Feeder Business

[Jay_Bunny]

No, these look like purebred pits to me. Actually, some good news. My fiance just got news today that he got his job, so we might be able to look around for a house to rent that will allow our animals.

[Bettacreek]

http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/findpit.html

Hopefully everything works out with finding a new place, good luck.

[Jay_Bunny]

Ok, so maybe they were not pitbulls, but the office still would not allow them. We are going out today to look for "for rent" signs and calling around.

[Wh00h0069]

In my opinion, I would not do it while you are still living in the apartment. I would imagine that breeding so many animals it would really start to stink in a small apartment. If you landlord found out, then he / she could evict you. Then you would be putting all of your animals in jeopardy. This, in my opinion, is very irresponsible.

I suggest that you wait until you do get a house. Then you could put them in an outbuilding; such as, a garage, shed, or barn. You could install a heating / cooling unit for extreme temperatures, and a ventilator.

Hope this helps.

[littleindiangirl]

I once lived in a tiny little loft apartment with a no pets policy. I was all by myself in a strange new world and got a kitten to keep my company. Landlord didn't officially care the cat was there until there was some drama played out between him and my family.


Long story short, the landlord used the cat and my neighbors dumping of trash (I lived in the top level of a house, the guy below was a real trashy guy lol, no pun intended) as the reason to start an eviction process.

I was already on my way out of that dump and never had to look back at the potential eviction, but that's my point.

A landlord may not mind a small animal, and can even enjoy or talk to you about them, BUT!! if you don't pay rent on time and are somehow breaking some other big lease agreement... when it comes down to it, you ARE breaking the lease agreement, and it's one more nail in the coffin to get you kicked out of their property by eviction and possibly pay damages.

[littleindiangirl]

Don't forget to put up an ad in your local classifieds stating your looking for a pet friendly home to rent for you and your fiance. State what you can afford in rent. I got a lot of calls from renters with houses and rooms. Online and newspaper btw.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

just one thing to say...

You have to produce a LOT of feeders to actually turn a profit. Knowing that you would even consider attempting to do such a thing in a rented home that does not allow pets demonstrates that you need to do a LOT more research and thinking about if you should even keep your current rat breeders. Let alone a breeding business with multiple species.

[Bettacreek]

A landlord may not mind a small animal, and can even enjoy or talk to you about them, BUT!! if you don't pay rent on time and are somehow breaking some other big lease agreement... when it comes down to it, you ARE breaking the lease agreement, and it's one more nail in the coffin to get you kicked out of their property by eviction and possibly pay damages.

Yes, good point. In Pennsylvania at least (maybe all states, I don't know) there's the pay to stay law. If the only reason you're being evicted is because of non-payment of rent, if you pay, that voids the eviction. However, if they want you out, all they have to do is tack up an eviction notice stating that you are late on rent and that you have pets and you need to be out, you're screwed, no pay to stay.

[Jay_Bunny]

As long as they can help but a dent in the amount I pay for their food, then at least that helps. I'm not looking to make a lot of money. I guess business was a bad word to use because that's not actually what I'm doing. Basically, I'm breeding animals for my own use and selling the surplus.

[AmandaTolleson]

http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/findpit.html

Hopefully everything works out with finding a new place, good luck.

Whoot! Guessed it right. lol