I just bred my dwarf Hotot with my friends Dwarf Dutch and I need to know what a fair price would be for me to pay them. Would $20.00 be good, or the pick of the litter.Please help. I need to know. Thanks.
2007-03-12 06:47:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
My rabbit isn't a show rabbit and doesn't have a pedigree, neithe does theirs.
2007-03-12 06:55:45 · update #1
It depends on the rabbit. If it was an award-winning show rabbit, they may ask for more than $20. However if you're just breeding for the purpose of having a pet $20 sounds fine. If they breed their rabbits often, ask what they typically charge for a stud fee.
2007-03-12 06:50:39 · answer #1 · answered by dolce 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first of all, there is no such thing as a Dwarf Dutch. There is such a thing as a Dutch rabbit. But Dutch rabbits and Dwarf Hotots are two completely different breeds and if you cross the two you won't be able to show them.
From a breeder's standpoint, I think $20 is on the high side. Probably neither of your rabbits is worth over $20 since they are non-show rabbits and the babies from the cross will be worth $5-10 a piece at best. I wouldn't pay over $5...$10 at the very most. A price of $20-$50 for a breeding is what people charge for breeding to a good show rabbit, or sometimes they'll ask for the pick of the litter. I'd rather pay the amount for the breeding than give the pick of the litter. The pick of the litter will normally be worth more than the price of the breeding. Sometimes you will only get one good rabbit out of the litter. Then you've spent all of that money and time on feeding and taking care of the rabbit to really get nothing out of the breeding, just to give the other person the best and possibly only good rabbit.
However, you may want to make the payment contigent on the fact that your doe has babies. Many times the breeding won't stick. And you don't want to be out of your money if the breeding didn't stick, meaning...your doe didn't get pregnant. That is partly why some people choose the pick of the litter option. That way they are not paying if the rabbit fails to have babies.
2007-03-15 05:47:37 · answer #2 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is usually figured out BEFORE you bred the pets. The amount depends on the worth of the rabbits bred, and the price you will be asking for the little ones. Will you be taking them all to the vet before selling them? What is the average size of a litter? How much of a profit are you going to make? Offer your friend the choice of a percentage of your profit or the pick of the litter.
2007-03-12 07:29:21 · answer #3 · answered by Sharon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I Agree With ^^^^^^^^^^^^
$20 Is ABout Right
2007-03-12 07:27:22 · answer #4 · answered by dO yOu wanna piece Of me :-D[8]? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Thanks for adding to the overpopulation problem.
2007-03-12 08:25:57 · answer #5 · answered by sugarcarat 5 · 1⤊ 7⤋