Quote Originally Posted by nixer View Post
the operating costs of the business are high period in this business, but at the same time if they are not selling for the price that everyone else is charging then those costs increase the longer you hold on to every snake.

when you cannot afford to increase your own operating cost then what should you do?
i know someone is going to come in here and say they would keep them all if they dont sell, but my response to that will be is then you are not producing that many animals. no one can afford to hold back multiple clutches every year and the reason would be the operating costs.
Actually the longer you keep it, the more $$ you can sell it for. Hold on to a female spider for 2 years and its worth almost $800...thats a far cry from a $130 hatchling.