Why are females "better"?

Dirty · 01-23-05, 01:11 AM

Really, Why? I've noticed that female morphs are usually more expensive. Wouldn't it make more sense for the price of males to be higher because they can breed with more than one female? Someone please help me understand

Bartman · 01-23-05, 01:25 AM

Good question, Id assume that its because the females are the ones that carry and have the actual offspring.

Jeff_Favelle · 01-23-05, 01:40 AM

Exactly the opposite of what you said. Supply and demand. If ONE male does the job of 10 clutches, then each breeder needs exactly ONE male. But if you want 10 clutches of a combo, then you NEED 10 females of that morph to produce 10 clutches. Supply and demand. If there's 100 breeders that want that male for those 10 clutches, then there's demand for exactly 100 males. If 100 breeders need a female morph to make 10 clutches, then you're gonna need 1,000 females. 10x more! Supply and demand.

Asian Jon · 01-23-05, 08:42 AM

Hehe you sound like my economics teacher, Jeff

Jeff_Favelle · 01-23-05, 02:13 PM

LOL!

MouseKilla · 01-24-05, 02:43 AM

It's a bit different with a co-dom morph though, males may be priced the same or even more than females.