Breeding as a business

[mrhoyo]

Just wondering how many people on here breed and sell their own animals as a business? Are there any advantages of being a business rather than just a hobbyist and does anyone have a breeding business as well as a job?

[sparkle]

i think the way the current climate is only the breeders producing sought after animals have a chnace of making money.. even then a lot of them are going by the way-side..

i guess it depends what you are breeding

[Lisasgeckonursery]

I don't think there's much money in breeding the more common reptiles at the moment, i'm purely a hobbiest and never expect to make more than i pay out. Plus if you do start to make a profit theres Tax etc to think about.

[razor]

as above. theres no real profit unless you do on a big scale, with something rare or very sort after. i spend way more than i earn. i just do it for the love and passion, and never get tired of cleaning out days.

[fantapants]

i have quite a few animals these days, and in the last year i have pocketed about £2500 from breeding. it paid for my trip to daytona and i swapped alot of stock for fresh bloodlines too. but if it was running it a a biusiness and counting all my initial outlay, running costs and vets bills it wouldnt be nearly as much, if any! as it is, i absorb the weekly costs in my normal household bills and look at anything i earn from selling extra offspring as a bonus.

[smart1]

Originally Posted by Lisasgeckonursery

I don't think there's much money in breeding the more common reptiles at the moment, i'm purely a hobbiest and never expect to make more than i pay out. Plus if you do start to make a profit theres Tax etc to think about.

i think its a case of you get out what you put in

[puyopop]

Just a general question: what reptiles are the hottest trend now?

[puyopop]

Anybody? Im guessing its high end royal morphs.

[alan1]

Originally Posted by puyopop

Just a general question: what reptiles are the hottest trend now?

you out on parole mate ???

Originally Posted by puyopop

Anybody? Im guessing its high end royal morphs.

mid to high end, without a doubt...

[puyopop]

Haha.. no. Well alan1 the market changes soo much, if i were to buy like two royals.. next year the morphs' prices would dramitcally drop down..

unless i tried to make an new morph something like a bumblebee albino...

altough i have no idea what the genetics behind bumblebee is..