Question for the breeders. "Undesirables"?

[Mangiapane85]

So this may seem odd, and maybe "undesirable" wasn't the proper word, but with all of the clutches that you guys hatch every year, there have to be SEVERAL normals that come out.. so what do you do with them? How do you find a customer base that is willing to take them off your hands? Once I start breeding I'm just scared that I'll have tubs full of normals with no way to sell them lol... don't get me wrong, normals are still beautiful, but it seems like there's just very little demand for them now.


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[sneakysnake611]

Sell them to beginners for maybe $20. Or as a solo pet. No higher than $30

[StillBP]

I dump mine off at a local pet store whom I am friends with the owner at $5.00 each he only charges $19.99 for them and I offer advice on set-ups to the new owners and assistance if they have issues later

[Eric Alan]

Many breeders have a relationship with a local pet store and wholesale their lower price point animals to them. They also attempt to minimize their chances at even producing said animals in the first place (working with Supers, homozygous recessives, etc).

[PitOnTheProwl]

$5 males $20 females......
Pet stores and craigslist

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Well you can sit on them hoping they will sell retail for $10 or $20 however realistically by the time they actually do sell you will have more money invested in them than what you sell them for, and obviously no one like to lose money. That obviously require that you either sell locally or do shows, as selling a normal online very unlikely due to shipping cost.

You can also wholesale them, to local mom and pop pet stores which might not take them all depending on how many you have, or to bigger pet stores that also do shows however this will require a larger volume on your part as they are not gonna buy one or 2 normal.

I wholesale my normal, I wholesale them with het males and possible hets (males and females), and lower Dom and co-dom single gene (males & females), they either ship out straight out of the egg or after 3 meals. It's not a lot of money but it allows me not to lose any by caring for animals that might take months to sell.

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[Mangiapane85]

Awesome. Thanks guys!!


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[Trisnake]

That's what I'm concerned about, when I think about breeding... I don't want to put my animals in a store that I know won't properly care for them, with staff that I know won't educate the consumer correctly on their care. All just because they're not as valuable as some of the other animals I produce.

[Eric Alan]

That's what I'm concerned about, when I think about breeding... I don't want to put my animals in a store that I know won't properly care for them, with staff that I know won't educate the consumer correctly on their care. All just because they're not as valuable as some of the other animals I produce.

So don't. As the breeder, you have the choice on who you do business with. It really is that simple.

To be fair, your thoughts are absolutely valid. As a breeder, it's rare that you're 100% certain your animals are going to receive exceptional care in their new homes - whether they go to stores or individuals. All you can do is your best during your interactions and conversations with potential customers to learn if they're a good fit for the animal(s) they're intending to purchase. Beyond that, there's not much you can do.

[treaux]

You don't have to produce normals if you don't want to. However, this means you need a higher initial investment in multi-gene (or visual recessive) snakes that will yield more valuable and easily sellable offspring.

I am in the same boat as you and don't want to deal with normals. However, I am not planning on breeding to make money, so I can take my time and produce just a small amount of desirable snakes.