Good bye , little one..

[Reinz]

You know, you do have excellent points. That is why it took my 7 years to decide to breed my animals.

I have to say, if done right, the good outweighs the bad. I'm not saying its not without some frustration, aggravation and sadness. I have been lucky not to "loose" any hatchlings or have any with deformities, but the possibility is there. Feeding and caring for hatchlings is also not as easy as some think. Some hatchlings are stubborn about eating, and you have to try different things at different times and have a ton of patience !! (and of course the right husbandry)

But what I struggle with most, is where they end up. Once they are out of your hands, you have no more say. And even "if" you try to question new owners and offer advice and try to be picky, ultimately, you just never know..and what is the most heartbreaking is when you find out and animal you placed wasn't taken care of the way you would have wanted.

But then there is the "good". First of all the excitement !! There is nothing like seeing a little head pop out of that egg after ALL THAT TIME working towards that. I camped out in front of the incubator just watching the little ones with a red light (which didn't bother nor scare them).

Watching them grow is also so very cool. They really do have different personalities, LOL !! And yes, you get attached. And yes, there are some you get attached to more then others.

Then there is the pride when you end up with well adjusted, HEALTHY babies that bring a lot of joy to their new owners.

There will always be the good and the bad. I don't think I could do this on a large scale or for profit. Not because there is anything wrong with it, we all wouldn't have the animals we love if it weren't for the breeders that did make this possible. And there is nothing wrong with making a profit or at least recouping the investment as long as the animals are well cared for.

For me personally its just that the entire selling process is the least fun of it and I want to keep that portion of it small, LOL !!

The new owners are on their way, now, so little Orion will begin a new journey, and I hope it will always be a good one.

Great points for the pro side for sure!