Well i agree that the large clutch sizes of large breed pythons does affect prices, I would imagine that this would also be somewhat canceled out as one can breed many ball pythons in the space of one retic. I would imagine that large scale breeders produce similar numbers of bps and large pythons simply because they breed many bps and fewer retics. My fasicnation has always been on the fact that the industry can thrive without the general public! Large scale breeders make lots of their money selling to startup breeders who hope that oneday they can turn a profit by selling to more startup breeders. So the cycle continues. This is the only way they can sell snakes for thousands of dollars. If all the hobbiest decided not to buy these "investment" animals the breeders would have to produce larger numbers and lower prices by like 80% or more. The effect would be immediate. Wake up and buy a pastel for like $150! Of couse it would really suck for the people who just bought a pastel for like $3000.


-Alec

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