Large vs Small Breeder

[Beardedragon]

I agree with Brian in that character counts far more to me than the size of their collection or volume of sales. That said, I tend to support small and mid size breeders (like me) that tend to have more invested in every individual animal they produce. Also, for me, I tend to feel that you sometimes can get better service and a better overall experience from those that do it as a side hobby and aren't so dependent on making x amount of sales a month. That is not to say there aren't big breeders out there with sterling reps and high quality, Of course there are. I, personally, just like the connection that is formed when you deal exclusively with a smaller group of people who are more likely to remember you and get in touch occasionally to inquire how things are going. In the end, it comes down to whether I find you to be honest and trustworthy (it also helps if you have smoking hot animals ha ha)

My .02

Cheers,
Kat

As said before, i think emails are very important. If i email one of the huge breeders out there asking about something, and get a email three days later( for me, ive had to wait as long as a week!) , i will have found someone else to deal with. As for Jane, it was same day responses with long caring emails, i could tell she cared for her snakes and never once second guessed her. With the other breeder i was talking to at first, i got a incomplete sentence reply that wasn't very helpful and took forever to get to me- Once you have 500+ reptiles, do you really have the time to take as much care as a small time breeder does?

Its also a great break to smaller breeders, they need the rep and are a lot better to deal with most of the time.

The only time i feel i have to deal with bigger breeders is if im buying hets, or adult normals to insure im not getting anything extra, or less.

Matt