graffix
Not so new Member
This was not intended to be a profit/loss thread. Making a profit should be entirely irrelevant. It is about the sustainability of ALL species within the hobby.
People that breed anything (intentionally) have motives behind doing so. Some people do it for great reasons, like furthering the development of a species, producing sustainable numbers etc. We have to admit there are some that also only breed their animals because there is a potential financial reward at the end. Again, not the intention of this thread to cause debate.
The whole and only point of this thread was to get people to think about the long term effects of price spiraling.
The herp hobby is in its relative infancy and does not need to follow in the footsteps of other fields in the pet trade. it is going to happen anyway as any person with a pair of anything can breed and sell whatever they wish to. I am in no way dismissing the fact there are some brilliant minds within this hobby with a wealth of experience and animals to die for.
People that breed anything (intentionally) have motives behind doing so. Some people do it for great reasons, like furthering the development of a species, producing sustainable numbers etc. We have to admit there are some that also only breed their animals because there is a potential financial reward at the end. Again, not the intention of this thread to cause debate.
The whole and only point of this thread was to get people to think about the long term effects of price spiraling.
The herp hobby is in its relative infancy and does not need to follow in the footsteps of other fields in the pet trade. it is going to happen anyway as any person with a pair of anything can breed and sell whatever they wish to. I am in no way dismissing the fact there are some brilliant minds within this hobby with a wealth of experience and animals to die for.