trade an 04 male Sharp albino for an 06 female Sharp sunglow? Any opinions are welcome.
Michael Burton
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Do you think it's a good deal to....
michaelburton
Oct 28, 2006 11:10 PM
Replies (6)
BoidaeAddiction
Oct 29, 2006 01:08 AM
I mean its nice to have an animal at or near breeding size for this year. But if you think about it, and you already have the sharp sunglow, you're saving yourself time. Plus you can breed it to anything and get dh's and hets. I think it would be worthwhile, it would just take some time to raise her up. Thats would I would do anyway.
az_gunner
Oct 29, 2006 01:44 AM
IMO It depends...
Do you have a breedable 100% Double het for sunglow female? If not, do you intend get one? This way you could produce your own 07 sunglow litter and keep the male.
If you don't have and don't intend to get, a breedable 100% Double het female, then I'd do the trade to get the sunglow.
ChrisGilbert
Oct 29, 2006 08:17 AM
Mike, I'd be careful. A lot of Sunglows fade as they mature, and you have an Albino from the one of the best Sharp lines, and you know he had matured into an incredible boa.
Personally I'd keep the Albino, but that is me. Your boa, Celia's and Ruben's animals made me decide to get my Albino from Ron, so I can only hope she colors up as nicely!
Randall_Turner
Oct 29, 2006 09:04 AM
I wouldn't do it for 1 reason and 1 reason alone. You already have the sharp male near or already at breeding size/age. Why not keep him, produce some offspring and buy or trade for a sharp sunglow next year. You aren't guaranteed the female will reach size for a LONG time or even if she ever will reach size or produce. I'd keep the male for that reason.
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Randall L Turner Jr.
graciascott
Nov 03, 2006 12:19 AM
DITTO!!
Good advice guys!
You would be losing several years AND would still have to buy a female mate...not to mention, by the time you actually got to breed them the market will have dropped.
Take Care and good luck!
Scott Dixon
Heartland Herps
RuBeN14
Oct 29, 2006 01:17 PM
but then you'd be right back where you started with a baby that now takes even longer to get up to breeding size and then you have to spend more money for a mate for her and aren't selling these cause you can't take them with you? If you planed re-selling her what if her color wasn't that great and that made it harder to sell. You have an awesome albino that people need at this point in the season. In my opinion, you'd have more luck with the awesome ready to breed albino then a baby female sunglow! Here's a brother to yours that I traded. You cant really see in the pix but he had awesome color just like yours.
Ruben Michel
