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I'm thinking about a applying for a commercial license here in Nevada for 2004 so that I can sell my CB offspring. I'm wondering what the market for Chucks and DI's is out there, since I'm new on the selling or buying side?

I am planning on retiring in 2 years at only 50 yrs old------all because of chucks!!! And I promise to cut taxes too and reduce federal waste while assuring the whole world free health care --I'll eradicate Aids while the Jews & Arabs enjoy pitching horse shoes and indulging in Bud Lite and pork rinds.----------- Never mind------That stuff won't come true-- none of it!

Hey Aaron---- I just don't see too much demand for 'em and thats a shame. They are great in my view!! But I have a large pen so they never know they are captive-- much like your set up. Part of the problem is due to the fact that they can be a pain to acclimate to "captivity"--- more would die if they became too popular. By next year all I plan on breeding is redtails and only a very limited number of them. A couple of years ago I was having 45-48 babies ( Nevada chucks) in a single year!! I tied $10.00 bills to the tail to get rid of em! The market ( supply & demand) does not require that many babies-- it was tough getting shed of em all!

If the permit for selling natives is fairly cheap & don't require a lot of paper work it might be worth it. I refuse to breed natives to my home state simply because of several permits required & reports that have to be filed . I don't need to get tied up with any government red tape--- at all! I'll stick to breeding limited lizards from Az & adjacent desert areas-- even though I have really made very little money considering all the time. But I enjoy it much more than it's worth!!! Oh yeh--- I tried to get all of John ( Kaiser Sose ) Nicholsons money but ran out of boxes & shipping paper too soon!!!

Do it if you like it!!

David

He still has the $10 bill tied on his tail too LOL. I think they are worth every penny! I wanted to let you know I brougth him inside, and he is apparently doing well. Still comes out and eats some carrots, cut green beans and some grees that I can't remember the name of. The Yarrow is the biggest pig of all my lizards. They both seem to have transitioned very well from the pen to captivity. With any luck, I will be going to AZ next Spring to visit a buddy that lives near S. Mountain. I'd love to see those red tails in the wild.

Talk to you later,

John

Thanks so much for the response!

Much like you I think, it's not about profit, but the enjoyment of having created a virtually self sustaining environment for these guys and watching them flourish. I mean, I could leave for months and my Chucks and DI's would still thrive, because everything they need is available to them in their pen. It may sound ridiculous to some, but completing my pen and having it be a success was a dream come true; for years I had hoped for the opportunity to create something like it!

Anyway, now I'm realizing that if I'm not able to sell the offspring, I may have to limit my collection to all females; this of course would mean no new hatchlings, and that is one thing that I'm not sure I want to do. Seeing those little guys appear, as if out of nowhere in September is something I have grown to look forward to.

$100 is the price tag to be a commercial collector, and therefore have the ability to legally sell offspring; red tape is out here in Nevada too, not as much from what I here. I have no interest in being a commercial collector, but it is the only way the state will allow me to sell animals. My collection right now with the addition of new offspring will be over the limit allowed for hobbyists. My thoughts were to pay for my hobby ($100 minimal other expenses) and if I'm lucky make a little profit.

I have a few months to decide?

Thanks again,
Aaron

The red one with the personalized license plate that reads IMTHEDVL.

I'm not sure if there is a market for chucks in the pet trade but I sure love em'. I have 6 of David's chucks and a few others from Tom G, BJ and my first (4 years old) from Pete Weis.

I've thought of breeding them but I know that couldn't part with them if I managed to hatch any.

I used to have a garage. Now I have a lizard room and my Wife is convinced that I'm responsible for that northeast blackout. Serious drain on the grid.

Thanks David.

Here I thought it was my husband's fault. He was handing out memos about a temporary shut off in power that was scheduled for that Saturday about 4:00 on Friday. You can imagine how upset people were when they thought it was his fault.