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    Re: Deserts Market tanking?!?!?

    Quote Originally Posted by Izzys Keeper View Post
    We all know they exist. Every once in a while one will show their face... Your like the bigfoot of ball python keepers lol.
    You might be surprised to find out just how many collectors there are out there. Most of them just don't have an online presence, and many of them have considerable resources



    Quote Originally Posted by Izzys Keeper View Post
    By the way slim, since ive been getting more into breeding my bps your posts have been very informative for me.
    I don't know nothin' about birthin' no babies...



    Quote Originally Posted by M&H View Post
    Honestly I would never pay $1000 for a pet snake.
    I never say never, but to date, I have not spent that much on a snake. Which, is why I don't have my Pied yet. That's coming this summer
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    Regardless of their problems I still plan on breeding some desert stuff when I have the ability along with caramel albino stuff too.

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    I think people can breed the males all they want. I think that trying to breed the females is ethically wrong at this point. It is not worth the life of the snake to try to prove a moot point.

    What I hope though is that the more unscrupulous breeders do not resort to culling females....

    Back to the original question, is that the "tanking" is overdue and the prices can no longer be artificially held up since a few honest breeders have come forward with facts about the matter.
    Last edited by Royal Hijinx; 05-29-2012 at 02:06 PM.

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    I don't know nothin' about birthin' no babies...



    Sorry i must have misworded... Your info pertaining to ball pythons in general not specifically in breeding. Maybe this heat is getting to me

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    Re: Deserts Market tanking?!?!?

    Quote Originally Posted by jinx667 View Post
    I think people can breed the males all they want. I think that trying to breed the females is ethically wrong at this point. It is not worth the life of the snake to try to prove a moot point.

    What I hope though is that the more unscrupulous breeders do not resort to culling females....

    Back to the original question, is that the "tanking" is overdue and the prices can no longer be artificially held up since a few honest breeders have come forward with facts about the matter.

    I still would like to get a combo as a pet but with the prices on the down fall i will wait until they become more stable. and it seems that fertility plays a HUGE role in the price, not just what it looks like.
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    Re: Deserts Market tanking?!?!?

    Quote Originally Posted by tcutting View Post
    People do it for dogs all the time.
    Dogs don't sit in a tub inside a rack hiding under newspaper 99% of it's life. They're a bit more interactive.
    Lucifer Sam, Siam cat...
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    Re: Deserts Market tanking?!?!?

    Quote Originally Posted by che View Post
    Guess I'm wrong, but I thought the market will hold for a while because of the difficulties with breeding. Making the morph more rare.

    Anybody purchasing male deserts any time soon?
    Prices were holding...but it ain't looking good...hence the the bottom now falling out...as it has been mentioned, they are now the equivalent of a normal male hatching out...
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    Re: Deserts Market tanking?!?!?

    Quote Originally Posted by sho220 View Post
    Dogs don't sit in a tub inside a rack hiding under newspaper 99% of it's life. They're a bit more interactive.
    you obviously havent seen my mothers Chihuahuas. everytime i visit her they hide all day and crap where they are hiding. Ohh and are far more likely to bite people.
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    Re: Deserts Market tanking?!?!?

    Quote Originally Posted by tcutting View Post
    you obviously havent seen my mothers Chihuahuas. everytime i visit her they hide all day and crap where they are hiding. Ohh and are far more likely to bite people.
    Those are rats, not real dogs



    J/K....

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