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Hello,

My new female stimsons python is gravid. I was curious what babies go for. I can not seem to find any for sale to campare the prices.

Any input appreciated.

Thanks,
Chris
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Chris Foley

I'd say around the $100 mark, give or take a little bit. If they come early/late in the season you may be able to ask more, but mid-season you may not be able to sell them for what you think they're worth

All of the sudden I have been told that the eggs may be hard to incubate. Do you know anything about this? I figured it would be just like spotteds and childrens.

Thanks,
Chris
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Chris Foley

I haven't heard that, how reliable is that source? Up until the last decade or so all three were the same species, so I wouldn't expect incubation to be significantly different.
As for price of the hatchlings, Stimson's are really rare in the US, so they could prob be sold for twice the prive EricIvins gave.
-Eric

The source was relatively reliable. I have known him for years, but he's not a close friend. He was not venting anything other than his personal experience though. He has a trio that produced for 3 years. Each year he could not hatch them. He has been successfully breeding snakes for 25 years. Maybe there are something wrong with his snakes?
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Chris Foley

I wouldn't think Stimson eggs would be any different that any other Aussie Python eggs. Follow the standard Python incubation techniques, and I think you'd have success. Stimsons have been around since 95' and actually aren't are rare as you'd think. Many are actually sold as Childrens or Spotteds . In the the early 2000's they were around $500 a pair, and have since steadily declined to where they're at now, usually around $20-50 more than a Childrens or Spotted. I have a chance to buy a hatchling for $75 that is being sold as a Spotted, but will probably key out to be a Stimsons. Neat little trick if you know what you're looking for.

You may want to try only removing half of the eggs to put in an incubator and letting the female maternally incubate the rest. I have heard this works well for many of the small Pythons. The cage does not have to be as hot as the inside of an incubator... the female will coil around them and help regulate them as nature has taught them to do. I have no experience myself...just something I have read. Tom Stevens
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