As a fairly new breeder I'm worried

[derrabe]

I went to our local monthly reptile show today and picked up 3 new snakes. But this is the part that worries me it seems like bp morph prices are dropping like rocks. At the show I saw a vendor who had 3 beautiful baby male lemon blasts marked at $400 each. He also have a baby male bumble bee marked for $400 also. Another vendor have a juvi male mojave for $65. Lastly I picked up a pair of 100% HET caramel albino babies for only $100. I would have popped on the bee or lemon blast but my budget was only a max of 200. I got a 600-700 gram normal female for $30 also. But as a new breeder these prices bother me because I do this as a hobby currently and dont have the money to invest huge amounts for the 3+ gene snakes or the hot new color morphs (Clown, Banana's etc...). Just so example the most expensive snake in my collection is a female lemon blast i picked up last year. I paid $800 for her and to see them going for half that makes me feel like I over paid. So looking at today's show and the way prices seem to be trending, the best i can hoe for in the future is to just break even. So for my rant but thought I would share.

[dragonboy4578]

The drop in price at the Taylor show surprises me. I went last month and I felt that the prices were actually pretty high. If I would have know that the prices were going to be so low this month I would have went. Prices will continue to go down though because more and more people are breeding ball pythons. The demand is still relatively high, but if the market is saturated prices will continue to drop.

[j_h_smith]

No prices like that in Baltimore (Havre De Grace) show today. There were some good deals, but nothing like that.

Congrats!
Jim Smith

[derrabe]

I only purchased 3 snakes today, the pair of het caramels and the juvi normal female. But wasnt really bragging in this post. Has anyone produces Spider caramel albino or a Pinstripe caramel albino?

[sho220]

I went to our local monthly reptile show today and picked up 3 new snakes. But this is the part that worries me it seems like bp morph prices are dropping like rocks. At the show I saw a vendor who had 3 beautiful baby male lemon blasts marked at $400 each. He also have a baby male bumble bee marked for $400 also. Another vendor have a juvi male mojave for $65. Lastly I picked up a pair of 100% HET caramel albino babies for only $100. I would have popped on the bee or lemon blast but my budget was only a max of 200. I got a 600-700 gram normal female for $30 also. But as a new breeder these prices bother me because I do this as a hobby currently and dont have the money to invest huge amounts for the 3+ gene snakes or the hot new color morphs (Clown, Banana's etc...). Just so example the most expensive snake in my collection is a female lemon blast i picked up last year. I paid $800 for her and to see them going for half that makes me feel like I over paid. So looking at today's show and the way prices seem to be trending, the best i can hoe for in the future is to just break even. So for my rant but thought I would share.

Really??? Worried huh?? Put your money in the stock market...That'll give you something to worry about...seriously, if you're in this as an "investment" get out now.

If you really want to "invest" in something, invest in ammo and food stores...cause the END IS NEAR!!!!

[JD'S Exotics]

Spider Caramel Albino was done by Garrick Demeyer at royal constrictor designs. Has some for sale i believe for 3500

[derrabe]

I am not really investing in this as a potential job or future career path, more so a hobby that I love doing and a that some day could pay to support it self and maybe a little more on the side.

[Freakie_frog]

Cost and worth are two different things.

I didn't buy a Lemon blast to make more lemon blast's, I bought it to make killer spinner's and such..

[sho220]

Also...if you're worried about money, why have 7 normals taking up rack space??? Sell 'em all, save the money you'd have spent on feeding them and pop for some females...you're heavy on the males...probably because they're cheaper...


off topic, but why does this forum throw duplicate words on the second line of many posts????

[m00kfu]

Don't buy animals just cause they're cheap, buy them because they're the best example you're able to find of that particular morph or combo. What you produce should then be superior in the looks department to what others have available. Every animal I've sold from last season has sold for above 'the going rate'. It's taking me longer to sell all of them than someone who is willing to drop the price every week until they sell, but I'm sticking to my price point and I'm getting what I think they're worth.