Another quality of coastal breeding that has kept their price fairly stable (though its no longer 600 ) is that they require a certain amount of patience. Neonates aren't hard to raise but do require a fair bit of TLC and in my opinion they don't do well in collections where production is the focus. I have 1.1 hypos and 2.2 hets from outcrossings to diverse locality lines. Generally though I only breed hypo to het and only 2 females per year which gives females every third year off. I have a non breeder friend who takes most of the hets at a jobber rate which generally leaves me with 5 or 6 neonates to get started and move. Given the price they bring and the fact I'm working with just a few animals I've no problem working with them for as long as it takes to place them. Maintaining prices doesn't always come down to creating an artificial market sometimes its jsut recognition of reality and not over producing.

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