Josh, I have to agree with you.

I dont consider us one of the "big" breeders, but with a collection close to 1k snakes and years of experience to back it up I feel i can honestley say " TIME?" 'WHAT TIME" I try and post here at least once a week, I work a full time job and occasionally have computer acsess their. My fiance is a foreman for a roofing company, We breed our own rodents which are at a different facility with no computer hookup and we are there a few hours every other day, we are in the middle of breeding season this year and with no employees it is crazy right now, then when eggs are hacthing in becomes crazier b.c we will then have 1k new mouths to feed, which means a larger rat production - which means even less time.
I get up at 5:30 go to work get home at 4 :00 go to the rats till 6:00, go home cook dinner and start cleaning and caring for 1k animals which never gets done in one night, and that is not including feeding nights, or the nights we do pet shop runs to the locale shops to supply them with rodents. To top it all off we try to do shows on the weekends, to meet the public and new customers, sometimes traviling 10hrs one way, and then on Mon the week starts over. I wish i had more time but fact is we dont, I know many of the "big" breeders and know they are in the same boat.
I am not trying to bash heads but our life is non stop from the second we open our eyes to the moment we shut them, when dealing with living animals you need to be on top of the game 100% of the time, which in return leaves no time once i am away from the computer at work to even sign on line. I dont know how alot of "big" breeders even answer their emails, like i said i have a computer at my full time job that i have acsess to (which is what i am doing now) I know alot of the bigger breeders do not have that on their sides.
Anyways just my 2 cents, I enjoy this forum, a rank like someone said would add to it and maybe spark more interest, but i find myself on this site over all the others. I have accounts to many sites but have only posted 2 or 3 times in the past 3 or 4 years on them, i like the community here...

Sorry this was so long..but i do beleive that time is the big issue- If the big breeders had less time and could come here on a regular basis and answer all the repeat questions then they would have less time for their collections, and their for they would have smaller collections making them smaller breeders. BIG = BIG COLLECTIONS = NO FREE TIME

Kim
N.A.R.C

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