Breeding - ethics

[Invisible Snake]

Some people are impatient and/or greedy. They breed just to breed and because they want their "pets" to make them money.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

I breed my animals for the love of the hobby. I can't think of a better feeling than seeing those little heads poking up out of the substrate and then when you produce something new or maintain a rare line of animals it's just rewarding in it's self. As a family man with tons of bills, lol i will honestly have to say though without breeding and selling it would be harder for me to acquire new animals and food/supplies. I'm not in it for the money, but it is nice to have a hobby that if planned out right will pay for it's self!

some people are impatient and/or greedy. They breed just to breed and because they want their "pets" to make them money.

[Jeff B]

Some people are impatient and/or greedy. They breed just to breed and because they want their "pets" to make them money.

Name one person that makes money breeding garters? Let alone eeks out a poverty level living. Try and I will laugh. There is no greed in the garter snake hobby. If you are lucky you break even. I personally have never even broke even.
Do you guys think that in the wild, garters "wait" to breed until what your minds have deemed is the proper size or age? When they are able they will....just like humans.

[EKS56]

Name one person that makes money breeding garters? Let alone eeks out a poverty level living. Try and I will laugh. There is no greed in the garter snake hobby. If you are lucky you break even. I personally have never even broke even.
Do you guys think that in the wild, garters "wait" to breed until what your minds have deemed is the proper size or age? When they are able they will....just like humans.

I'll have to say I was a little disappointed that I did not see a single garter snake display at the Raleigh, NC Repticon. That looked like a pretty big deal to me for it not to be a single table for Garters.