, LOL!

Ian · 10-12-04, 07:57 PM

I'd pay an easy $500-1000 for a female over 1500 grams. Not that I have but if I didn't have alot already then it gets you into the market that much faster.

arkuden · 10-12-04, 08:09 PM

i would pay around 100 for a good size norm only if it was not for breeding. If i was going to buy it for breeding then yeah i would see the potential in it and be more willing to spend more. Depends on your needs i say.

Jeff - 30 snakes sounds like a decent amount to me and as long as it hasnt done you wrong financially then it must work well

Jeff_Favelle · 10-12-04, 08:26 PM

I wish it was 30 snakes Arkuden! Ball Pythons are just a fraction of my collection. But they have been there since the beginning, so its hard for me to not work with them.

Cheers!

Corey Woods · 10-12-04, 08:46 PM

I've sold larger females in the past for $600. Right now if I decided to sell some of my 2500 gram + females I'd ask a minimum $1000 each.

Corey

drupan · 10-12-04, 09:04 PM

I was offered $500 each for two of my female norms. One of them is just over 5.5ft and eats rats like a champ.

drupan

CamHanna · 10-12-04, 09:12 PM

What about prices after the breeding season? Is there a noticable drop?

BoidKeeper · 10-12-04, 10:00 PM

Not if they lay eggs there isn't. If anything it goes up. I'm still undecided about what I want to do with my ball collection after this season but one this is for sure any females I have here I will hang to until they are adults or better yet proven adults before selling them. All those new pastels owners from last year will be looking for adult balls next year if they aren't already.
Cheers.
Trevor