Quote Originally Posted by TekWarren
The atmosphere your talking about is is near exactly how the asf rat forum is conducted. Its not all that active but slowly growing. Most people there now are breeding for food but more importantly for quality. Sometimes I feel like I work harder on my rodent colony than I do my snakes...it does take alot of work to maintain the highest level of quality. I also enjoy breeding rodents for colors and patterns even though anything that is of interest to me will not likely ever leave my collection or be shown as a show animal. Its sad that some can't understand that even though rodents are used for reptile consumption that they are cared for with just as much hard work if not more than those who keep them as pets.
I guess thats what i'm going for. Chris [bf] really works with the snakes more often than me [I get to clean their mess in the mornings >.<] and I deal with the rats. I spend A LOT of time with the rats. They do take a lot more effort and attention than the snakes, but, I care alot about them. I make the big decisions, and i try to pair them up with the best combination health and color wise. I guess I don't know if anyone was really that interested in combining efforts, but it was an idea.