We're in Stillwater, basically halfway between Tulsa and OKC (hour drive from either).Originally Posted by hoo-t
We'll check into talking to Otis, thanks for the heads up on the other 2 shows, all I had found was the Broken Arrow one.
Otis is a super nice guy, though. You might want to talk to him. There are a couple of LARGE scale reptile breeders in OKC. I don't know where they get their feeders though.
I figured it would take a LOT to actually make a full living at it. We're in a nice position with that, in that my husband still has a VERY flexible full time job as far as being able to pare it back slowly but still keep other income as we need it.
You're gonna have to sell a LOT of rodents to make a living at it. I think in order to do that, you'll need to find some clients that are willing to buy from you exclusively (large scale) or go mail order with frozen. If you go mail order, competition may be stiff. There are a number of big rodent suppliers out there that have a pretty faithful following.
We'll keep that in mind, right now we're leaning towards a larger supplier with good feedback from his customers in Norman, as its closer.
Also keep in mind that Big Cheese is in the Dallas/Ft Worth area and considered to be a high quality feeder supplier.
Thanks!
Thanks for the advice. We've checked on those, the rehabs basically are volunteer positions and try to get wholesale rates, but might be an option for cleaning out at some larger point.
The zoos and the University here (and in OKC) require you to have a USDA license which we won't have yet. Birds of prey is a great idea though!
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