Kevin's 'A&K Exotics' 1st Year Breeding Question Thread

[Royal Hijinx]

If you do not like the advice coming from someone who has been in your chosen field for many years, then so be it. But do not get offended when you put out a question online and you do not get what you want to hear. My post was simply concerning time. 12 hour shifts, which is what most RNs work, take their toll. Your background is honestly of little importance on that matter. If you doubt me, look at the tons of evidence based research on how nursing schedules affect the lives of nurses.

Mine, and I am sure everyone else's concern here really is not so much for you as for the animals. I think starting with 4 is a great idea, vs the 16 or so you listed before.

Just do not be surprised at responses you get from people who do not know you personally when you ask them for input.

[Amon Ra Reptiles]

Like stated before time is a must!!!!! We have around 70 snakes, 15 females breeding right now plus some monitors and lizards. Then the 500+ rats/mice/asf/rabbits to feed them all. We both work two jobs as medics and all and I mean ALL of our free time when we get home,before work and days off are devoted to the reptiles and feeders. This business literally takes all of our free time. We love it and don't mind the work , but for someone in school or that likes having a life lmao its not for them. Not saying don't get into it. Just saying if you can't say for 100% that you can devote your free time everyday to your reptiles, then don't get that many.
Just with the list you posted first, that's enough to tie up all your free time.
Plus breeding isn't as easy as you think. It's a lot of work. Being able to incubate eggs and not lose them it s real JOB.
But I agree with doing some research and starting out small. Good luck.

[kevinb]

If you do not like the advice coming from someone who has been in your chosen field for many years, then so be it. But do not get offended when you put out a question online and you do not get what you want to hear. My post was simply concerning time. 12 hour shifts, which is what most RNs work, take their toll. Your background is honestly of little importance on that matter. If you doubt me, look at the tons of evidence based research on how nursing schedules affect the lives of nurses.

Mine, and I am sure everyone else's concern here really is not so much for you as for the animals. I think starting with 4 is a great idea, vs the 16 or so you listed before.

Just do not be surprised at responses you get from people who do not know you personally when you ask them for input.

I wasn't offended, as I said I like critisim. I know what I want and how to get there, and as I said before, I'm not getting all these snakes at once. Financially it's impossible for me. I say 4 to start but realistically it might be 2-3, this leads me to grow to the list I have said at the beginning of this thread. I said it could quite well take quite a few years to get all the snakes I want to have as breeders, and I'm okay with that. I'm not saying being a nurse is easy, as I know it isn't. But each place is different, and what may be crazy for one person isn't the other. I said 4 snakes as I know that that is a much easier number to manage, and when I start going to school full time and working full time it will be the judge as to if I can add another snake or not. I would never put an animal in a crappy situation for my benefit. That's not how it is or ever will be.

Like stated before time is a must!!!!! We have around 70 snakes, 15 females breeding right now plus some monitors and lizards. Then the 500+ rats/mice/asf/rabbits to feed them all. We both work two jobs as medics and all and I mean ALL of our free time when we get home,before work and days off are devoted to the reptiles and feeders. This business literally takes all of our free time. We love it and don't mind the work , but for someone in school or that likes having a life lmao its not for them. Not saying don't get into it. Just saying if you can't say for 100% that you can devote your free time everyday to your reptiles, then don't get that many.
Just with the list you posted first, that's enough to tie up all your free time.
Plus breeding isn't as easy as you think. It's a lot of work. Being able to incubate eggs and not lose them it s real JOB.
But I agree with doing some research and starting out small. Good luck.

That's how I like it though, I have a multitude of physicilogical issues that make me best on the go, from the moment I wake up to the moment I hit the pillow I am doing some form of something, whether it's my actually job, or folding laundry. I always have to have something to occupy my mind, and as I said I have OCD, especially around cleaning and organizing, some would call it a curse, I use it to my advantage. Plus the fact that I can run on 3-5 hours of a sleep a night helps me greatly as well. I often say that I wish I didn't have to sleep, so much more could be accomplished.