My future plans...

[Tomcat]

Hi guys

Im only 15, but have started thinking about what i want to do later in life. For work, etc.

I deffinatly want to do something with reptiles! Breeding reptiles to be precise.

As Bob Clark is a very succesful breeder, i was looking at doing something like that, starting small and working my way up.

My mum doesnt think its a good idea (thanks for the support ey). Is the way of getting started, by getting expierience from breeding normals, eg royals, beardies, corns etc, and just bit by bit working up the morph list, selling and swapping intil the money starts coming in?

I would really appreciate your help on this guys. Thank you in advance

Tom.

[Soulwax]

What i'd do is i'd get myself two corns ready to breed, and see how it went I guess.

Obviously research and look in to it as much as you can before getting them but you need practical as well..

[Tomcat]

I need to look into the genetics and stuff, but i hardly need a uni degree for it do i?

[Soulwax]

Nah you can teach yourself

[Meko]

to do it as a career you'd probably need a fair few quid to start with to buy some decent morphs. Breeding normal corns and knocking them out at £15 a shot because nobody will buy at £30; isn't going to give much of a profit.. possibly a loss when you include electricity into the equation.

[incrisis]

Originally Posted by Tomcat

Hi guys

Im only 15, but have started thinking about what i want to do later in life. For work, etc.

I deffinatly want to do something with reptiles! Breeding reptiles to be precise.

As Bob Clark is a very succesful breeder, i was looking at doing something like that, starting small and working my way up.

My mum doesnt think its a good idea (thanks for the support ey). Is the way of getting started, by getting expierience from breeding normals, eg royals, beardies, corns etc, and just bit by bit working up the morph list, selling and swapping intil the money starts coming in?

I would really appreciate your help on this guys. Thank you in advance

Tom.

It might not be what you want ....... but if I were you, I would find a job you want to do and do the reptile thing as a hobby to begin with.

That way you will have money coming in, which you can use to pay for the set ups and maintenance.

Once you start to make some money from breeding you can look at making it your only career.

[Tomcat]

So, instead of starting with normals, start with something higher in morph, already worth more.

But what would be good to get started with breeding? I obviously need it to generate enough money to support myself and need to pay to live and also increase my reptiles.

Im not just talking about breeding as a hobby, im talking breeding as a job. Earning me good money, and living etc.

I need something to get me started now, when im 18 im getting a nice sum of money, which if my breeding hits off, i can also put that into it.

[Tomcat]

Originally Posted by incrisis

It might not be what you want ....... but if I were you, I would find a job you want to do and do the reptile thing as a hobby to begin with.

That way you will have money coming in, which you can use to pay for the set ups and maintenance.

Once you start to make some money from breeding you can look at making it your only career.

What if i start breeding now though, and save the money. there for i have it instantly to put into something better and worth while to breed.

[Meko]

You'd probably need a serious amount of snakes to be able to do it as a business straight from day one. That would have to start with breeding weight morphs (in my opinion). if you got little 'uns, by the time they're old enough to breed the price of them could have come down.
if you don't have a decent amount of snakes then you'll have some money, then a long wait for the next lot, then some money followed by another wait etc.

[incrisis]

Originally Posted by Tomcat

What if i start breeding now though, and save the money. there for i have it instantly to put into something better and worth while to breed.

You need to look at the cost of breeding, how much to keep the animals you already have.
How much to build up your collection.
Incubating and hatching out.
Feeding and housing the babies.

You might find you are sitting on a number of animals for a while before you can sell them.

That means more equipment, more food, more electric.

I am not trying to put you off ... but if you want to seriously consider making it a living you need to look at everything.