words of wisdom xD. Made me smile.Well, if you don't let them breed, you will never have to be faced with fertile eggs in the first place. As the Catholics say...Abstinence is best. lol
waldo":06a9f said:I see nothing wrong with freezing eggs if you are unprepared for raising babies. I think too many people are breeding dragons now days, soon they will be a disposable pets just like iguanas.
I did notice that last year my local pet stores were charging $100 or more for babies and they are now selling for $50-75. I saw some babies at the NARBC for as little as $20. I don't see how the breeders can make a profit on these prices unless they are underfeeding them. Maybe that is why we are seeing such tiny ones at the pet stores that look like they are only a week old. :twisted:Give it a year or so and prices will go back to where they were as well as sales.
diamc":e1572 said:Gee, maybe this would be a good subject for a poll.
spyder79":63401 said:I sincerely doubt bearded dragons will ever go the way of iguanas simply because no matter what at the end of the day a beardies care and feeding costs more than a iggy. i think many of the breeders just now getting into the hobby will drop out after this season just because the economy is killing a lot of breeders at this time. Give it a year or so and prices will go back to where they were as well as sales.
Neromom39":1c753 said:It is so interesting that this topic was posted. I was thinking about "selective freezing" just yesterday. Let me tell you why I was thinking about this...
I have 4 dragons that we plan on breeding at the end of next year and into 2011. We think the color pairings will yield some beautiful babies. Two of my dragons are still only 2 and 4 months old, which explains the long wait. This will certainly give us plenty of time to prepare (as much as one can), however I am thinking that I may only want to keep 5-10 of the hatchlings from each clutch. Reason being... I will absolutely refuse to sell any of my babies to a pet store. And I would like to think that I would be one of those breeders who would sell their dragons to a knowledgeable pet owner, not for profit (as I have heard from many of the experienced breeders here that that is a pipe dream :? ) I would want to sell them out of the sheer ideal of making someone as happy as I was to get my babies. I know that if I have 30 babies every 2-3 months, the possibility of finding all of them good homes will be almost nill. It's not about the expense of feeding them... we are quite capable of managing that. I just wouldn't want to be put in the position of having to go against everything I believe in and sell to a pet store just to make room for the next clutch. It would probably break my heart to do that. And after the first breeding, I may decide that they are done.
And anyone that knows me (metaphorically speaking), knows that the health and welfare of my beardies is first and foremost to me. The idea of putting any beardies in harms way is sickening to me.
I am hoping that this made sense. I still have quite a while to ponder...
Robin
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