Your best bet, if you want to keep hots, is to apprentice with a hot keeper, one who is responsible. I did that for 6 months before I was told by him that I was ready. Best thing I could have done, I knew I loved it before I put any money into it, and by the time I got my own I was ready. I also knew how to do it safely and responsibly. I'm not perfect, no one is, but at least if you apprentice and get some experience, you learn the right way to do things. If you start on your own.......one mistake is all it takes. And $30K? My friend got tagged by a wild hot in his yard, not by anything he kept......try $250K. You can still make mistakes if you apprentice, but at least you have a little experience under your belt. Working with a mean, nasty nonven is NOT the same, because you know in your mind it's not the real deal
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