Well, actually, veileds shouldn't be bred much sooner than other species. Just because they are capable of breeding at 4-6 months doesn't mean they should. The females suffer a lot, lose clutches, and live much shorter lives if they start laying before they are a year old. They haven't really matured and their babies won't be as vigorous either. Babies should not be sold until they are at least 3 months old IMO, so as a responsible producer you bear the cost of feeding tiny hatchlings to give them a good start. It's really hard to predict what the public will continue to want. I don't know if I would base the investment on one company ad. (remember, you are asking a hobby forum about all this, so you are hearing my ethical opinions) Most pet owners are simply not prepared for a cham pet and most will die miserable deaths. Producing and selling them on a large scale might contribute to this as they become more "disposable". I'd hate to see veileds become the next iguana. Buying the cham is the least expensive part of the package. The pet owner will shell out a lot more for caging, lighting, feeders, etc, so when the costs add up, the cham gets short changed. I'd start looking at pet adoption sites and shelter sites, newspaper classifieds. If any chams show up needing new homes veileds will be the ones. Actually, designing, building and marketing decent screen cages is a good option too. A popular thread on various cham forums is where to find good cages in a variety of sizes. Almost all commercial caging is simply too small. These are just my opinions after working a bit in the herp business (retail) and rescuing chams.

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• opinions? - lutzmr2, Mon Jan 1 17:45:08 2007
• RE: opinions? - Carlton, Wed Jan 3 14:35:59 2007
• RE: opinions? - lutzmr2, Wed Jan 3 22:14:17 2007
• RE: opinions? - Carlton, Thu Jan 4 13:22:25 2007
• RE: opinions? - lutzmr2, Thu Jan 4 15:14:32 2007