question for those who don't recommend some snakes

[asplundii]

But couldn't you agree that the low quality pastels that result should be marked as pet quality?

I absolutely agree with that. However...

I'm sure breeders don't sell them for the same price as a higher quality pastel and people still buy them with the intention to breed.

I think it depends on the breeder. I am sure some breeders do segregate, usually the smaller breeders who actually care about these kind of things. That said, I believe larger breeders are more than likely doing one of two things: 1) lumping them all together because it takes too much time to segregate them out or 2) lumping them all together because they are their specific line and that alone makes them better regardless of quality. And that latter decision is a slippery slope because then the person who buys one of those animals more often than not perpetuates that screwed logic.

In the end it comes down to what everyone says: Only buy it if it is quality. You are the one who has to determine what that quality is... It will be different for everyone

[Kaorte]

I absolutely agree with that. However...



I think it depends on the breeder. I am sure some breeders do segregate, usually the smaller breeders who actually care about these kind of things. That said, I believe larger breeders are more than likely doing one of two things: 1) lumping them all together because it takes too much time to segregate them out or 2) lumping them all together because they are their specific line and that alone makes them better regardless of quality. And that latter decision is a slippery slope because then the person who buys one of those animals more often than not perpetuates that screwed logic.

In the end it comes down to what everyone says: Only buy it if it is quality. You are the one who has to determine what that quality is... It will be different for everyone

Good point. I do plan on pricing my animals based on their quality. I can understand that when you start producing 100-200+ snakes a year, it can be time consuming to price them all individually.

I'm going to continue to buy quality breeding stock and hold back animals that I think are the best possible examples of the morph so that I may continue to produce high quality animals. If/when I produce some lower quality animals, their price and description will reflect that.