Cham Freak,
Those are prices we haven't seen for a few years. Perhaps 5 years ago you could have gotten a single panther from the Kammers for $150 - but not since.
Understand that there are only 2000 panthers being exported from their natural birthplace each year - for the entire world to purchase. Japan and Europe get a good deal of that allotment. One of the main exporters that was sending panthers to America quit 3 years ago, and that took a toll by raising prices. Of that 2000, many perish from the stress of packing and shipping.
With less and less new bloodlines coming in each year, the breeders have to rely on their own breeding stock for females. This, too, has driven the price up. Additionally, with a new panther morph (ambilobe) sweeping the market, the prices went even higher.
To find a panther chameleon for less than $200, it will have to be young and from a breeder that desires to get it sold. Once in a while you see them, so you will have to scour the online ads for those opportunities. On occassion I see lower prices from sources in Florida. ChamCo often sells lots for lower prices - but they realy target the wholesaler or breeder. When we sell to other breeders, we sell for less than $200 as well - but they buy lots not singles.
Good luck in your search,
Morgana
Reptayls, Ltd.
