Early christmas present to myself? Too tempting...

[snake man12]

Originally Posted by whoaxmary

There's a gorgeous GTP for 750$ on Signalherp.com that I can't stop staring at.
Scales and Tails is sending an import in today and I'm close enough to their Toronto store that I could pick up from there, so there would only be an addition 15$ fee. (My share of shipping from SH to ST)
But I just splurged 400 dollars on new equipment for my snake room through hagen order at order (yipee for avoiding retail prices eh?) as a christmas present to myself....x_x'''

Someone talk me out of it?

http://www.signalherp.com/images/11183%2018Aug11web.jpg

I don't think I can he is to beautiful

[KORBIN5895]

Alessia you are such a responsible kill joy!

[alessia55]

Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

Alessia you are such a responsible kill joy!

bahahahahah

[Edmond Y]

Go for it man!!! Once you have a green tree, all else doesn't matter. I was quite temp for this shippment but fund not available this time. watch them grow and change colour is a life time unforgetable experience.

This little fellow is Blade, my Aru type green tree.



Edmond

[jaleely]

oh alessia...so true, but so not fun! hehe
I'm holding off on a GTP too... *dramtic sigh* that doesn't mean i won't snag a hognose or another pound drop-off before I can get one though *lol*

[Kayla90]

Don't do it, (No really, you should!) .. Whatever you do Mary, Don't do it. (TIll tomorrow morning :P)

[lady_bug87]

*looks at cramped apartment with 6 vivs already set up in her 200sqft living room*

yea... I could find more room there's space on hubby's desk in his office I could use....

BUT I already have a GTP....

[dshin963]

Ohhh I have personally seen some of gtp for sale at tails and scales and some of their hold back... My lord are they amazing... That being said the responsible thing to do is hold of Nelson at tails and scales is the sole distributer of signals gtps in canada I believe and they make a few orders every year there will always be another time

[Kayla90]

.. Well you could always make it a late Christmas present to yourself to be responsible :P .. Or Early (next year).. depending on how you look at it :P

[Shmoges]

I apologies in advance if I missed someone saying something like this already so here goes. I'm suprized no one has said anything. IMPORT IE WILDCAUGHT??!! for $750?!! Is it that hard to get GTP's in Canada? Are there no breeders in Canada with captive bred babies with no parasites that will eat f/t?? I know GTP's can definately be spendy but jesus for a wild caught?? I have my own opinion about Scales&Fails that I can discuss in private. For that much money what is the incentive for a wild caught? What about the chances of disease or parasites and exposure to your present collection? I am excited for anyone to get a new pet but red flags are scary, everything may work out but IMO the chances for that are slime with a delicate animal like that.

[Edmond Y]

Originally Posted by Shmoges

I apologies in advance if I missed someone saying something like this already so here goes. I'm suprized no one has said anything. IMPORT IE WILDCAUGHT??!! for $750?!! Is it that hard to get GTP's in Canada? Are there no breeders in Canada with captive bred babies with no parasites that will eat f/t?? I know GTP's can definately be spendy but jesus for a wild caught?? I have my own opinion about Scales&Fails that I can discuss in private. For that much money what is the incentive for a wild caught? What about the chances of disease or parasites and exposure to your present collection? I am excited for anyone to get a new pet but red flags are scary, everything may work out but IMO the chances for that are slime with a delicate animal like that.

Relax brother, the above mentioned gtp is from signal herps, not a wild caught and scale and tail is the importer. We only have several breeder of chondro in the whole counrty, many of them not quite interesting to post anything at open forums. The cost of breeding snakes is also double than States. As such to pay over seven hundred for a cb gtp is not a new story.

Edmond

[shaunyboy]

i'm NOT saying the gtp we're talking about in this thread is a wild caught

re wild caught gtp's

you would have to smuggle a wild caught gtp,because as far as i know NO country allows the export of wild caught gtp's

indonesia allows the export of, F1 captive bred gtp's

registered breeders in indonesia are allowed to take wild gtp's from their natural habitat and breed them

these hatchlings are F1 and captive bred from wild caught

these hatchlings are ok for and legal for export

the above is what i have read on respected forums,i have NOT done any proper research on the subject myself,so please feel free to correct me if i have got something wrong

i know of a reptile shop in london that sells imported indonesian F1 gtp's and F1 boelen's pythons,the boelens are gorgeous

cheers shaun

[Will0W783]

It's a pretty baby, but $750 is wayyy too high of a price....for even a CBB! And I would not ever buy a wildcaught GTP- they are just too fragile. Even CBB ones can be difficult to keep healthy, as they are very susceptible to bad sheds, respiratory infections and dehydration. At the reptile shows near me, one can buy a quality, red neonate CBB GTP for $300-400. Signal Herpetoculture does produce some nice GTPs, even some absolutely stunning animals, but I would not pay $750 for a baby,even one of theirs.

[lady_bug87]

Originally Posted by Will0W783

It's a pretty baby, but $750 is wayyy too high of a price....for even a CBB! And I would not ever buy a wildcaught GTP- they are just too fragile. Even CBB ones can be difficult to keep healthy, as they are very susceptible to bad sheds, respiratory infections and dehydration. At the reptile shows near me, one can buy a quality, red neonate CBB GTP for $300-400. Signal Herpetoculture does produce some nice GTPs, even some absolutely stunning animals, but I would not pay $750 for a baby,even one of theirs.

Canadian Prices are super high compared to US prices

[Shmoges]

II realized it was about two snakes. I was trying to give an opinion and try to dis wade(sp) buying the imported one from scales. Why would it cost double to "breed" snakes? Do you mean snakes them selves are more pricey in Canada because they are more regulated and rarer?