Pegus and their value
Unless you are willing to make an investment in time with very little return financially, then Pegus as well as other Cyrto's are an option. But not for the pet market where people are looking for eggs on a 30 day basis with a gestation period of no more than 60 days.
Beyond that time period, unless you have a system worked out with babies being born monthly, this group is not worth pursuing. Secondly, the quality and dullness of imports reak with a sense of death when trying to work with these geckos. They look bad! The only exception are the cat geckos which have a better chance not only of survival, but interest.
This is the position that existed when I was importing from Malaysia many many years ago. Its all about dollars and cents and moving merchandize.
In todays market where we have increased our husbandry techniques 100 fold, and applied pressure to insure the safe survival of these geckos, have provided a new found appreciation based on dedicated people such as Marcus..........who cares more about the animal then the quick turnover.
the basic mindset still needs to be brought into forsight. A perfect example would be the Knobtails. That business has turned into a factory almost as extensive as Leopard geckos. Thats unfortunate because the knowledge of husbandry has taken 2nd place and will continue to do so until not only has the animal lost its value, but becomes unsalable because of the original motive..profit with a quick return.
