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I can't believe how much they have dropped in the past year. I bought a pair in the summer of 03' from Casey Lazik for $750 and the was real cheap. At the time pairs were going for $1000-$1500 and they seemed to be at that price for a while. Ever since I bought them the price just plummeted. Are there really that many more breeders or has the demand just fallen for such beautiful animals??

At this rate by the time I breed mine I'll have to pay people to take them. lol

Jeff

" Are there really that many more breeders or has the demand just fallen for such beautiful animals??"

Well yes and yes in my opinion.
There at least 10 breeders now I can think of off the top of my head and I am sure there are more. The supply of Bredls has skyrocketed due to the number of breeders and the large clutches Bredli are very capable of producing. The fact that most Bredls produced have yet to show the true potential of the species I bleieve has caused some folks to look to other species for the bright colors they want. Bredls have huge potential to be selectively bred. There are some knockouts floating around some collections out there. This price drop you speak of will encourage folks to hopefully begin some careful breeding of only the most colorful specimens. You can equate this to the Jungle carpet market. You can get a plain old drab Jungle for $75 or you can spend $250-500 for a trophy. I guarantee this will be the same situation with Bredli down the road. Ugly Bredli will be quite cheap but bright red ones with reduced black will go for far more.
Just my 2 cents.
BTW, this pic of of our adult male we have...Lazik line

-Yasser

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I would have to say that mine are just average. The female is brighter than the male and more orange than brick red, but still not a stunner. When I first started looking at these I remember someone having a bright orange specimen. If memory serves me correctly, it was a breeder in Germany.

I don't have the cash or space to be the Bredli person, but I wish I did! I have seen a specimen in a book that made me immediately want a Bredli. Unforunately, most of the animals (or more accurately the parents) I see for sale now are dull and muddy. (The good breeding is why I got into west Papuans instead.)

Hopefully someone has some killer Bredls out there and is working on good stuff. I can imagine paying much more than 500 bucks a pair for specimens with promising breeding. I would prefer bright animals with high contrasting dark black and clean cream bands. So. . .someone. . .get on it!!

I honestly think they have just been priced higher than market value. I almost picked up a pair for Lasik directly about 1.5 yrs ago. For $800 shipped, that was when the market had them around $1250 a pair. They really are no more spectacular than other carpets, they are not very rare. They seem to breed well, have great disposition. I just think they have finally fallen to appropriate prices.

Matt

Not enough diversity in the bloodlines either. They all orginate from a few places and are highly inbred.

Drew

Sorry I asked. I think I want to sell mine now