You're right, a lot of people don't have 20k to invest. At this point there aren't that many snakes out there....that's why they're 20k+!! And most people that can afford that are those that have already produced snakes before, and either do a full trade or a partial trade. But the trade is a powerful deal when you have a 20k snake. Someone generally gives you value and a half (probably less in a case this much), which means that when you sell those, you actually made more money than off of a 20k snake in the first place.



And you're right, the average breeder just hopes to get a new morph, and pay his bills. But it's all about how many snakes you produce. If you only produce a few, then this is what you end up with. But I don't care what someone says about producing less for the market.....I'm not producing less!! I'm going to make the most I can. Why? Because the following year the price is going down anyway, and I want to take my breeding seriously. If anyone has noticed......these are investment snakes. And please, don't think I'm in it for the money. Money is great and all, but I consider myself the true fanatic. I produce a lot of snakes because it's fun to hatch them out, I get to see more variation than the average breeder, and I end up with lots more new morphs at the end of the year!! It all boils down to how prepared you are when you invest. Having one or two females is great, but why wait until you have five? Until they are all a little bigger? Females are the best investment out there......and it's always get some every year, so every year you have more that get up to size for your new morph.



And yes, very few are coming out of Africa, but that's normal. How many 20 snakes have there been each year? Very few, meaning right on track. And I personally know of a few more new unproven morphs that these large breeders are trying to hide. Trust me, there are more than you know!! And here's where the big breeders really get screwed.......they HAVE TO buy these unproven animals taking the risk that they won't eat, or won't breed, or won't be genetic. Why? Competition!! So much of their money goes to getting the next potential thing before someone else does, to remain a big breeder.

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