Quote Originally Posted by jason_ladouceur View Post
Well I agree with almost everything you wrote, I don't agree that the price on these animals will not continue to fall. They are not going to drop like the new bp morph, but they will go down as more people breed them and more become available. The first pair I ever saw in person were priced at almost $20 000. Mind you that was almost 15 years ago and at the time the civil war was still on in Angola. But still they have already gone from 20k to $600. The other side of the coin is as stated that as more people become aware of these animals the demand for them will undoubtedly go up as well. There's nothing wrong with keeping animals that happen to be a good investment, as long as your motivation to keep them is a love for the species not your love for money. I keep plenty of animals that are worthless, and some that I simply won't breed because its to difficult to find buyers that I feel would be capable of keeping the offspring responsibly and safely.
Oh I am sure they will actually come down a wee bit more, but I don't think they will come down drastically. Right now you can buy a 1.1 pair for anywhere from $1000-1600 depending on who you buy from. I have seen lone males available for as low as $500 but females for no less than $700. We might see these prices dip down by another 100 for individuals and we might see pairs available for around 700-800 one day, but I truly think that's as low as they'll go. Not trying to argue at all - and no one can fully predict the market. Who knows - we may actually see the price go UP one day....

And there absolutely is nothing wrong with keeping animals that will make a good investment. But I don't agree that you should get a specific species for that reason alone. Doing that is one way to burn out quickly in this hobby. There should, at the very least, be an interest in working with that species and learning more about that species. I completely agree with you here - keep the species you have because you are motivated by a love for and an interest in the species and not a love for money.