Quote Originally Posted by briz View Post
I would say he is correct on multi- billion. Remember people with cats and dogs only have one or two. People with BP's usually have many more than that. Even most hobbyist breeders have over a hundred animals. The big breeders have thousands.

i still dont think so, but would love to see some numbers. I think the avg hobbyist has maybe a dozen snakes, maybe a couple dozen, but not hundreds. The dog industry alone is a $60 billion a year business, and thats not just the cost of the dog itself, but the food, the grooming, the boarding, the cute little outfits, etc. And each purebred dog, esp those little teacups that are so popular go for a couple grand each. Only the rarest BP morphs go for that. Yes, some brand new morphs can go for 20k, and you wont find any dog for that much, but what are there, maybe 15 reallly BIG BP breeders out there? I think the reptile industry as a whole may be in the low billions range, maybe not even that much. You have to rememeber these being exotics that the number of people who have snakes and balls in particular is waaaaaay lower than your more common domestic animals.