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Could someone explain to me why a large male pastel, lets say over 1000 grams is worth more than one that is 600 grams?

What can it do for you that a 600gram animal-for half the price can't do?

I cant see spending double the money for a 1200gram male to get the same results.

Also, you can't say that they are better, more reliable breeders either. Plenty of 500 and 600 gram male pastels breed like champs.

I suppose the only justification is not all 500g - 600g males breed like champs. Of course, no python is garuanteed to be a prolific breeder. Are they worth double? Yes, if a buyer is willing to pay that much.

A fool and his money will soon be parted.

I'd go with the 600gram one @ half the cost.

Geez...

Ease up man. You asked the question and I replied. If you are not open to a response that differs from your personal opinion, why make the post?

He's right , that and the fact that the larger male in theory will be able to breed several more females than the smaller male , why simply because the males tend to go off feed and the smaller male will be out of steam before the larger male , the end result is that the large (likely older) male will almost always produce more offspring than the smaller one.As for your qustion I would pay double for the larger one if it was something I wanted to try and produce as many clutches as possible with , something as common as a Pastel male wouldn't do it for me but a large Spot Nose , Calico, Lesser , Pinstripe or something a little more rare would be worth more if it was say 1200 grms instead of 500-600 grms, sure the small one could breed , but good luck producing alot with a small male , the larger one will likely produce twice as many eggs for you, and still not have any trouble getting his weight back on for next year... Anthony McCain-McCain's Reptiles..