URRe: Mandarin rats

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Posted by DAVE POWELL on January 14, 2000 at 20:07:52:

In Reply to: Mandarin rats posted by Tom on January 14, 2000 at 17:35:22:

: Why are they so expensive? I have seen cb babies for $500 and also wc for $80, whats up with that?
: Thanks,
: Tom

WHATS UP!CAPTIVE BREEDING IS UP!!SUPPLY & DEMAND! All the years of hard work,WORKING WITH WHAT WAS 1ST AVAILABLE,wild caught animals imported with no idea on how to raise & breed these beautiful animals,losing the majority of the imports due to diseases noone knew how to treat,until people like Lloyd Lempke,Larry Keller,& Bill Gillingham slaved over these marvels to find out all the answers for us,WE SALUTE THEM & MANY OTHERS!!also due to the fact they only produce small clutches of eggs 2-8 per clutch,this& the amount of breeding size adults in captivity today make them in high demand & pricing,the 1st cb in the early 90's went for approximately 1,500.00 ea,now cb'99 females go for 400.00-750.00 ea.& cb'99 males go for 300.00-500.00 ea.,cb adults can go as much as 1000.00-1,500.00 ea.Some imports have faired well as ltc's& are valuable for new bloodlines making them more valuable than the asking import price of 80.00 & up.So...WHATS UP!! DAVE POWELL

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: : Why are they so expensive? I have seen cb babies for $500 and also wc for $80, whats up with that? : : Thanks, : : Tom : WHATS UP!CAPTIVE BREEDING IS UP!!SUPPLY & DEMAND! All the years of hard work,WORKING WITH WHAT WAS 1ST AVAILABLE,wild caught animals imported with no idea on how to raise & breed these beautiful animals,losing the majority of the imports due to diseases noone knew how to treat,until people like Lloyd Lempke,Larry Keller,& Bill Gillingham slaved over these marvels to find out all the answers for us,WE SALUTE THEM & MANY OTHERS!!also due to the fact they only produce small clutches of eggs 2-8 per clutch,this& the amount of breeding size adults in captivity today make them in high demand & pricing,the 1st cb in the early 90's went for approximately 1,500.00 ea,now cb'99 females go for 400.00-750.00 ea.& cb'99 males go for 300.00-500.00 ea.,cb adults can go as much as 1000.00-1,500.00 ea.Some imports have faired well as ltc's& are valuable for new bloodlines making them more valuable than the asking import price of 80.00 & up.So...WHATS UP!! DAVE POWELL

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