Breeder Shows - is our house in order

[Horsfield]

How many private breeders declare there profit or loss? this is a second income

[excession]

Originally Posted by oakelm

Also on the subject of websites I find it helpful for people to know a bit about you and your animals without having to ask a million questions plus pics help to show examples of hatchlings or lines being bred. Not great for selling as you would have to update them all the time but as a point of reference for people they are great. Also mine only cost me £9.99 so hardly takes a lot of cash to do one just a bit of time and patience to set it up. Mine still isnt finished but getting there.

Mine cost me £5.98 iirc

Cheep as chips

[Horsfield]

When looking at web address people need to look at what .co and .com mean? these are business addresses!

[oakelm]

Originally Posted by Horsfield

How many private breeders declare there profit or loss? this is a second income

I did for two years when I produced more than I do now and both times never had to pay any extra tax or anything. But after the second time got a nice informative leaflet about the thresholds for personal earnings and who needs to fill in a tax return, I think they were hinting I dont make enough. I check every year to make sure nothing has changed and give them a call if there has been a change and get the same answer each time after telling them the numbers that no you dont have to fill in a tax return. For me I keep more than breed so with the costs of keeping I always run at a loss each year but consider it to be my hobby, just seems to get a more expensive hobby each year.

Originally Posted by excession

Mine cost me £5.98 iirc

Cheep as chips

See I thought mine was cheap but obviously not

[Layla]

Originally Posted by Horsfield

When looking at web address people need to look at what .co and .com mean? these are business addresses!

Im vice chariperson of a registered dog charity. Where as our main address is .org.uk we also own all other alternatives to stop anyone setting up a similar site claiming to be us. This happens. Just because its .co.uk or .com does not mean it is a business

[haunted-havoc]

i believe that .biz is the suffix for a buissness website, not 100% sure though

it seems daft to me, if some one breeds for a hobby and has say 100 hatchlings that would get much better care from a buyer, opposed to the breeder who has them all and has to divide time between each. the breeder will never be able to give the time to each individual as to what they deserve.

however to sell these on to me, is not a problem. he has had to provide all the right husbandry for the parents and said hatchlings, which in turn costs money. so i dont see the problem with subsidising the cost of this to give someone a wonderful pet.

[LEOnitus]

Originally Posted by ccrew

in your own kind of way you may be right in what you are saying very interesting that maybe people should think of it as such like you i think there should be a stuck price for gecko's if they breed its a hobby yes but the prices the reptiles go for their should only be a stuck price on the reptiles lets say for it to be a hobby £40 per reptile then commercial it can be anything shame not everyone is like you thank's for sharing

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