Simple reason really:



Firstly, like it was said above, there has not been a proven "Super/Homozygous" Spider produced as we know of yet (if you have a spider that throws 100% spiders, then you are the Super Spider winner!). What this means in laymens terms is this, if you have a spider, you can produce more in the first generation, roughly 50/50 chance.



Secondly, is the fact that males can produce many clutches in one season, while a female can only produce one. This is really the important reason why Spider females cost less, because it is harder to produce large numbers with them.



Now the reason that Co-dominant (morphs with a Super and a visible het) females keep their price, is that they are necessary in order to produce the supers, while in spiders there isn't much point, since there is no proven super, whether there is a visible difference visually or not.



Hope this helps,

Dan

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• Why are female Spiders cheaper than males? - Denis_Patenaude, Sun Jan 22 12:07:08 2006
• RE: Why are female Spiders cheaper than males? - muddoc, Sun Jan 22 14:03:29 2006
• RE: Why are female Spiders cheaper than males? - Mahlon, Sun Jan 22 20:57:16 2006
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• RE: Why are female Spiders cheaper than males? - EmberBall, Wed Feb 1 15:49:38 2006