When I was single way back when, I was putting a few hundred a month into a mutual fund. I did that for around 5 yrs. In spite of an up-and-down stock market at the time, the funds did great overall. Way way better than my kingsnake morphs I invested in. Now I didn't have a huge collection, but I soon found out that kingsnakes do not hold high prices for long. Large clutches, ease of producing them - the market gets flooded quickly.

Although I think hognose morphs do tend to hold higher prices longer, the rules are the same. Eventually, a hog that sells now for $500 will sell for $100 or less at some point down the road. The new, highly-coveted morphs will command the high prices. Those few breeders that have the new morphs before 99% of everyone else will have the earning power, or trading power.

So, if you get baby anaconda hogs now, you are a few years behind the original wave of babies to hit the market. I do believe you will sell babies and get some money, maybe even pay for their food, maybe the initial cost too. But as an investment, there are more effective ways to make money. Keep them because you love to keep them, and any money made is a bonus.

Now if you have some crazy looking morph that only one or two others have, go for it!

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