As a rule, recessive mutations tend to hold their value longer than dominant or codominant mutations. As you mentioned, newr morphs also tend to have a higher value than established morphs. also, the number of people actually working with a particular morph dictates the price. just because there are x number of ball python breeders doesn't mean that that particular number are working with certian morphs, as only y number can afford some of those morphs. no matter how much i want a coral glow, I can't afford to drop 20k on one, nor can many other people, only a select few can, so those animals will hold their value longer. As they gradually drop in price, they will eventually hit a point where a larger segment of the population can afford them. usually, a few years after that, there is a major drop in price. Pieds are a good example of this. A few years ago, nice pieds were still several thousand dollars. Today, it is not uncommon to see them for under 1000.00. I hope all this rambling was of some use.

Out of curiosity, what type of colubrids do you breed?
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