I don't think that's what he means. I have not been doing this all that long but I have seen some people shop around for the cheapest price they can find for a snake. There's nothing wrong with that but if you're actually going to use the term investment and hope to make a return why not try and get the best examples of your snake of choice?

Finally people produce babies and if they do not really have a name for themselves they usually start off pricing things lower than average, and if they don't sell then they get marked down again. I would not doubt they soon realize maybe if they had spent thier cash on better looking stock they'd probably have produced nicer babies,got a fair price for them and sold them a lot easier.

Many also think that some people who pride themselves on their animals take better care of them. I have spoken to people who seem iritated as they add up the amount of food a snake consumed and figure they aren't going to make very much money and the next thing you know the famous "blowout" ad is on the classifieds. This only makes the snakes look even more worthless.

I have seen people buy a bunch of baby snakes to raise as breeders and not do much over the few years they raise them to adulthood. Then the babies come and they're overwhelmed. They think an ad on the classifieds is all it takes....sometimes that is true and sometimes it isn't.

Anyway...what I get from Tonys post is that people who get into snakes and think this is all so easy is that many are in for a shock when they have a hard time selling them. Especially if they produce a lot of them. Some of the ads I see on the classifieds are so lousy I would not ever consider doing business with that person. Bottom line is the opportunity for everyone to get what they want out of this hobby is there for the taking, but to be succesful it takes work. Part of that work is making yourself known and showing people you are not going anywhere....the other part is having nice snakes and being prepared to care for them if they don't sell right away.




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