Beardies Prices for 2005?! - Page 2

beardiedragon · 06-30-05, 08:03 PM

It's nothing that we haven't seen before in other areas like in breeding dogs. Many people looking for a pet, especially a first pet dont care if they get a "mut" Dragon. If it is a pretty color they are happy. Nothing will change that. Unlike dogs, BD genetics are very delicate. Breeding siblings, undersized BDs... are some things that occur when breeders dont understand or care about the future of the industry. Not all small breeders are careless or thoughtless. There are quite a few that work dilagently to improve the gene pool. Educating the public is very important. I still ask $100-$300 for my colorful BDs (I see other breeders still doing the same) and while I probably do miss a few sales I think that most reputable breeders are not dropping their prices to compete with the $50 BDs. The pendulum will swing back as people realize it is not profitable to continue breeding and selling babies for $10 each.

SnakeyeZ · 06-30-05, 08:25 PM

I agree. But I figured $60 was a fair price..anything more....and I would be stuck with them, any less...would make me sad, not for the wallet, but for the sake that these are living animals too.

-Rich

Knowzilla · 07-21-05, 08:44 AM

I would rather pay and charge a little more for a dragon and get quality and nice colours, rather than pumping out as many hatchlings as I could and getting subpair animals in the process. It's like they say you pay for what you get.
Just my two cents.

K1LOS · 07-22-05, 01:44 PM

Saw some for $15. That's taking it too far. Now your into absolutely everybody's impulse buy zone.

What do you feel the value of a sandfire x blood red hatchling is worth?

Geoff

Knowzilla · 07-22-05, 02:17 PM

A sandfire X Blood hatchlings depending on colour and size about $175-$200, but I asume that the animals colours would be quite spectackular.

K1LOS · 07-26-05, 11:28 PM

well yay for me!

Geoff

beardieguy · 07-27-05, 05:19 AM

Hello I just want to say my 2 cents here.

I have noticed that alot of real breeders can still get a decent price for their dragons. Myself I have been breeding now for a few years and yeah I started as a hobbiest and will fully admit to it. Once I started to talk to real breeders that have been doing it for a few( capital dragons(Tim)) ( daichiu's), to name a few, I started to realize that they can tell you fully where their dragons are from and every peice of info you need.

Now that I keep paperwork on my dragons pertaining to its origin man I can do the same. See here all my normals are still $70 and that covers all the usual bills. Then I have my high end morphs which I do not neg. price with. You want a healthy pet that you know will not die in 6 months you have to pay for it.

thanks