Thread by @TheCryptoGemini

Here it is, the long awaited @PlayCrabada breeding thread 🦀

Historically it has been one of the most profitable ways to make a living as an analytically minded crab

Imo also the most fun, there is no bigger thrill than watching your eggs hatch (aka the legendary lottery)👀

To start off, it's important to understand the mechanics of breeding. The best source of info to read up on this is the crabada whitepaper

For the rest of the thread, I'll assume you understand the costs, requirements etc of breeding

docs.crabada.com/whitepaper/bre…

On to some general pros and cons for breeding

Overall it's a method that can be very profitable at the right times, but it requires you to know what's going on with the crabada metagame & market

Quick definition, in my view there are two types of breeders

The majority is type 1: hold eggs until they hatch. These breeders take on more risk than those making quick flips, but the rewards can also be handsome

This thread mainly focusses on those longer term breeders

For breeding pures, you would say the simplest way to start as a small breeder is with 2 crabs, breed 2 more, have them breed two more etc

Unfortunately it's not that easy, since breeding with parents and siblings isn't allowed 🙄

Luckily for us... there's a work around. I'll refer to South Park's description of this method:

The more commonly used name for this method is actually ABC. There's a great in-depth guide on the @FiefGuild website written by @0xBoond and @Best_coder_NA on the topic which I recommend you check out:

library.fief.finance/post/crabada-b…

If we take a deeper look at the risks involved with breeding we can divide it into two parts if we simplify a bit:

- $TUS price risk
- Price of crabs in $TUS

While there are many factors which influence this, the current meta game is the most crucial to understand

As a general way of calculating whether a breeding strategy is profitable you simply add up the costs and make some estimates of selling prices

I like to denominate this all in TUS, but it's simple enough to do this in dollars too

The meta game has recently been shaken up a ton with the factions patch

Where 711 bulk teams used to reign there is a lot more diversity in which teams are worth using right now, and as a result the prices of classes like gems, primes, craboids have skyrocketed

It's very important to consider the total populations of crabs, since that is one of the largest determinants of price. There are simply way more bulks than other crabs out there, which is why they are cheaper right now

Also others such as organic are extremely hard to come by

Don't forget that all of this is still only concerning the idle game

The battle game is set to launch in March, so breeding crabs which you think will be strong for the battle game is also becoming a more and more attractive option

Time for some specific examples. Remember that these prices were accurate at the time of writing, but probably won't be when you read this

Another general tip is to keep an eye on the market and wait a while to see if you can score some cheap virgin crabs, or eggs as parents

That concludes this thread. I hope it will be helpful to some of you in starting off your journey as a breedoooor

I look forward to seeing you all on the battlefields of the battle game in a months time. Gl out there fellow crabs

🦀 #snibsnib

Also let me add a quick shoutout to @mikocryptonft for his analysis posts on population stats and $TUS supply.

An excellent resource for anyone looking to get into breeding:

https://twitter.com/mikocryptonft/status/1492644770690252804