Is it too late to breed low end morphs 3 years from now?

[Skilla6000]

Hi guys, I'm planning on going to a reptile expo in 4 months saving some money up for it but is it still worth buying low ebd morph females like pastels albinos pieds pinstripes butters lessers and may e some yellow bellys? Would it be to late to breed them the time info breed them will the snakes be worth nothing? I'm just curios cause I would like to make my money back on this investment. I'm not planing to make a full out business out of this but I would like to make my money back juts on the snakes not including racks food and what now just the snakes and I would like to invest that profit back into some high end morphs.... I'm just wondering 3 years from now will people still be looking for pieds albinos spider albinos and ivorys or will most of the stuff I plan to produce be dead? I'm going to breed pieds no matter what as I would love to hatch out my very own high white pied... But the main question I'm asking is will it be to late the time they are breeding size?

[qegalpal]

Buy what appeals to you. There will always be a market for the
so called low end morphs, mainly because they play well with others, gene wise.
You MIGHT be able to get your money back, but don't count on it. Do it because you
love it/them, the bps, and you can't lose. Otherwise, don't bother, because it can be a lot of work
and if you don't love the journey, everyone loses.

[liv]

I'm sure there will still be a market.
In terms of making your investment back... I wouldn't count on it. You might, but there are a lot of things that can go wrong. It might be easier if you think of the money you spent on them as gone, and whatever you make from the hatchlings can be an added bonus of keeping them. That's my outlook at least.

[Royal Hijinx]

The short answer is yes.

You need to ensure they are the best possible examples though. So start with solid parents.

[MrLang]

People still breed corn snakes and sell morphs for 20-60 dollars. Do it for the passion of the hobby, not for cash. If you get into this for cash, you'll meet the fate of quite a few hobby breeders. Somewhere a year or 2 down the line you'll have spent a few grand on snakes, get tired of dealing with rats and poop and water bowls and the cost of bedding and food, and try to get your money back on craiglist, where you'll wind up selling your collection for less than half what you paid for it.

Some morphs are 'bottoming out' in price - as in you will never see a pastel (most basic morph) selling for less than a pet shop has fixed their price for a normal bp, which is about 75 dollars. 75 dollars will always make your cost back on 'producing' the animal. Will it make your money back on the purchase of the parents?

If you sell enough...

[PghBall]

There will always be a market for the the single gene morphs in my opinion. There are many out there who just can't afford to throw a couple thousand down on any one multi-gene BP. I agree with the other replies though, you will most likely not make a profit on them and have to look at caring for multiple hatchlings until you find homes for them. I am still caring for 6 2012 hatchlings while I wait for potential buyers. I look at any money I do receive for them as going towards paying for their upkeep (bedding, rat block, paper towels, etc). Most breeders will tell you that the amount of time you put into your collection far outweighs any money you receive from selling hatchlings as far as profitability.

[4theSNAKElady]

Im not trying to be mean, rude, or anything like that, just real...dont invest if you're doing it for the money. Cuz chances are, you wont get your money back. Theres a million possible things that could happen that will COST you more money.. unexpected vet bills, unexpected fasts, etc,. Invest for the love of the hobby and the experience

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[Pythonfriend]

Hi guys, I'm planning on going to a reptile expo in 4 months saving some money up for it but is it still worth buying low ebd morph females like pastels albinos pieds pinstripes butters lessers and may e some yellow bellys?

these genes have come down in price, but will never be low-end. pastel, albino, pinstripe and pied are awesome and popular and powerful genes. albino pied is still very expensive.

[Skilla6000]

Buy what appeals to you. There will always be a market for the
so called low end morphs, mainly because they play well with others, gene wise.
You MIGHT be able to get your money back, but don't count on it. Do it because you
love it/them, the bps, and you can't lose. Otherwise, don't bother, because it can be a lot of work
and if you don't love the journey, everyone loses.

Thanks guys... I was just curios on some input from you guys, as what I mean from profit I don't mean profit as in I'm going to buy a new house and a car, as profit goes I would like to invest that extra money I make from hatchlings back Into some high end males for future breeding. I love my snakes so much and have done a lot of research and would love to be able to say I produced some of these. Being able to see a little baby's head pip would be the greatest feeling in the world... Thanks Guys.

[meowmeowkazoo]

There will always be a market for quality examples of low end morphs. For instance, I already have people who want babies from this pastel girl I recently picked up:



Make sure you always buy the best quality morphs you can find, and there will be a market for their babies. End of story, regardless of whether it's a low or high end morph.