Dilemna......to trade/sell or not to trade???

[chago11]

If it was me I would trade the 1000gr female for an 09 female of 500 plus grams or a pair of 2010 albino babies or sell her and buy any of the above.

[Sariel]

These pastel prices are way off for breeding sized or proven breeders.

Cheapest proven breeder pastel female i seen was 1100$. Males proven or not will get about 150-200. So yes proven or ready to breed female pastel will easily get you a nice albino female for someone needing a pastel.

I've actually seen a couple for around $800 for people motivated to sell, but that is what I was trying to put across when it was mentioned a few posts earlier that no one would trade an albino for a pastel. I think it pretty much depends on the quality, weight, whether or not she's proven.

[ericzerka24]

These pastel prices are way off for breeding sized or proven breeders.

Cheapest proven breeder pastel female i seen was 1100$. Males proven or not will get about 150-200. So yes proven or ready to breed female pastel will easily get you a nice albino female for someone needing a pastel.

I'm with ya on this one...A breeding size female pastel is more than double the price of a hatchling albino. Any females that are up to breeding size go drastically up in price.

[Oxylepy]

Buy it because you want to produce some awesome animals.

With a small hobby, chances are you really won't make a little money. All your money is going to go towards supplies and feeders.

but the purpose of a hobby isn't profit, either...so it's all good

Eh forget paying off feeders/supplies with it. Use your own income for that and help manage the addiction. I am all for trading! Plus it kills the whole capital gains tax thing ~_~

[ericzerka24]

I've actually seen a couple for around $800 for people motivated to sell, but that is what I was trying to put across when it was mentioned a few posts earlier that no one would trade an albino for a pastel. I think it pretty much depends on the quality, weight, whether or not she's proven.

You would be out of your mind to not trade an albino for a breeding size pastel. Thats like someone walking up to you and saying, "Hey I have a $100 bill that I will trade you for your $20 bill."

If it were a female albino that is up to weight or an albino morph, then I could see where it wouldn't make sense.

[rj1204]

I have a full time job and that is where my income comes in. I am not in it for profit, but with 8 female morphs and 2 male morphs, I would think that the babies they will produce will at least pay for supplies and feeders, and hopefully a little extra money.........to go right back into getting more or better snakes!

The more research I did and more I thought about it, a mature adult FEMALE pastel is probably much more valuable then an juvenile or maybe even albino. There are so many great morphs to use a pastel female for and the albino is so limited. Also, I am seeing Albino babies for $375-$400 everywhere now and it looks like the price is going to keep dropping......crazy. I am still going to get my albino next year but for trade value, I am definetely going to see what my pastel girls give me when bred to my bee and pin.

[stratus_020202]

I would trade one. You have three, You probably could get a pair for that female pastel. Or, a female albino and a few hets. Good luck with them!

[Sariel]

I have a full time job and that is where my income comes in. I am not in it for profit, but with 8 female morphs and 2 male morphs, I would think that the babies they will produce will at least pay for supplies and feeders, and hopefully a little extra money.........to go right back into getting more or better snakes!

The more research I did and more I thought about it, a mature adult FEMALE pastel is probably much more valuable then an juvenile or maybe even albino. There are so many great morphs to use a pastel female for and the albino is so limited. Also, I am seeing Albino babies for $375-$400 everywhere now and it looks like the price is going to keep dropping......crazy. I am still going to get my albino next year but for trade value, I am definetely going to see what my pastel girls give me when bred to my bee and pin.

This sounds like a good plan to me.