Why Are Chondros Expensive?
My response to this question is usually, compared to what? In many cases one can purchase a captive bred and born chondro for less than what many of the designer geckos currently cost. When you remove the number of imports and farm raised chondros out of the equation there are actually very few Chondros produced in this country each year compared to other species. Chondros in fact are priced artificially low because of the number of imports and farm raised animals. If your only source of Green tree pythons was from breeders in this country the cost of these animals would probably be higher. Supply and demand plays a large role in cost, as does breeding success, hatch rates, and problems in getting them to start eating. The difficulty in starting a clutch of these animals can only be understood if one has done it. It is not an experience that can be explained. To a dedicated chondro keeper, however, it is worth every second of it. Your thrill of your first clutch of chondros cannot easi
