Do you often sit on normals you can't sell?

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Originally Posted by smoffler

Pffft I wouldn't mind getting a free normal :) any offers lol

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Ditto lol seeing as how i have been in it a year now i am still trying to collect as many as possible lol even easier now with my new rack lol

Keep an eye on craigslist, a lot of time you can find normals for cheap. The other thing is if you are in a small community and know any of the local cops, let them know that you would be willing to take in rescues. :) We did, and we got 2 (1 ball and 1 ratsnake) that we later rehomed for free to friends of ours that love them and take excellent care of them.

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Originally Posted by MarkS

They all sell eventually. I've still got some normal females from last year that I know will go eventually. I wouldn't go giving them away unless it's to someone you know well. Strangely I've run into a situation a few times where an animal I've given to someone doesn't get the care it deserves because it was free so they didn't place much value on it. I don't know why, but it seems that people often take better care of things they've paid for.

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I have always heard this. That people take better care of things (animals included) if they spend more money on it. So whenever I give away free kittens from stray cats I always say that the kitten is free, but they have to pay for the large new bag of cat food that is included. This also keeps people from just getting animals just because it is free to torture, sell to labratories, or just keep a little while then get rid of.

I used to toss in a free normal female with any male over $300. It sweetens the deal and has allowed me to free up space and time feeding, cleaning, watering...

I'm plannin on saving my normals till my distributor gets low on normals. Right now everyone and their mother is trying to sell normals, but Jan-March its going to be scarce for him. Thats when I will strike. lol :D

ill take a free normal! do i hear a free het pied!! :snake:

I was curious how this works. Good thread and good replies. In a lot of animals you get unwanted stock culled. I'm not big on that but a culled animal is better than an abused/neglected/tortured animal. I will have to see if I can find local shops long before I breed to work out some sort of arrangement. Thankfully I have awhile :)

Regards,

B

I've sold normals on Craigslist for $30 a pop, no issues. Considering normals are $80 at my local Petco and mine are always fatter and healthier than the dehydrated messes at Petco...they sell.
The only problems I have on Craigslist is dang flaggers...so I repost like 15 times a day and usually get some responses.

Yes you could do a cl "rehomming" sale. Lower prices gets everyone and their brother. Some I'd rather not speak to. I've come in contact with some very interesting cl buyers. Not all of them got to buy. that's why I like being a private breeder. You have the option to ignore the people you feel wouldnt provide for the animal. I dont thunk culling Is right for me anyways... I can provide for everyone I hatch and if I need to clear the space I sweeten an existing sale, If the buyer chooses or I hold a rehomming sale. Surprisingly I found Homes for all but two males out of 14 from last year. It seems like my normal girls go quickly but Boys can stick around for awhile.

Just put an ad in the paper. They normally go pretty fast for $20 each.