What are you in it for?

I breed, so that one morning I can wake up, look in the incubator, and see this! (well, after slitting them..)

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...ijiijiji-1.jpg

started as a hobby, it still is a hobby.. like someone else said, if i can make some money while im at it, awesome!

we have acquired our snakes on purpose, normal female, spider female (soon), male pastel.. all those moves were certainly intentional

When i was breeding ball pythons and corn snakes it was for the pure enjoyment:gj:.Its a great feeling seeing those little eyes peek out at you then duck in when they notice you watching them :D

I haven't been online in almost 2 days, and I wanted to see what responses I got to this particular thread... just to see what people said.

When I saw it on the top of the list with over 50 responses, I read intently EVERY SINGLE RESPONSE, and I have to tell you all...

I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!!! SERIOUSLY YOU ALL FREAKIN' ROCK!!!!

Ok... I feel like that drunk guy who tells everyone he loves them, LOL! THIS is the reason I love this forum so much!!!!! You all answered honestly, and you all are exactly like me when it comes to these amazing critters! Screw the poll... I know why you're in it. I can feel it in your hearts :)

Other critter forums and breeders... they're nuts, like a weird cult (look up chinchilla breeders sometime). You guys are real. This is the best thread I could have ever thought up during a midnight, restless, pets-on-the-mind internet run.

I agree, great post. :gj:

As with many, what started as a hobby eventually changed into a passion. I love the different morphs, I get soooo excited about pairing this one and that one to get something different, when we get eggs I'm on a high, when those little noses start to pip I go over the roof, once we get a new hatchling to eat it's time to celebrate. Watching the babies grow into young adults ready to breed is also thrilling. And lets not even talk about the possibility of creating a new morph that you would have the honor of naming . . . :banana:

Yeah the cleaning is sometimes tiring, especially after a long day at work and keeping those rat and mice colonies happy and producing is time consuming, but that's a necessary part.

Bottom line, if we didn't have this passion I don't know what I would be doing with my spare time that is now devoted to snakes that would be so rewarding.

I am in it for the money the money only. YEAH RIGHT. I just want to make enough money to pay for the rats food and for a little on the electric bill.
Really I love the snakes. The do not wake me up barking or chew my furniture. Nothing makes me feel better than seeing a new baby hatch. I love these animals.

I selected both money and hobby in the poll. I love all the variety of BP's that there are and want to try producing them all, as well as reptiles in general. I am not looking to get rich, but if i could turn my passion into a full time job, what more could i ask for?

Robin

Not enough options. Hobby turns into to many snakes to have a full time job....

Love the animals, love the people who love the animals (most of the time) and enjoy communing with the community that does!

:D

Who in here plan to be a full time breeder?