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Maybe some of you can comment. I had heard that the farmed boas count was low this year and that not too many will be producing boas this year as they did last year. Also down bellow a gentelman says his other boas had the year off. What does everyone think about the production of boas this year? How many out there are expecting more litters? Andy

farmed boa production would be down that I'm not aware of? I can understand coastal areas hit by the tsunami affecting whatever animals would have been farmed in that region. This sounds like propaganda the importers or people that work directly with them would say to justify charging higher prices when the time comes. One of the best ways to assist them is by spreading the rumours here. It's kind of like when you hear the price of gasoline will be going up because of blah, blah, and the next day and every day afterwards it keeps on going up and up and nobody questions it because, after all,we were warned weren't we? IMHO it's way to early to tell anything about what will or will not be coming this year in terms of captive bred animals. I've several females going to drop with another pair that just stopped copulating so hopefully one more. In a few weeks I'll have a better handle on it.

I just wondered and asked is all. I thought maybe we could find out here from all the members. If the price went up wouldn't that be good for us all? I don't know about you but I do not like the thought of selling normal colombians for less than $50 bucks. I know someone who sold a 10 lot for $350 shipped. That had to be hard to do, especially for all the time and energy put in to getting healthy babies. Andy

Farmed Boas are not down in number, there is just a monopoly sort of speak on them right now, one company bought out 80% of the quotas
They are just slow this year in being born, a little late is all...

The breeders here though, people giving their boas a year off, is a god sent.
Keep supply down thus demand up.....
But bigger breeders will be producing the same as always as they hold back more animals, and have more breeders so they can give their snakes off a year, but only the ones that need it....the rest go this year, but not next year , and vice versa...
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"Quality isn't Quality without customer service so I guess I sell quality"

Hopefully one day breeders will be able to produce enough boas to fill the demand so that those importers with the monopoly don't need to continue to take boas from their native countries. Honestly, is there any reason that colombian boas still need to be collected or farmed? If it's because peole want a cheap pet, but want to make it a boa, surely there are enough generic boas being produced to fill that. Maybe in time "sunsets" will be produced enough to fill the demand for cheap boas.
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Davey Giltner

I sense your humor in these statments you made, but the real motivator for these people importing these boas is GREED! These importers just buy twice as many when the market price falls. That way they can sell them cheap and still make money. How can we stop the importers? I would sign in favor of stopping it all.

I just cannot say I really understand all of importings implications. I hope there are those here who can shed some light on this.

I may be wrong about this statement, but it seems there are some who have posted here that are in favor of importing...I read about new hog island blood being imported and it seemed to have a big reception about it. I think the market would stableize in the USA if the importing was stopped, but if it was stopped what affect could it have on us ultimately?

I worry about the anti's getting any leverage at all, but if it is best for the industry, I am all for it. Andy

I really don't see any reason why boas still need to be imported. There are enough bloodlines out there that we shouldn't have to worry about inbreeding any more than the wild populations. If we need to import a few every now and then to outcross, then they should all go to Gus, and when he produces babies, he can release the new blood.
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Davey Giltner