I can under stand he high prices (wants to help cover the cost of the animals and maintaince), but Iam one who does ( right now unplanned breeding ) but i plan to breed for the joy of it and the fact I will hopefully prodcue a pied. I not after the themoney I doing it for the joy of being able to prove out the morph I got hets for. Plus being disable means i don't have a extra money to be buy a mutli grand snake. I can under stand he big guyswanting to keep the price high but I cna understand the low end price too. I don't really have anything I can give up ( do with out ) to buy a snake, I do without all the time I am use to it. but I still spend time drooling and wishing I could get some morph ( truthfully I don't like the bees and pinstripe morphs.) but I still can't see people paying too high a price or too low of a price. ( the at why low end snakes are on craigslist) they are consider throw away pets. I see so many snakes that are offered up due ot this or that reason and most of it is they no longer willnig ot spend the 30 + a monthto take care of the animal. In some cases it really the school,health issues but in a lot of cases they just tired of the animal.
I think a price range needs ot be set aswell as a possible %for change each year.. ( example a snake cost 3000 first year by yea 4 that price can be x% lower given the number being offered so that snake may not be about 2000 ) their should be a limit ot the price on some snakes thes 12,000 + s prices are really crazy I think since only some rich person can afford to spend 10 grand or more on a snake. I think the care of the snake should be more imporant than the price you can get for it .
so joe can buy the 2000 snake does that mean it have a happy,safe life ( guy get bord and toss it in the back yard ) or just cause they are poorer and can't afford it does not mean they won't treasure the snake. these are things I look at when I adopt out any of my rescues and such.