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more ball python investment questions -- help ---

djdpython Aug 25, 2004 07:45 PM

ok,

i have 0.6 reg balls
i have 1.1 pastels
i have 4-5k more to work with, which of the below, or something else should i purchase to get into the game :

2.2 100% pie hets
or
1.0 albino and 0.3 100% albino hets
or
1.2 pastels
or
1.1 blond pastels

thanks !!!

Replies (5)

PristinePythons Aug 25, 2004 08:40 PM

Pastels seem to be having a steady drop in price. Blonde pastels are new and therefor have their high value. Personally I'd go with a co-dom. Albinos are and always will be popular. I've got 1.3 100% hets. Just my thoughts good luck!
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palex134 Aug 25, 2004 09:59 PM

I have to say 2.2 pieds. Pieds are an awesome morph. Each pied is different. If not pieds then the blonde pastels. No brainer!!! The super blonde is awesome.
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bka Aug 25, 2004 11:02 PM

Personaly I would invest in the albinos or het albinos and 1.1het pied. The albinos have been steady at around $2500 pieds have been dropping to $7500. I think more people could afford to buy albinos than pieds but pieds will always be a seller.
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GGexotics Aug 26, 2004 03:40 PM

Hi I would have to say... if I had 4-5k to spend... I would go with the albino and 3 het females just make sure you get the hets from a person who can be trusted... cheapest is not always the best way to go (trust me you can burned very easy on hets) I would recommend going to the other site to check up on anyone before you purchase anything... On another note the Pied market has dropped alot this last year, due to alot of Pieds being sold... the pastel market is still good, because they are cheap enough for people to buy... but that market is coming to a end very soon (my 2cents) due to mass numbers and I mean mass!!! numbers of pastels being sold... soon Pastels will be sold for around $500... The best bet for this year would be to go with the Albino's... then if that didnt work out I would go with the het pieds (but heard that the pieds can be picky eaters so that could mean slow growth rate which inturn equals slow profits)

Anyways I would go with the 1.0 albino and 0.3 het albino girls... cant go wrong with albinos
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djdpython Aug 27, 2004 07:23 AM

thanks for your info. the albino advise is what most people have been saying and it makes a lot of sense.

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