I'm feeding my snakes for free!

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i'm doing the same thing, i started off breeding rats for my BP's. I had 1.1 breeders when i started know i have 2.16 and I sell what i don't need and i'm more then breaking even.

I never have enough rats to sell extra! LOL

I think it has something to do with numbers. Too small a colony and you never have all the sized you need. Meduim colony like I have and NorCalPythons has and you can break even/ make a little cash selling extras. If you can find someone to sell to, it's easier if you're willing to ship which I"m not. My guy actually comes and gets them from me where I work.

But when the colony gets too big the upkeep costs go up and you can't sell enough to break even unless that's all your doing. Because lets face it if you have a really large colony you either have enough snakes to make it worth while (hence the snakes eat the animal, so you can't sell) or your only breeding to sell (like rodentpro or mousefactory). But if you have enough snakes to make a really big colony worth while you're saving money anyway.