Hatchling Corn snake, overpriced?

[The Chillinator]

I saw a tiny Amel corn snake hatchling yesterday whilst out shopping, when I asked for the price they quoted me £89.99. Sorry if this is a rhetorical question but does this sound overpriced?

[C4VEMAN-5AM]

Yeah that is overpriced, definately.

[Tops]

I would be surprised if anyone paid more than £25 for an amel corn.
Shops have to pay their bills though.

[IanF94]

If it was at a rep shop, that's about the norm in most of them but for regular standards that's ridiculously over-priced.

[DJ Villa]

Yeah very overpriced for people 'in the know' but for shops that's about normal... the shop has overheads and the upkeep of the animals to pay. People who just buy a snake on a sort of whim will pay the price as they'd assume it's reasonable.

[Josh-sama]

I paid £65 for a Normal het for ghost. How do you think I feel.
Most shops slap on VAT and what not, so it's typical price for an amel.

[BoaQueen]

Or.... if you live somewhere like the Isle of Man. Thats about normal!!
Hence why I always go across for my reps!

[sammiebammie]

thats deff overpriced, even in most rep shops the most av seen them is £45

[pied pythons]

Originally Posted by Pleccy

I saw a tiny Amel corn snake hatchling yesterday whilst out shopping, when I asked for the price they quoted me £89.99. Sorry if this is a rhetorical question but does this sound overpriced?

Where the hell was that?

In Cumbria somewhere?

[The Chillinator]

Originally Posted by pied pythons

Where the hell was that?

In Cumbria somewhere?

Yes, it was a standard run-of-the-mill pet shop. I don't want to give the name however. I even asked if the price included the set up (which happened to be a small plastic tub with a water bowl) and they said no.