Re: Downers and Naysayers
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cchardwick
I totally disagree with this statement. I think the glory days of breeding ball pythons are upon us right now! I've been buying up a few breeders for the last six months or so, never bred snakes before, so I'm just getting into the whole breeding thing.
when the last time you saw a breeder take a picture of near 100k cash sitting on his hotel bed from tinley or daytona? The glory days are gone and people need to accept not everyone is going to be making hundreds of thousands like before. Again its not even a hobby issue pre 2008 there was a heck of a lot more money being thrown around everywhere. Even more so before 2001. expendable income of most people is far less than it was back then. Hobby is going to reflect it as it is 99% fueled by expendable income. Ball python breeding today is a terrible investment. So you better have another reason for doing it or you are making a terrible investment, sorry.
Re: Downers and Naysayers
Totally different group and hobby but don't ever join steel soldiers. Your rant describes then perfectly.
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Re: Downers and Naysayers
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Originally Posted by
cchardwick
If you are lucky you can produce a new morph that is high in demand and you can make your millions breeding snakes selling some of the first babies for $50K or more. :D
In this business/hobby, luck is always preceded by a lot of hard work and preparation. Those of us who've been around a while have seen hundreds of people jump in, buy a few morphs, and prepare to rake in the cash. We've seen hundreds of them go by the wayside.
Ever wonder why THIS Forum has slightly over 53,000 members, but only about 300 who are regularly active? Might want to give that some thought before you start looking for tax shelters for all that Big Baller $$
Re: Downers and Naysayers
Aercadia,
There is lots of negativity in the world all around us! I don't even like watching the news anymore. But you can always find just as much positivity when you look to others or search from within. As a new owner I feel as if everyone has been so helpful on this forum, even when I was so ignorant and didn't have the UTH hooked up to a thermostat. That being said I don't use any other form of social media so to me the Internet is a scary place lol the community has made me feel comfortable to share my opinions and ask for advice. I hope you're not letting the negativity get to you. Sometimes it's good to just pamper yourself and do something you love to get out of a funk.
Valentine is a pet only but as an outsider I see a lot of people selling and breeding BPs, seems like a very competitive business. I can't imagine would ever be a get rich type of thing there would be tons of overhead and space requirements and a long time to sit on the 'product'. I might be wrong but seems more of a passion and hobby to be able to do something you love and make a decent living if you work very hard.
