Why are people still pricing deserts and their combos so high?

A local breeder posted an adorable desert spider male in a Facebook group for $650.

He then took offense to my comment "i love deserts. I wish they were breedable, he's beautiful"

Apparently i was disrespectful...

I just don't see how anyone can still think that more breeding will fix this issue.
Don't get me wrong, i think they are amazing and make some of the coolest crosses out there but i just can't understand potentially killing more females in the hopes of "fixing" them.

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Supply and demand. There aren't as many people breeding deserts so there is limited supply. There are enough people who either want to try to work with them, or keep them as non-breeders to keep the prices high.

I agree that they are pretty much a lost cause on the breeding front.

I dont think $650 for a male desert is high right now, the price will not hit 0 over night so his price seems pretty reasonable to me. Oh, and males ARE breedable, I can understand why he thought your comment was disrespectful because you make it sound like hes trying to scam someone. Mentioning that females arent breedable (if his ad didnt mention it), might have been appropriate but otherwise I dont understand the point of your comment except to start something....

I'm trying and failing to understand your issue here. Desert males and their combos are perfectly breedable, and there will be plenty of more cool combos made with them. Unfortunate as the issue with females is, it does not affect the ability of the male to reproduce. I can't blame people for not wanting to just give away their males when plenty are already practically doing so with their females. And people can price however they like...if you don't like the price tag, it's just as easy to move on to the next ad. I personally don't think $650 for a male desert combo is so out there, and to the right person(which is not me), may be a fine deal.

Because an animal "cannot", "should not" or "will not" be bred does not mean it should be become worthless :rolleyes:

Why can't a great looking animal be worth $650 or even more?

Not everyone wants to breed, some people may only look for a neat looking pet and be willing to pay the price for it. I have had customers spending in the $1000's on a snake and had no intention to breed it, how about people spending $1000's on dogs without intention to breed.

BTW I am not vested in the desert project.

For a 2 banger male that isn't an outrageous price. Eventually I want to have a male of my own just because I love the effect the desert gene has, and I'm with Deborah in that they still have value as cool looking pets. Definitely is a big black hole financially, but if you're not concerned with profit they're a neat project

I really see the female breeding issues as a morph quirk (that some people still have trouble coming to terms with, I hate seeing the "is there a secret to Desert female breeding" questions :rolleyes:). It's a given that spiders have some form of wobble, and some people chose not to work with them for that reason. Just up to the individual as to whether or not it's worth it to work with the certain morph

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Originally Posted by jbean7916

A local breeder posted an adorable desert spider male in a Facebook group for $650.

He then took offense to my comment "i love deserts. I wish they were breedable, he's beautiful"

Apparently i was disrespectful...

I just don't see how anyone can still think that more breeding will fix this issue.
Don't get me wrong, i think they are amazing and make some of the coolest crosses out there but i just can't understand potentially killing more females in the hopes of "fixing" them.

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Ya I have to agree with everyone else. Desserts are hot and will always be hot. I don't think people should stop breeding the males. The pet store market will be broadened with some amazing dessert combo females soon. Instead of getting a same Ol pastel, maybe one day you could get a tiger female for 100 bux. That would be awesome for the people who only ever want one. Just my .02