In the mean time...For new breeders and hobbyists

Breeder loaning seems a little more common in the group im in here. But I do think its just in the small group of friends I have. We are loaning one our albino female to a breeder, he has loaned us snakes and if one of mine proves to be something then we will likely do more. But I think this is for a few reasons. One we have bought the majority of our animals from him, and one other 'partner' I guess you could say. They loan snakes all the time. Some of this I believe stems from the fact the the one breeder owns a reptile store, and we as well as the other breeder can have our animals sold in his store, for a small fee. I see nothing wrong with deals between breeders, and breeder loaning, but only if the trust is there. I dont see that ever working across state lines, only locally, I get to see my albino female every week and get updates on her. He also always shares his new pickups with us, we even find snakes for him sometimes, just got a het pied proven breeder for him last week.

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Originally Posted by JKPCONSTRICTORS

I like networking with other breeders and discussing what projects we're working on so if one of us produces something the other is looking for we can sell to each other or make trades before the animal(s) is listed for sale. Plus, I just like making friends that share my passion for reptiles.

I've been breeding since I was a teenager, just common stuff like balls, boas, corns, kings, leopard geckos, and beardies, but it was always just for fun and the experience of working with the animals. I never made much money doing it because my collection was pretty small and I wasn't working with any morphs, just normals. Recently my wife and I made the decision to start investing our money into expanding our collection and work towards the possibility of producing enough for her to be able to quit her job and go back to school. We've dedicated a bedroom to the snakes and we're focusing on balls, bloods, Brazilian rainbows, Honduran milk snakes, and western hognose. We still have a long way to go before we reach our goal, but we've starting acquiring some morphs, breeding our own feeders, building racks, etc., and we're on our way. I'm always more than interested in talking with other breeders and hobbyists, especially if they're local.

Sorry is this post is a little long. I started typing and couldn't stop...

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That's great to hear JKP, I wish I could say I was that far along into my projects! and of course we never want this to feel like a job but I for one once I get addicted to a hobby I just love to pour all my efforts into it to achieve the best possible results I can, I thought making friends would be beneficial for everyone if they were interested enough as the other people to stop by here. I love networking and meeting others in the culture if only to learn from their experiences.