Quote Originally Posted by westcoastjungle
My suggestion is to not to get into this thinking you're gonna make a living. There is alot of costs involved in owning and caring for these animals. Vet bills, feeder rodents, equipment, etc... Any of the breeders that make a living were hobbyists for many years and invested ALOT of time and $. They have spent more $ on one snake than most will spend on a new car. Even once your BP's becaome adults there is no guarantee they will breed sucessfully and illness and death is always a possibility. You should do this because you love the animals first. There is alot of poop cleaning, giving injections, rodent care. Look at the classifieds on KS there is always someone selling there collection because their make $ plans didn't pan out. Jamie did a GREAT post on raising theses animals that everyone should read. It's not all fun and games. Don't quit your day job. I have my own business(not breeding snakes) which pays for my hobby. I have well over $25,000 in animals and equipment and probably made in the $100's selling snakes this year. Not trying to be a negative, just realistic. I do it because I love my animals, I can afford to care for them correctly, I have the time and space to care for them, not because I'm trying to make a living or even a profit. It's labor of love and if one day it's profitable great, but I'm not banking on it.

Lovely said!!