I think a HIGHLY successful small time breeder is one who is able to break even or get close. By the time you figure all the thousands and thousands of crickets they eat(not to mention everything else before breeding, lights cages etc., etc. You are not going to make extra money in most cases. What is usually the case is you make this investment in small increments over time and don't realize the entire cost. As you sell the babies you are just recouping some of that spent money. One other thing to consider, which I think some people are finding out this year, is that you have to actually sell the babies once they are born. The market is so flooded you have to have something pretty special to move them quickly enough. Think of the added expense of 400 gram yearlings that didn't sell.



Mike
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