albino or het olives or carpets

[CHONDROS]

hi all much are they and where can i get them i no het olives are $5000 but what are albinos

[grimbeny]

There are albino female olives on sale on the snake ranch website. I think there $15000

[Pythons Rule]

think albino carpets range from $7,000 - $15,000 each

[dragon_tail]

wouldnt you rather a GTP? firstly its cheaper, AND cooler (imo) and instead of paying 15k for a different coloured $350 dollar snake, your paying 7-10k for a snake ANYONE will recognise as awe inspiring and a sight to behold!.... just my opinion, it would be cool to have a thread with a picture of an albino olive or carpet, and a picture of two NICE gtp's and call it "which would you rather" price and all other aspects concidered!

[junglepython2]

Originally Posted by dragon_tail

wouldnt you rather a GTP? firstly its cheaper, AND cooler (imo) and instead of paying 15k for a different coloured $350 dollar snake, your paying 7-10k for a snake ANYONE will recognise as awe inspiring and a sight to behold!.... just my opinion, it would be cool to have a thread with a picture of an albino olive or carpet, and a picture of two NICE gtp's and call it "which would you rather" price and all other aspects concidered!

I'd choose an albino aussie snake over an exotic anyday

[dragon_tail]

patriotism aside, if the GTP was a QLD species and fully native, which would you choose?

[junglepython2]

I'd still rather spend my money on an albino olive. I love GTP's don't get me wrong but wouldn't be willing to spend that kind of money on them.

[dragon_tail]

youd spend 15k on an albino of a species worth $300-$400, but you wouldnt spend HALF of that on a species heralded as the most beautif, and easily most impressive python? i guess its personal taste right?!?! i just dont get the price jump due to the lack of melanin, i would love an albino too- but it should be as with fish; albanism with fish fetches 1.5 to 3 times the natural form price, NOT FORTY THREE TIMES THE PRICE ($15,000 divided by $350)

[tan]

I'll have one of each please...
I would like to hear Greenwillows thoughts on this as she has both...GW, where are you......

[wokka]

Snake Ranch will release a few more Albino Olives hatchoes once they are feeding properly. Most of our Olives start feeding on Quails which are not easy for everyone to get hold of.,so we dont sell them until they are feeding well on rodents.

[Chrisreptile]

yeh, theyre both nice, its a bit hard to choose-
for the albinos i would choose an olive over a carpet. JMO

oh and dont forget RSP's

[olivehydra]

Originally Posted by tan

I'll have one of each please...
I would like to hear Greenwillows thoughts on this as she has both...GW, where are you......

cant speak for GW but I've had gtp and normal olive pythons. Normal olives are far superior to any gtp imo, so I would guess I would prefer the albino olive over a gtp (i found the gtp to be so boring that I only kept it for 9 months). I wouldnt be so silly as to say my female olive is priceless, but I doubt I would sell it for anything less than $40K (only cost maybe $300). My male olive that died recently cost me more (in vet bills) than a gtp hatchie. High price does not always equate to quality. In regard to personality, I'd prefer a common beardie over any python, whilst I think the eastern snake neck turtle is the top of any herp list! Everyone has different tastes. I consider myself to be very lucky that my fav herps are all relatively inexpensive (unless they are sick).
I dont have any children other than my herps, but I'd say most parents would consider their kids to be far more valuable than say a house or fancy car, and perhaps many children "cost" as little as a cheap feed and bottle of wine- Go with what does it for you!

[grimbeny]

Just curiouse, what makes an olive more exciting than a gtp OH?

[olivehydra]

Originally Posted by grimbeny

Just curiouse, what makes an olive more exciting than a gtp OH?

They move! (and they are prettier imo). I'm not a big fan of Morelia in general, too "clingy". Dont get me wrong, GTP's are stunning to look at but thats about it.

[Jungletrans]

I have never seen a picture of a GTP doing anything other than curl up on a stick in its classic pose . Could probably get a rubber one to do that . l like to watch my pythons on the prowl all over looking for trouble [ or a rat ]