Imported_tuatara
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it's cheaper than red taileds and (most) sulphur cresteds i've seen at least
Major Mitchells are beautiful but highly strung and while there are always exceptions they are not real tame and cuddly as a pet. Red Tail Blacks are very intelligent, gentle, definitely cuddly but they don't talk. Breeders prices are $800 - $1200 or you can pay more for a really good hand raised one. They are a lot of work to hand raise a chick as it takes several months, in the wild the chicks stay with the parents for 18mths and go through an intense education period and you have to duplicate that with hand raising. If possible get Magnificus, they are bigger and calmer.Major mitchells are what i'm eyeing currently, anyone here who has kept them/has experience with them?
if you think breeding bearded dragons is going to become a source of income you are in for a nasty surprise,I have bred central and pygmy beardies for a few seasons, the expense far outweighs the return.Not only do you have to provide tubs/containers for all the hatchies plus heat & UV lights for each 1 but also fresh food (which must be prepared daily) and bugs twice a day and then you have to separate the dragons into more and more enclosures (which means even more lights) as they grow till you can finally sell them 6-8 weeks after hatching.I estimate my first season I spent more than $4000 on equipment and food plus 4 hours daily on top of running my own truck business ( another 12+ hours per day) to raise 5 clutches of centrals & 3 clutches of pygmies.(WHEW)Understandable, I'm gonna hopefully start breeding dragons to get some money a bit faster than I would otherwise.
smaller dragons bring similar problems,more expensive to buy initially and then smaller clutches to sell,so smaller profits,I have central netted dragons as well as the others.Don't think that dragons are going to be an ongoing income,as I said before ,lot's of work,lot's of $. But if you love them enough and are prepared to put in the work,there are lot's of rewardsnot bearded dragons, smaller dragons. i was planning to get them anyways.
Time to get into Komodos mate.smaller dragons bring similar problems,more expensive to buy initially and then smaller clutches to sell,so smaller profits,I have central netted dragons as well as the others.Don't think that dragons are going to be an ongoing income,as I said before ,lot's of work,lot's of $. But if you love them enough and are prepared to put in the work,there are lot's of rewards
I have started with frillies and laciesTime to get into Komodos mate.
I could just about fit a komodo into my 700sq yard but I'd be worried about my free range chooksTime to get into Komodos mate.
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