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I don't want to be a breeder anymore
I have been keeping reptiles and amphibians since forever, and spent the last 6 years or so being a breeder. I have built up from just 2 snakes to now well over 200, not to mention tons of geckos and various lizards of many kinds. My goal was to become a big breeder like the big guys like BHB or Kevin one day. Now I come to the crossroads of whether to turn this from a hobby to a business or not, and I feel like my heart isn't there anymore.
Firstly, it is not really that profitable. And the care of all of them myself has become a chore. I do not have the confidence to start a business with employees who will share the work with me, nor do I really think it makes much financial sense given the current state of the morph markets (am I making excuses?). I want to be able to vacation and do other things again like I used to.
It is also heart breaking when I see some animals die (there are bound to be some when dealing with hundreds of them) or born with deformities, or even eggs that don't hatch. When these things don't happen, I am constantly worried that they will. It is doing my head in.
Yet, I have a problem letting it go. Because 1) I feel like I am just starting to get some success breeding and now I am quitting. 2) I feel very attached to the animals, even the ones I am meant to sell, let alone those that I keep as breeding stock or pets, some have been with me for over a decade (I don't see how it will free up my life if I still keep some? Will it?) 3) It feels like such a waste. Even if I sell all the animals, what will I do with all the racks and cages I have built, some used for less than a year? That I feel are very well made and I am very proud of? Also the years of effort put into this and raising breeders from babies. 4) From an ego standpoint, I feel like I would lose some status, as I have done things like made world first morphs, morph combos, bred species not bred before in my city, animals only I have etc., even though no one else seem to really give a crap (will they?).
I have listed a small percentage of animals for sale, but I am really not sure which direction I am headed. I do know that my current situation is such that, while I love the subject matter, I no longer enjoy the constant physical labour nor the psychological and emotional stress.
Last edited by hungba; 12-04-2016 at 04:23 PM.
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