Frustration in the Cattery! (Let's rant ;))

[Malicia Python]

Quote Liriel:
I hesitate to mention the third possibility that comes to mind, and that would be the whole market going away except for pets and a few breeders who can afford to keep sinking large amounts of real-life dollars into it because they will be able to keep enough cats that the streaks aren't going to be as problematic, simply because they're birthing so many.


Well I have seen a tendency towards this for some time now, esp those who buy the newest traits off whoever gotten them first are an example. Of course it is up to them what they do with their pocketmoney XD. "The market" (i.e. OUR buying behaviour!) is as tough as any other now, with a lot of competition because the supply exceeds the demand by far.

So, the gender mess (and I mean it where it is way beyond statistics) is just another nail in the coffin of many smaller breeders who try to breed special cats instead of doing the rat race for new traits. If your prognosis comes true, Kittyland will lose variety :/