Is it worth getting?

[EverEvolvingExotics]

my breeder bought a spider female for $ 8000 they do not hold value they drop every year. pieds hold better than some but they still drop.

Op no one can really answer this for you. But things I be thinking about are are you going to breed professionally (full time 70% of your income from it) serious amateur (support your hobby costs) or just casually? The answer is different for all. If you want to go pro there answer is yes no question. Seriously it is likely a good idea if you can spend that money now. The casual breeder it is a maybe be. to me I'd be interested in that individual animal, is it good looking do I want it? is it a good feeder? Is it well tempered. Basically the casual breeder it is a pet and having a mean or poor feeder (maybe both) animal is not worth it. Pro breeders don't care if it is a good pet it isn't a pet but an investment in future revenue. Semipro might not be overly bothered by a ill tempered animal as it will pay the bills or at least its own keep.

Words of wisdom!

So, we all are dying to know what the "good deal" is priced at? Spill the beans!

Yes pieds are in demand. They are one of the morphs that make people that don't even like snakes say, "whoa." Of course there are others that can't stand the looks of them. The best part about having a female pied is what ever you hatch out will be 100% het for pied. If you hatch out a male lesser 100% het pied like you mentioned, you could possibly breed him back to her the following season to try for lesser pieds. That sounds promising to me.

I came real close to purchasing a 50/50 white female pied off fauna for $575 shipped. That's the lowest I've ever seen them listed, but of course it was a hatchling. I didn't go for it because I'm trying for my own pieds this year.

For the right price I'd drive 4 hours.