Luecistic Boa

[bcfos1]

Originally Posted by morti

I am not going to get into a long discussion about economics, but suffice it to say that your idea is harmful to the people who actually do make their living by breeding snakes. Even the "Big breeders" don't rake in really big bucks at it, but they usually do make enough to keep their house, car, and business in business. If someone comes along and "crashes the market" by selling a whole bunch of snakes off at well below market value, then these people no longer have the means to make a decent living.

Actually I once added up what Ralph Davis had for one year and current asking prices he had at the time. And if he sold everything he had that year he would have cleared around 300k. Not bad for a hobby if I might say so. Then you get some breeders who bottom out the market by slashing prices "Crazy Eddie" style. Then you get a big fight in Daytona over that between some of those "big breeders".. Kind of childish in my opinion. I don't get all bent out of shape if another consulting firm wins a contract with a big utility by bidding a lower price. Just part of doing business, acknowledge and move on.....

[morti]

"if he sold everything he had that year"

That is the kicker... It doesn't happen. Ever. There are not enough buyers willing to pay good money for high end morphs. The money is in Hets and in less expensive things. High end morphs are really only good for trades.

	Heterozygous Heterozygous - the animal carries the gene for a genetic trait but does not outwardly demonstrate the trait. Example: A boa that is het for albino looks normal but carries the albino gene. When it is bred to another het for albino boa or an albino boa, a percentage of the offspring will be albino.

	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).

[Andy_G]

Originally Posted by bcfos1

Actually I once added up what Ralph Davis had for one year and current asking prices he had at the time. And if he sold everything he had that year he would have cleared around 300k.

Can't get much closer to impossible then that...

If it is offered on the market it will sell fast but...honestly...even if I had the money I would not purchase it. I like it but I like animals with colour much more...the same reason I do not favor aneries and ghosts...pretty in their own right but not as appealing to me as most of the other morphs out there.

	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).

[jim71]

That's awesome! I've never seen a leucistic boa before. I've seen leucistic BP's and a Burm,but this is a first for me. If that's BCC I would love to see it at it's full grown size. That thing is only going to get more awesome as it grows. Again That's Awesome!

	Boa Constrictor Constrictor Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constictor constrictor). Refers to "true" red tail boas such as the Guyana and Suriname locales.