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  • 10-06-2011, 02:38 AM
    KevinK
    What to breed with a normal (on a budget)?
    Hola Amigos!

    I have a female normal that needs a male to breed with.

    I'd like to get something under $500 that doesn't produce a lot of normals (as they are hard to get rid of and I have limited space).

    I am considering getting a bumble bee but I'm open to any suggestions. Watcha think?
  • 10-06-2011, 02:55 AM
    iCandiBallPythons
    In that price range a bumble bee would be a good choice and you would also have the benefactor of a 2 gene animal
  • 10-06-2011, 03:37 AM
    Maddumpling
    pastave, bumblebee, pewter
  • 10-06-2011, 06:53 AM
    meowmeowkazoo
    I agree. Pastave, Bumblebee, or Pewter. All three would net you a double co-dom animal. Or you could go for something like a Super Pastel, which would guarantee no normal offspring.
  • 10-06-2011, 07:08 AM
    Reakt20
    under 500 hundred, you can get a super pastel. it should produce all pastels if paired with a normal.
  • 10-06-2011, 07:43 AM
    jason_ladouceur
    Re: What to breed with a normal (on a budget)?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Reakt20 View Post
    under 500 hundred, you can get a super pastel. it should produce all pastels if paired with a normal.

    x2 super=no normals
  • 10-06-2011, 09:31 AM
    decensored
    bumble bee is a good place to start - you can get a male bumblebee for around $400 bucks and statistically speaking your odds will look like

    25% bumblebee - $400-500
    25% spider - $100 - $200
    25% pastel - $100 - $200
    25% Wildtype - $0

    Average 4egg clutch sale: $750.00
    Cost of Male: $400.00
    Profit: $350.00


    My personal recomendation is to throw out about $750 and find yourself a fire enchi. Bread your Fire Enchi to a normal you will statistically get.

    25% Fire Enchi - $750-950
    25% Fire - $300 - 400
    25% Enchi - $300 - 400
    25% Wildtype - $0

    Average 4egg clutch sale: $1550.00
    Cost of male: $750.00
    Profit: $800.00

    This is just an example and the prices are hypothetical, but when choosing a male for a normal female its important to look for two things:

    a) Double Gene morph.
    b) Genes that are showing higher prices in the market.

    Bumblebees are awesome looking animals and personally one of my favorite morphs, but it has had its run as a new commodity and is dropping hard in price as EVERYONE has one and/ or are breeding them into the market at competing prices.

    You can easily double your profits by looking at the current and future market trends and responding to them. It costs a little more in the beginning but its worth the investment.

    Cheers!

    Chris.
  • 10-06-2011, 09:46 AM
    jjhall8
    Re: What to breed with a normal (on a budget)?
    [QUOTE=decensored;1669035]bumble bee is a good place to start - you can get a male bumblebee for around $400 bucks and statistically speaking your odds will look like

    25% bumblebee - $400-500
    25% spider - $100 - $200
    25% pastel - $100 - $200
    25% Wildtype - $0

    Average 4egg clutch sale: $750.00
    Cost of Male: $400.00
    Profit: $350.00


    My personal recomendation is to throw out about $750 and find yourself a fire enchi. Bread your Fire Enchi to a normal you will statistically get.

    25% Fire Enchi - $750-950
    25% Fire - $300 - 400
    25% Enchi - $300 - 400
    25% Wildtype - $0

    Average 4egg clutch sale: $1550.00
    Cost of male: $750.00
    Profit: $800.00

    This is just an example and the prices are hypothetical, but when choosing a male for a normal female its important to look for two things:

    a) Double Gene morph.
    b) Genes that are showing higher prices in the market.

    Bumblebees are awesome looking animals and personally one of my favorite morphs, but it has had its run as a new commodity and is dropping hard in price as EVERYONE has one and/ or are breeding them into the market at competing prices.

    You can easily double your profits by looking at the current and future market trends and responding to them. It costs a little more in the beginning but its worth the investment.

    Cheers!

    Chris.[/QUOT
    Where can I get one of those $750 Fire Enchi's? I was offered a hatchling male a few months ago for $2500.
  • 10-06-2011, 11:01 AM
    decensored
    Re: What to breed with a normal (on a budget)?
    Quote:

    Where can I get one of those $750 Fire Enchi's? I was offered a hatchling male a few months ago for $2500.
    Canada LOL - I'm buying a 250g Fire Enchi off a breeder I know for $800 in a couple of months. I often forget there are price variants between the two countries.
  • 10-06-2011, 12:13 PM
    loonunit
    Yeah, the advantage of a super pastel is, you'll only get pastels, no normals.

    The disadvantage is, you'll only get pastels! A super to a normal can't make any supers.

    Pewters or bumblebees make 1/4 normals, but also 1/4 pewters and bumblebees.

    ... and I can't think of any other supers currently available for under $500?
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