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HappyHillbilly
at Fri Aug 10 16:04:58 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by HappyHillbilly ]
> > > "So what if its not fun??????? What if its mostly work and worry and then you lose money. hahahahahahahahahaha"
I know firsthand that purposeful breeding of any kind of animal isn't all fun. I breed, or have bred, several different types of animals. It's just like anything else in that if the subject doesn't enthrall you, it will be of little to no value to you. And you're right about the market and the great potential for losing money.
If it becomes mostly work & worry, along with a money pit, then it'll be time to turn it into a legitimate business for a tax write-off. Hahahaha!!!
Alright, alright,....... you've got me cornered, I'll confess.
Since I have a male sav I've got my foot in the door. I've got several other reptiles that I feed that aren't reproducing for profit, so sometimes I think "What the heck, what's another monitor gonna hurt seeing as how I've got the space and raise my own rodents." (I've raised crickets before, too, and I'm sure I'll have to get back into doing it again.)
So I can just throw a female in the cage with my male and if they reproduce, great, I've allowed them to accomplish something. If they don't, no big deal. Maybe I can gain a little bit of knowledge if I check on them every month or so. Hahahaha!!!
You see, ackies are cute, but I've never watched one, or a group of 'em, for more than a minute at a time. Just haven't had the opportunity to. Ackies don't do anything for me. I'm not putting 'em down, by ny means, I'm just saying that I'm not attracted to 'em. They're still a monitor, and I feel that monitors are superior in the realm of lizards.
Of course, if I just wanted to be a successful monitor breeder I'd go with the best odds and choose ackies or orientalis (that's not a dig at anyone, by any means, I'm just saying that some people say they're easier to breed, that's all).
I often wonder how much longer the sav population can support the high volume of imports. Surely they've got scientists raising cain in Africa about their exploitation and sooner or later, when the rodents carry the people off 'cause there's no monitors to control 'em, they'll realize they need to tighten up.
So, would I be breeding 'em for fun or love? Fun(?), maybe. Love(?), not really LOVE, per se. Most likely more opportunistic than anything else.
Yeah, I'll probably join the band of gypsies that have moved on to something else somewhere down the road. But I'm sure I will have gained a wealth of knowledge and experience that will better me in other areas.
I've obviously not commtitted myself to it, yet. I passed up a chance last week at buying a female due to the price, so I still have a lil' bit of reasoning left in me. Hahahaha!!!
Actually, what I need to do is skip this step in my life and focus more on my next step, which is breeding Eastern Diamondbacks. Now, that will be for fun & love!!! I'll just have to renew my male sav's girly magazine subscription.
As always, thanks for your input, Frank!
Catch ya later!
HH
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Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
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RE: Any known successful savannah breeding? - HappyHillbilly, Fri Aug 10 16:04:58 2007