If money were no object...

...which would mean space would not be a problem either because you could afford all the space you needed....

What kind of collection and/or breeding projects would you like to have? Would you want something private where you work alone? Or something on a relatively huge scale like NERD?

My own response to my question:
(In a perfect world!)

I want to breed ball pythons...in particular, I would like to breed exceptional "normals," piebalds, clowns, mojaves, and caramel albinos.

Beyond that, I dream of a collection that has at least one of all the animals that fascinate me so much, including but most certainly not limited to, burms chondros, bullsnakes, pines, a mate for Caesar :mrgreen:, BCI, BCC, BRB's and too many more to name.

I'd love to be partnered with my hubby in these endevors, but other than that keep it to a small scale. Besides the two of us, I would look for maybe one or two young people who are interested in apprenticing, to help out with all the cleaning, feeding, socializing and record keeping that would be involved in this mini-zoo!

So what's your dream?

I would make animals my LIFE! I would start a ZOO in every major city in the US and it will be the best in the World! Admitance is Free for all animal lovers!



I can dream ok! https://ball-pythons.net/modules/cop...10353/haha.gif

LOL...grand dreams, Raj! Have you ever played Zoo-Tycoon? Seems like a game you'd enjoy!

What kind of a game is that Judy? Board, online?

Neither. It's a PC game, but you play it at home by yourself. There's no online version that I know of. You can choose from a variety of pre-built scenarios where you go in and "fix" a zoo seriously in need of new management...or you can start with a blank slate and build your own zoo totally from scratch. You adopt animals as you go, and you have to keep them healthy and happy....as well as provide all the necessary fascilities to keep your customers happy, too. It's a lot of fun...very addicting!

I'm sure there are a couple I'm missing...but it's late...
Ivory bloods
Komodo dragons
Lace monitors
Perentie monitors
Orinoco crocodiles
Gharials


On the non-herp side (all I can think of right now)
Emus
Giraffes
Lemurs
Llamas
Genets
A nice Andalusian stud horse & several fine broodmares.

K

You really do want a zoo, Kara! :D

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Neither. It's a PC game, but you play it at home by yourself. There's no online version that I know of. You can choose from a variety of pre-built scenarios where you go in and "fix" a zoo seriously in need of new management...or you can start with a blank slate and build your own zoo totally from scratch. You adopt animals as you go, and you have to keep them healthy and happy....as well as provide all the necessary fascilities to keep your customers happy, too. It's a lot of fun...very addicting!

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Will defenitely check it out the next time I go to the Mall. Thanks for letting me know bout it :)

I'd build an educational facility with large rooms simulating various ecosystems from around the world wih a glass wall down each one for viewing. The simulations would have to be incomplete with regard to large mammals, but I'd have a number of smaller mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, etc. appropriate to each habitat. The temperatures, humidity, photo cycles, and weather in each room would be carefully calculated to replicate what would be found in the animals' natural environments, as would standing or running water, plant life, soil type, rocks, etc. There would, of course, be veterinarians and zookeepers on staff, an apprenticeship program, a breeding program, quarantine, and on-site food production, as well as educational opportunities for schools, camps, and the general public.

Hey, a girl can dream, can't she?

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Will defenitely check it out the next time I go to the Mall. Thanks for letting me know bout it

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No prob! Just promise me that if you get it, you won't forget about us out here in the ether as you work your way toward Tycoon status! :wink:

We dream alike Marla :D

That sounds really cool, Marla! How big do you imagine such a facility would need to be?

Raj, I'm afraid yours is bigger scale than mine. ;)

Judy, it's hard to say, but I'd hazard a guess of 20,000 square feet. My workplace is about 4000 and it's a start, but to do a decent job of more than a few habitats, it would have to be at least 10,000. There would have to be room for offices, a clinic, service hallways, storage, isolated breeding facility, and probably a small auditorium as well as the actual habitat rooms.

Sounds like a fascinating thing to plan out! Have you ever sat down and started sketching and making plans? It sounds like you've given it some thought....

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Will defenitely check it out the next time I go to the Mall. Thanks for letting me know bout it

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No prob! Just promise me that if you get it, you won't forget about us out here in the ether as you work your way toward Tycoon status! :wink:

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I promise! https://ball-pythons.net/modules/cop...353/icon23.gif

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Raj, I'm afraid yours is bigger scale than mine. ;)

Judy, it's hard to say, but I'd hazard a guess of 20,000 square feet. My workplace is about 4000 and it's a start, but to do a decent job of more than a few habitats, it would have to be at least 10,000. There would have to be room for offices, a clinic, service hallways, storage, isolated breeding facility, and probably a small auditorium as well as the actual habitat rooms.

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Sounds like a plan in the making to me :wink:

In my "dream land" (and of course, if money were no object) I would like to have residing in my home at least one specimen of the following:

Xanthic, Snow, Clown, Mojave (Naa, gotta have a pair of these beauties!), Killer Bee, Orange ghost, hypo mojave, Albino, and a leucistic (All Ball pythons, of course). I would also like to have a Biak Chondro python, Jaguar carpet python, Angolan python, lots of Bloods (preferably Ivory, T+ Albino, and lots of cherry red normals), a hypo and albino BRB, and a pair of 100% pure Hog Island boas. Ok, so I'm a little "python bias", lol. I LOVE them! Oh yeah, and I would like a pair or two of both banded and reticulated Gila Monsters. Oh yeah, (LOL) and a pair of every single Crotalus there is! And maybe an Eyelash viper or Gaboon. Man... I better stop or I'm going to be hitting the classifieds. ;)

I would like to keep in mind, however, that as long as money were no object, I would not be breeding these animals a lot. I may do it for the enjoyment every other year or less, just to keep these morphs going steady, but I would not be doing it for the money (obviously!). Wouldn't that be just PERFECT? Man, I hate threads like this, lol...

Jennifer

Definitely some choice Chondros.....a bunch more colored ATBs......various rare colubrids (Elaphe Coxi, E. prasina, Mandarin Rats, Tiger Rats, etc.).......some nice high yellow Jungle Carpets......Mangrove Snakes.....False Water Cobras.....hypomelanistic African House Snakes.....thats all I can think of at the moment lol.

LOL It would be if there were any chance I'd have the money to do it. I've been thinking about this lately and even have pictured it in my head (hey, insomnia is good for something after all), but I am far too financially strapped to do much of anything. Of course, if it turns out that the new ball is axanthic and I start producing snows, it's possible my luck could change. :)

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Man, I hate threads like this, lol...

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Me too....ain't I a stinker??? https://ball-pythons.net/modules/cop...motions%5D.gif

For me I would say breeding albino ball pythons, normals and a variety of bearded dragons. I would say that it would be a privet thing. Maybe a few people like my wife and son would be in on it but that would be about it.

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For me I would say breeding albino ball pythons, normals and a variety of bearded dragons.

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And I'll bet you'd make good and sure the baby beardies couldn't munch on each other! :shock: :lol:

Oh you better belive that. After seeing my beardie with his handiecapp. Don't say that to loud he will her you. and start to cry. But I'll tell you what for him missing a foot he don't let that slow him down. He jumps and runs after them old crickets. He amazes me every day.

Our plans for the future (if we can ever figure out a way of funding), would be to turn Rusty Reptiles into a large facuility that is open to the public.
A large fully educational museum of sorts. We are interested in breeding herps that are still be wild caught in high numbers, and we would do more work with the Asian turtle crisis (room is an issue with that now).
We would have a vet in office for people to bring their herps too etc.
Lots of dreams, but we hope to accomplish
Rusty

Oh man!! If money and space, and even practicality, were no object...
I'd buy a few thousand acres in NY state; wild, untouched land, maybe in the Allegany region. I'd build a center that bred only native wildlife that's threatened, such as mountain lions and lynx. I'd re-introduce wolves to this parcel of land. I'd build fifty-foot walls around the whole thing (just imagine the cost of that alone! lol...) I'd set it up as a permanent place to enjoy native wildlife, a sanctuary forever to all this area's creatures. I'd also re-introduce the Eastern Diamondback rattler; I do believe they used to live around here.
For a personal side project, I'd breed quarter horses. I love horses, and if I had the money to, I'd have a bunch right now.
Herpetologically speaking, I'd buy a few high-grade piebald BPs. I love that morph. That, and I'd get a bunch of albino BPs and breed them, and try to build a center that promotes safe herp keeping for potential and new herp owners. That, and I'd build a huge realistic habitat for some gaboon vipers; I think they're the cutest and one of the awesomest snakes.