don't get jealous

Reptilegal · 06-02-12, 03:56 AM

Well iv asked a few questions on here about my python but I forgot to tell you what a BARGAIN I got for him!
The guy that sold him to me is a licensed reptile show person, like he hires himself out to functions/parties with his reptiles, I heard he was selling a few of his snakes cos he had too many and I rang him up and he told me about a diamond python that I would like and I asked how much and he told me and I was like

!!! I said I have a big bird aviary but it's a bit old so he said it would be best if I build a proper snake aviary and I said well where do I keep him while I save up and build the aviary? And he said he has a tall wooden snake enclosure that he wants to throw out but he said he would give it to me! So I put the trailer on the car and drove down thinking 'it's gotta be too good to be true right?' so I got there and there was a BIG enclosure a gorgeous healthy python and a lovely helpful man! He said the enclosure can do the python well for 3 more years but the aviary will be fantastic for him, so after a good chat and a BIG thank you I handed over the money and took my baby home. All for $50!!!!!!!! yes that's right! 50 bucks!!!

marvelfreak · 06-02-12, 04:35 AM

OMG your killing me. A full blood Diamond Python for only $50.00. I am soooooooo freaking jealous. Diamonds are my dream snake. Around here i never seen one for under $700.00. All i have to say is great pick up and dam now that is what your call the deal of a life time.

exwizard · 06-02-12, 05:05 AM

^^^^what he said^^^^

SnakeyJay · 06-02-12, 05:35 AM

Amazing deal... Lucky lucky girl

Reptilegal · 06-02-12, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by marvelfreak

OMG your killing me. A full blood Diamond Python for only $50.00. I am soooooooo freaking jealous. Diamonds are my dream snake. Around here i never seen one for under $700.00. All i have to say is great pick up and dam now that is what your call the deal of a life time.

$700?????????

I was thinking they were only like $300! whoa! I really AM lucky!!!

marvelfreak · 06-02-12, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Reptilegal

$700?????????

whoa! I really AM lucky!!!

Here in the US there's only maybe 3 breeders that actually breed 100% full blood Diamonds. You see a few others selling them, but i question if they are 100% truly full blooded. I ever pay that kind of money i want to be sure i get it from a respectable breeder that i knows be breeding them for years.

Reptilegal · 06-02-12, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by marvelfreak

Here in the US there's only maybe 3 breeders that actually breed 100% full blood Diamonds. You see a few others selling them, but i question if they are 100% truly full blooded. I ever pay that kind of money i want to be sure i get it from a respectable breeder that i knows be breeding them for years.

So is mine really a full blood diamond? Or can't you really tell by looking? If you can, I have A thread in this forum called 'my diamond python barnabas' and there are some good pics there

marvelfreak · 06-02-12, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Reptilegal

Does mine look full blood diamond? Or can't you really tell by looking? If you can, I have A thread in this forum called 'my diamond python barnabas' and there are some good pics there

Yours is full bloody without a doubt. Over here you get people that will breed them with Jungles and take the ones that look more like the Diamond parent and try to pass them off as such to make more money.

I have a 75% Diamond x 25% Jungle, but that is how she was sold. With age she turned almost completely black and white. Sometime over here you'll see people selling Black and White Jungles for more than normal Jungles. I for one think it's a scam as i believe them to be Diamond x Jungle crosses. That look like a Jungle but the color has change do to the Diamond influence.

Your lucky because you live in the mother land of Carpet Pythons.

Reptilegal · 06-02-12, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by marvelfreak

Yours is full bloody without a doubt. Over here you get people that will breed them with Jungles and take the ones that look more like the Diamond parent and try to pass them off as such to make more money.

I have a 75% Diamond x 25% Jungle, but that is how she was sold. With age she turned almost completely black and white. Sometime over here you'll see people selling Black and White Jungles for more than normal Jungles. I for one think it's a scam as i believe them to be Diamond x Jungle crosses. That look like a Jungle but the color has change do to the Diamond influence.

Your lucky because you live in the mother land of Carpet Pythons.

Oh wow!! I got a full blood diamond!!!

it sux that ppl try to rip ppl off by lying about the breed or the, how do I say it, 'purity' of the breed

shaunyboy · 06-02-12, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Reptilegal

Oh wow!! I got a full blood diamond!!!

it sux that ppl try to rip ppl off by lying about the breed or the, how do I say it, 'purity' of the breed

could you please post some more pictures of your diamond,so i can have a better look at his pattern

he's a good looking snake mate

cheers shaun

alessia55 · 06-02-12, 12:19 PM

Great deal!!! Congrats !!

shaunyboy · 06-02-12, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by marvelfreak

Yours is full bloody without a doubt

i'm NOT being cheeky Chuck,but.....

i am NOT saying,it's not a pure diamond.....

imo from that picture,you cannnot " see enough of the pattern ",to say if it looks pure or not

from the little i see in the picture.....

the rossettes look quite big

that said i've seen pure diamonds,with clusters of rossettes,clumped/bunched together,to look like one large rossette

more pictures would help us see whats going on with the rossettes

heres a picture of my female where you can see her rossettes clearly

as said you DO get pure diamonds,with clusters of rossettes bunched together,so it may well be a PURE diamond

cheers shaun

marvelfreak · 06-02-12, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by shaunyboy

i'm NOT being cheeky Chuck,but.....

i am NOT saying,it's not a pure diamond.....

imo from that picture,you cannnot " see enough of the pattern ",to say if it looks pure or not

from the little i see in the picture.....

the rossettes look quite big

that said i've seen pure diamonds,with clusters of rossettes,clumped/bunched together,to look like one large rossette

Shaun here's the link to her Diamond with tons of pictures. I could be wrong, but being she from the mother land i doubt they have people try to pass off crosses as true Diamonds.
http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/gener...-barnabas.html

KSTAR · 06-02-12, 04:23 PM

Smoking!!!

Reptilegal · 06-02-12, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by shaunyboy

could you please post some more pictures of your diamond,so i can have a better look at his pattern

he's a good looking snake mate

cheers shaun

I will post up more pics of my diamond in his photo thread soon, it's very dull and rainy here so I have to wait for a sunny day!