Lab rays...

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  1. purple315

    purple315 Level III

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    Could you make a profit from lab rays by zapping pets till they get good colors and selling them? Or do the colors not stick when taken off the account zapped on?
     
  2. Kangaroos

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    Yeah you can do that. Pets do stay the same color when you trade/abandon your pet. (Petpets, on the otherhand, do not stay the same color/species when you unequip them)
     
  3. purple315

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    Would you say its profitable? Like how often do you actually get a good color? And what do they sell for?
     
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    I mean, I don't really enjoy selling pets because I don't think you can get too much for them unless they're UC or a super rare color. Which, in my opinion, doesn't happen to often. So I wouldn't do it. I mean, if you already have lab, there's no point in not doing it.
     
  5. purple315

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    I don't currently i was just thinking about buying it. I guess getting an AA would be a lot better than a lab ray in terms of selling pets.
     
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    I'm not particularly keen on the pet selling side either, but potentially it might be more profitable albeit risky to do something like zapping a poogle for the MSPP, or some other rare pet for the lab only colors, never tried to do the maths for it tho
     
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    It's worth it on the long run, but keep in mind that it would normally take a good 6+ months of zapping to pay off the amount you got the lab for, if you price them at an amount that would sell.
     
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    lab maps are pretty cheap
    and color zaps happen pretty often
    i'd say it'd be profitable if you can remember to zap your pets everyday

    also BD pets are very profitable
     
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    Color zaps do occur every now and then (once or twice a fortnight-ish? Perhaps less). As for BD pets being profitable, yes they are, however labbed pets tend to have uneven stats unless supplemented with training or by other means.
     
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    yes
    lab rats go for way less than even stat-ed pets
    usually it's a good idea to stop zapping once you start training it for real (back to lvl 1 zaps D: )

    i like to go for avatar pets (jubjubs esp.) and fruit chias
     
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    I've been zapping my pet daily for a month and I have gotten 1 color change and at least five 'she doesn't change at all' zaps...the lab ray hates me :/
    however, in the past I managed to get a faerie zap once...it's all chance
    but if you're willing to wait it out eventually you will get something worth selling
     
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    http://www.jellyneo.net/?go=labray

    Jellyneo thinks that color change is around 9%. :p Sooo.. I mean, it's not great.. But I guess you could still try. It's fun to zap your pet everyday anyway.. Makes it a bit more exciting.
     
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    Thanks for the info everyone. Now I'm reconsidering getting one :p. How many profitable / not profitable colors are there for pets? Sorry but I'm a noob when it comes to pet prices.
     
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    Ummm Idk what people would consider profitable or whatnot but there are some restrictions to lab... You cannot get your pet to change into Pirate, Baby, Plushie, Usuki, Quiguki, or Royal.. But there are some perks, like having it change to robot.
     
  15. purple315

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    Hmmm. What about pea or strawberry? Faerie? Chocolate?
     
  16. Kangaroos

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    I'm pretty sure those are all possible. The one's that you can't do are the ones I've listed above.
     
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    1. make a draik
    2. zap it until it changes to chocolate
    3. ?
    4. profit

    =D
     
  18. purple315

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    ok thank you very much!

    What if it changes to a poopy pet :D?
     
  19. Code

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    Lol, is profitable. Just zap everyday, you have to get something nice. For four months I have been zapping and only got a choco usul. Unlucky me :x

    I'd say is worth it. Use it on a side so if you have no use for it anymore, sell the shell :)
     
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    I just got turned a blue Lutari. is That good? used to be green Kau.

    OK I just found out Lutari is the 3rd rarest behind Drake and Krawk, but that Lutari cannot be abandoned in the pound. They just cease to exist.
     
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