Duckcheck you will still make money, maybe not as much as one can make here by jacking the prices, as Dimitri said, the right price and you will sell your stock. :deal

Quoted from Link :
Is it legal to export Invertrebrates?

"You may export them as long as you have a permit from the provincial conservation authorities if the animals are protected.
If the animal is not listed as protected within the province or on TOPS you can legally go the airport and ship it overseas."

Dimitri wrote: I dont think its such a bad idea but since its really difficult to get exotics back in the country (which we all love) now we will be sending them away and before you know it we hardly have any left for the hobby here.

Personally if you sell at the right price people will buy.

Its still better than sitting with them over here for ages...
As for the pricing, I really don't agree. The market has changed considerably compared to a few years back. Then, people worked their way up to the rare spiders, now people want to start with rare spiders.
As an example, look at the P.formosa I am trying to sell... Not sure when last these were bred, but would guess it was my last sac around 2 years ago (Could be wrong). At R200, its a decent price and yet I have managed to sell 5. For the effort spent, I would rather export and hold a few back for myself for my future breedings (To export again).

I don't see why you can't do both? Sell what you can here, keep some for later and export the rest?

Marius wrote: I don't see why you can't do both? Sell what you can here, keep some for later and export the rest?

Suppose that could work, but the more you send, the easier it is to cover postage.

Well I will open this topic again if the sacs are successful and see if anyone would like to join me.

Ceratogyrus wrote:

Dimitri wrote: I dont think its such a bad idea but since its really difficult to get exotics back in the country (which we all love) now we will be sending them away and before you know it we hardly have any left for the hobby here.

Personally if you sell at the right price people will buy.

Its still better than sitting with them over here for ages...
As for the pricing, I really don't agree. The market has changed considerably compared to a few years back. Then, people worked their way up to the rare spiders, now people want to start with rare spiders.
As an example, look at the P.formosa I am trying to sell... Not sure when last these were bred, but would guess it was my last sac around 2 years ago (Could be wrong). At R200, its a decent price and yet I have managed to sell 5. For the effort spent, I would rather export and hold a few back for myself for my future breedings (To export again).

If I'm not mistaken OceanBlue (Genio) bred them right after and not once only

Forgot about that. Still went to collect a few.

The point is still that the market is dead and exporting could be well worth it.
On that note though, since starting this topic, people have suddenly been contacting me.