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A happy guy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>BTW, it seems like most of the privat breeders in Sweden charge a 1000kr
>($150) for a not neutered/spayed or descented ferret, why is that? I'm just
>curious since the normal price here in the US for a "fixed" and descented
>ferret (with warranty) is about $100 (650kr).
1. Since they aren't to be neutered until they are about 9 months, or
more, of age, selling neutered "kits" is not quite practical.
1b. Descenting is:
* unneccessary
* potentially harmful
2. SEK 1000 is about what you need to charge in order not to loose
money, or anyway not loose too much.
Bringing them up on a farm and shipping them to a pet store, where
they can (if lucky(*)) be sold at half the age a private breeder will
part with them, of course entails lower costs.
But that's the price we have to compete against regarding some
customers, so charging a more reasonable SEK 1300-1400 is at this
time not feasible. Those of us who want to: Know where the ferrets
come from; Have ferrets that have been brought up living with humans;
Know who their great-grand-parents are; &c, would of course pay more,
but it is felt to be more fair charging all customers the same.
(*) Some pet shops have an agreement with the supplier allowing them
to returned unsold kits when the next batch arrives. It's unlikely
they end up in a retirement home.
--
Urban Fredriksson [log in to unmask] http://www.ki.icl.se/urf/
Svenska tam-illerf|reningen / The Swedish Ferret Society
Malmv{gen 23, 191 61 Sollentuna, 0701-55 11 55
http://www.ki.icl.se/urf/ferrets/stif/
[Posted in FML issue 1411]
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