I need some reassurance here..

[Fallguy]

I started out just owning snakes. I always thought it would be cool to own my own business. First I love the animals, then I make some money. If I make enough to pay for a few meals for them, I am happy. If I happen to get a little ahead, great too. Just go into it with no expectations, but still give it your best. Just my $.02 ....

[twistedtails]

First of all I have no clue how there is two threads. Second of all I have always loved snakes and do not care if I make money, I was curious how many of you guys actually are. Having any hobby pay for itself is an added benefit and a smart thought to make. For those of you who are forum junkies and have nothing better to do than talk nonsense about a legit question, I'm sure you can all post your negativity on each others threads. And for the one who was all pissy about the "darn snakes" thing it was obviously a joke.

[twh]

i'm very narrow minded thank you very much. :p

good awarness

[catawhat75]

I have spent somewhere in the neighborhood of $35,000 since 2005. Thus far I have made $0. This is my first season breeding and I only went for 1 clutch. I will never make my money back, or anywhere close to it. Then again, I knew that going into this and have no problems with it. My snakes are worth everything I have spent and more. I am breeding for what I want in my collection and choosing the absolute best examples I can find of the morphs.

Do I think you can make your money back in time or even have a business with it to make a living- sure, there are a few out there who can and do. But those are few and far between and have decades of experience, knowledge, passion and quite frankly are a bit off their rockers to make such a leap of faith (in a good way!!).

[Turbo Serpent]

good awarness

Sarcasm................................

[ARpythons]

if you are smart, and lucky you can make a living from this. I have spent in the neighborhood of 8-15,000. the first year I made back about 2000 and this year im expecting to make back around 5000 . if I just keep the animals I have now I could potentially make a lot of money in a couple of years. personally, I enjoy doing it and if I loose for the first few years I don't care. its all worth it.
I look at it this way. if you were to start any kind of business they say to expect to loose money for at least 5 years. and most businesses take at least 50,000 to start. If I were to invest 50,000 to begin with I'm sure I would have made triple that in 5 years time. but it all comes down to smart decisions and a lot of luck.
spend money on supplies first then snakes. I know people who have very expensive snakes but don't even have a thermostat on their cage.

[twistedtails]

if you are smart, and lucky you can make a living from this. I have spent in the neighborhood of 8-15,000. the first year I made back about 2000 and this year im expecting to make back around 5000 . if I just keep the animals I have now I could potentially make a lot of money in a couple of years. personally, I enjoy doing it and if I loose for the first few years I don't care. its all worth it.
I look at it this way. if you were to start any kind of business they say to expect to loose money for at least 5 years. and most businesses take at least 50,000 to start. If I were to invest 50,000 to begin with I'm sure I would have made triple that in 5 years time. but it all comes down to smart decisions and a lot of luck.
spend money on supplies first then snakes. I know people who have very expensive snakes but don't even have a thermostat on their cage.

I'm glad that are some level minded individuals out there who can answer questions for thier face value and not try to make assumtions by the way a question was worded. It's people like you who make it a long way in life and relationships you create.

[mumps]

because someone wants to look at the economic side of breeding that automically means there in it for the wrong reasons???

how judgmental and narrow in your thinking can you be???

to the OP welcome aboard!

I can understand this sort of reaction due to the way the post was entered. The OP is "looking for reassurance" that they have not spent a lot of money for nothing. They are worried that after all their "investing", they won't be rolling in bucks in another year.

Looking at the economic side as a positive possible "bonus" to keeping the animals you love is one thing, but posting on a forum for "reassurance" that you've done the right thing monetarily is quite another.

Chris

[Stewart_Reptiles]

First of all I have no clue how there is two threads.

There was two thread because YOU created two threads regarding the same subjects.

Both threads were merged together.

[twistedtails]

There was two thread because YOU created two threads regarding the same subjects.

Both threads were merged together.

I hit the back button in my browser to correct something before i hit submit and it must have posted the thread that I was editing. Did you not notice one thread had things that the other didn't?