Ball Python Inquries

John,

I am glad you enjoyed the site.  The 2 countries you posted for ball python quotas are just that 2 of them.  If you look there are quite a few more Countries that export Ball pythons. Benin, Ethiopia, and a lot more.  So if they truly did get 30,000 of them it is a small percentage and not as high as you thought.   But you also have to realize, this late in the season there have already been over 20,000+ ball pythons brought in by other importers in the US.  I doubt very seriously that there is any truth to that dealer bringing in 30,000 of them to "corner the market"

Sorry, this thread is not appropriate material in the BOI.

why not buy them and sell them for profit?

You buy 100
a percentage will " whoopsy it died"
a percentage won't even look at a mouse becasuse they are to stressed.
a percentage is sick.
then you figure you need the following
probably a classified account...unless you go to free classifieds.
you will need mice
you will need housing for the many balls
you will need to buy boxes for shipping
you will need to buy heat packs or cooling gels

then buy the time you add everything... You will need to sell them for $25 a piece.  plus shipping... That would equal $50.
then you realize that everyone has themn selling for much cheaper.  Then you realize you need to copmete with everyone and their uncle who has ball pythons.  Then you realize the longer they stay the more you get eaten out of your house.  then you realize you need to get rid of them right now.  Then you sell them for a loss.

Even if you give away a ball python.  I would still have to pay $25 to $35 for shipping.  For that price I can probably go to the corner store or something

Ritche, if thats the case, why are there some many people BEGGING to import ball pythons?  Where do you think the corner store get them from?

- I accounted for deaths

- Out of the 35 fresh from the farm balls I already purchased this year, 24 ate within 24 hours of coming home.  Another 6 ate within a week, and 5 haven't fed.  Those 5 are fat and healthy and will probably eat as soon as they are done absorbing their yolks and shedding (and as soon as I can find a mouse breeder who can keep up w/ demand #$@*&##@).

- sick?<img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>?<img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'> &nbsp;from what? OK throw those in w/ the deaths

- Free or $60 for the busiest internet reptile site in the world BFD. &nbsp;Besides, we're talking about Gourmet Rodent he already has the customers.

- mice? &nbsp;Well again we're assuming you feed them before you ship them. &nbsp;At $5 buck a piece they'll be gone in 2 weeks, most will still be absorbing yolk at that point. &nbsp;But, even if you do keep them, what's 20 cents a week per snake? &nbsp;They only get more valuable w/ each passing week and each meal they eat, pass the cost on to the customer. &nbsp;Also, remember we're talking about one of the largest rodent breeders in the world.

- discussed, paperbags. &nbsp;Sounds weird but I know a guy that does it every year. &nbsp;Remember we're talking about snakes you spend most of their time curled up in termite mounds waiting for something to walk by.

- correct you buy them and charge the customers for them, just like everyone else does.

Even if he only ended up clearing $15000, making 17% on an investment is considered outstanding even if it takes a year. &nbsp;He could do this in just a couple of weeks or months.

Brian

Rich sorry didn't realise you moved it here. Well wow thanx for the reply. I've just been hearing from word of mouth that Gourmet Rodent bought the remaning shipment out of Africa that is all and just wanted to confirm it. As making money form it. if he has the rest of the shipments from Africa then we are kindda at his mecry for whatever he charges on the ball python, if he is the only one to get form for wholesale, but lucky I purchased mine beofre the &quot;rumor&quot;

Hey Brian I'll buy the mice if you buy the paper bags <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

Thanx

Winston