Y'all want to help me out please?

I'm writing a report for an "entrepreneurship” class. Long story made short why I’m taking the class:~ NO~ I don’t plan to get rich on Ball Pythons or on Rat sales~ but I would like to write off some of my electric bills ($550 last month~ heating the snakes while Air conditioning the rats at CA’s HIGH electric costs) on next years taxes so I am taking this class! The discussions earlier on the BP “Market” have flushed out that portion of my report nicely (Thanks to all!!!) but I need a bit more info in another direction.

Can you help me out please?

If you Buy or Sell rodents as feed:
1. What is the average cost of feeders in your area? Please include as many sizes as you can reliably quote~ including Pinky~Fuzzy(crawler)~Weaner~Adult~and Jumbo. (please indicate if you are referring to mouse or rat for each size)

2. Are the prices you are quoting for Live or Frozen?

3. What area of the country do you live in? (I don’t need your zip code~ I’m not selling you rats~ just are you East Coast, West Coast, Midwest, Southern or Eastern states?)

4. IF you are a purchaser only~ approx how many rodents (of which types) do you usually purchase per month? And do you generally purchase from:
a. A local breeder
b. A large supply house (mail order)
c. A pet store

5. IF you sell rodents to others approx how may rodents per month do you sell? Do most of your sales generate from:
a. Local hobbyists
b. Large supply houses (that mail order out to OTHER smaller hobbyists
c. Are you the supply house that mails orders to the hobbyists
d. To pet stores (that then markup and sell to hobbyists)

6. If you breed your own rodents for your own use~ what would your estimate your cost for producing each size would be?


Thanks for any help!
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Cheryl Marchek
AKA JM
Check out my website at:
The Red Dragons Den

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