cement
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With reference to Simons albinoes, I am pretty sure he means that by being the first to produce them made him a wedge, It then became trendy to have one...which is where his wedge came from.
With reference to Simons albinoes, I am pretty sure he means that by being the first to produce them made him a wedge, It then became trendy to have one...which is where his wedge came from.
I understand all that. The same goes for few other people we know who were heavily involved in breeding and diversified, I think I mentioned few names earlier in this thread. I just couldn't see where the greens came into it either.
It's not hard to create demand / market with something new and pretty but realistically, unless you're into designer morphing, jagging or albinising (lol), you are on the outside. Gavin will be the last man standing, bringing something new and pure into the hobby.
As for everyone saying they would pay more and only buy from established breeders, were does that leave all of us that may have years of experience keeping (more than some respected breeders in some cases) but have not yet ventured into the joys and heartbreaks of breeding, does this mean we should just not do it, should we price the same as the big boys and get overlooked anyway, what do we do.
Reneret, new breeders have to follow the same track old breeders followed.
You dont have to breed snakes to gain a reputation. Participation in herp societies, forums and the like show potential buyer what sort of person you are and the extent of your knowledge.
I get you. I've got no problem with putting in the hard work, it's just that after reading Graffix's post I'm a bit confused about how to price. I never wanted to make big bucks out of breeding - I'm not sure it's even possible anymore. For me it's all about the learning experience of breeding the snakes, incubating the eggs, the joy of watching the neonates hatch and then raising them into hungry, healthy hatchies. I intended to set my prices lower than average to reflect my novice status, but I don't want to be undercutting anyone either.
I guess what I'm trying to ask is, what is a fair way to price for new breeders without causing a crash in the market?
Good point. Gulp! After 1367 posts I probably have some kind of reputation already.
You're thinking about it waaaay too much.
You're thinking about it waaaay too much. Don't worry about the other sellers, they aren't going to worry about you!
Set a price that you think is fair and see how you go.
I get you. I've got no problem with putting in the hard work, it's just that after reading Graffix's post I'm a bit confused about how to price. I never wanted to make big bucks out of breeding - I'm not sure it's even possible anymore. For me it's all about the learning experience of breeding the snakes, incubating the eggs, the joy of watching the neonates hatch and then raising them into hungry, healthy hatchies. I intended to set my prices lower than average to reflect my novice status, but I don't want to be undercutting anyone either.
I guess what I'm trying to ask is, what is a fair way to price for new breeders without causing a crash in the market?
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I honestly dont understand why everyone wants to breed snakes now. Just sounds like the old ' Im going to let my dog have a litter so the kids can watch puppies being born'
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