Why do females cost more

[ed4281]

Most likely a stupid question, but I am curious why female morphs cost more than the males?

[jason79]

They dont always cost more. When the newest co-dom comes out the males will be more at first. But after that I think its because you only need one male but everyone wants multiple females.

[Danounet]

It takes time for a female to get to breeding age (2+ years), the males can breed within 6 months or so, if they are up to the "job."

[Sloanreptiles]

"Common" Females like Pins. Spiders, Pastels Ect. are more because they produce the eggs and you can use them to make combos. And Rare snakes it will cost more to get a male like a Bannana, Champagne, Lavenders Ect. basically anything new thats in the 5 digits will cost more to get a male, because they can produce more than a female in one season. Hope this helps!

[MarkS]

because you only need one male to breed several females, but a female can only lay one clutch.

[WesleyTF]

yep. versitile females that make great combos are more. great explanations already posted, so I won't blather on.

[rabernet]

Because it takes longer to get a female up to weight, so there's less of a supply and a larger demand. Most breeders who are building their collections are keeping all the morph females that they produce for future project, again - reducing the supply.