Indigos are not the "Cash Cow" that many other snakes have become or are being used for. Their reproduction is at best unpredictable at worst disasterous. Neither bode well for someone that gets into this hobby to make money, i.e. some ball python morph breeders etc etc al. INCREASES in price reflect many things, such as what the market will bear, the costs of producing these snakes, the state of our economy, and the cost of essential goods, i.e. electricity. What I am trying to get as is just this:

Eastern Indigos are not easy to produce, they are expensive to feed and maintain properly and they are endangered in their native habitat. All of which add up to increased price. Generally speaking, people that have bred them repeatedly do not complain aboutthe pricing as they understand firsthand just how hard it is to produce them. They realize just how unpredictable the entire process is. Indigos that arent sold by the end of the season are not overpriced, they are just not advertised effectively, as their are more people that want them than can be satified in a given season. I know personally that at one point my reserve list was backed up by an entire YEAR. And my prices were NOT what I would call low.

Well, enough said. Anything of value is going to cost more. Some things GO DOWN in price as time goes on. Indigos ARENT one of them. Ball pythons seemingly ARE.

Sincerely,
Fred Albury

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