All true I think Some people including myself (Althought I am not a breeder) want to breed and arent known and over time may figure that the hatchlings are and will cost them more in the long holding on and when this happens they need to get rid of them... but usually there stock wont last long and so what a few people luck up on a deal... if the "Market" stays with the "market value" then they market can't drop...

You may say that if you can't care for them don't breed but this isnt always the cause. I would breed to move on to bigger project and in that case i may need to send a few snakes out to cut my cost and make money for new projects... I do agree these could be private and do some good but you still have to market them somewhere...

I read somewhere pastels where 1000 bucks in 04... (I dont know about that that was before my time) but 5 years later I just got 2 females for 150. seems said but the market is what the community makes it!

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