i dont knoe what it is like there in the US.

but here in Holland (europe) we have about 3 or 4 bigger breeders making money i guess but the tbh i dont realy inderstand how, let me explain:

when you go to a reptile show one of those bigger breeders has an lets say an pastel calico male available for 350 euro (+/-450 dollar) then when i walk on a bit i see just your regular hobby breeder with an pastel calico male for 300 euro (+/-380 dollar) now if the quallity of the animal from the bigger breeder would be better i can understand you buy the more expansive animal but..... in honesty i see alot of cheaper animals on those show that look just as good or maybe even better then the animals of the "bigger" breeders and still those bigger breeders sell their animals. and at that point i can't help thinking "it is all about the name"

and it might just be me but i would rather get an beautiful morph from some "John Doe" that is 70 dollar cheaper then an about same quallity morph from a known breeder just for the name.