My BF has years of experience keeping and breeding reptiles, both in his personal life, and while working under a licensed herpetologist and breeder for a government conservation program. But this was almost 10 years ago, and the game has changed with the well of new information out there, and this noob has already schooled him a few times with modern studies.
He has bred dragons before, so we know we can handle the cost and care of the hatch-lings, but I want all the bases covered on the way there. One of our dragons is my first reptile ever, so I'm both overwhelmed and excited by this whole new world.
First and foremost, I DO NOT want to get into commercial breeding!!!!! I have a small group of close friends and family that want babies from one of my 3 dragons. None of whom are old enough or ready to breed yet, or larger enough to sex, they are each 1 month apart in age, with the oldest and youngest being the desired breeders.
After hours of reading and research, my one main primary concern is this: I have 6 eager dragon parents, and want to keep one for myself, but I do NOT have the space to accommodate more than 10 babies. The time and the money, yes. But not the space.
What would you all recommend? Is..... freezing.... some of them and keeping the rest an option? I really don't like the idea of killing them, but somewhere I read that it's not *technically* "alive" after initially being laid? The idea has me apprehensive.
He has bred dragons before, so we know we can handle the cost and care of the hatch-lings, but I want all the bases covered on the way there. One of our dragons is my first reptile ever, so I'm both overwhelmed and excited by this whole new world.
First and foremost, I DO NOT want to get into commercial breeding!!!!! I have a small group of close friends and family that want babies from one of my 3 dragons. None of whom are old enough or ready to breed yet, or larger enough to sex, they are each 1 month apart in age, with the oldest and youngest being the desired breeders.
After hours of reading and research, my one main primary concern is this: I have 6 eager dragon parents, and want to keep one for myself, but I do NOT have the space to accommodate more than 10 babies. The time and the money, yes. But not the space.
What would you all recommend? Is..... freezing.... some of them and keeping the rest an option? I really don't like the idea of killing them, but somewhere I read that it's not *technically* "alive" after initially being laid? The idea has me apprehensive.