jay skir come i need ur help!!!!

Shmike · 04-01-05, 08:47 PM

yo man u said something about a home incubator??? how does that work i dun wanna spend money unless i have 2 cuz these reptile thing is kinda expensive!!!! but thanks!!

jay_scir · 04-02-05, 03:31 PM

I use a styrofome cooler any size you want depending on size of clutches and #. I use a plastic tub in one corner inside of it filled with water and a water heater in it that is hooked up to my thermostat. The thermostat temp reader hangs down and through the lid to hang in the air close to my containers. I then use small plastic cont. i get from the pet store here to keep the eggs in. If you have any problems or more q's let me know.

DragnDrop · 04-02-05, 03:40 PM

I should probably keep quiet, but if you think the reptile thing is kind of expensive, then you probably shouldn't even be breeding your beardies. A clutch of baby beardies can eat you out of house and home in no time. And unless they're some super fantastic colour morph, you will be lucky to recoup your food expenses, provided you can sell them reasonably fast.

Shmike · 04-05-05, 10:03 AM

i dont understand why everyone trys to push you away from breeding, instead of incouraging it like they should!

DragnDrop · 04-05-05, 10:11 AM

I'm not trying to discourage you. There is one truth about breeding beardies (and a lot of other species).... they produce several clutches of many babies per year. And those babies are eating machines. And there are a lot of people breeding their beardies. It ads up to a lot of of hungry mouths to feed, trying to find them good homes when there's a lot of other people doing the same. Is there really a market for them all? Did you think about what you'll do if you can't sell them all? You said you " dun wanna spend money unless i have 2 cuz these reptile thing is kinda expensive!!!!" How cheap do you think it's going to be if you can't sell 5 of them or 10 of them from each clutch? Sure you could wholesale them, but so are a lot of people.
If you're going to breed, check into the reality of it first. Make sure there's a market for what you're breeding. And make sure you can afford to, it's not cheap like you already admitted. Can you properly feed and house the 'left-overs'?
I'm not being two-faced, since I am a breeder, I know what I'm saying. I also know I can sell what I produce, or keep and house them properly.
By saying you don't want to spend money unless you have to, it sounds as if you'd rather do it on a shoestring budget, spend a dime if you must, but resent it. If you want to breed reptiles but do it 'cheaper', don't go for a species that does clutches of many eggs, get something that only lays one or two eggs a month or so, it'll work out cheaper in the long run.
Or don't breed unless you know what you're in for. Some of the questions you've asked in the other posts are the type that would be answered in a basic caresheet or simple manual about the species. I get the feeling you might be relying on the forum too much, sometimes you have to spend money to get the book(s).

Shmike · 04-05-05, 07:32 PM

well what im trying 2 say is i got the money i just wanna kno if there is a cheaper way! i spend like 500 in a week on this liuzard stuf got aq incubatr and 2 aquariums for babies i can get like 1000 crickets for 50 bucks over the net !!!! i have thje equipment basking lgight for the babies! infa red lgiht and basking light for breeders!!! are aquarium is home made its like 4 ft x 3 ft x 3ft
money isnjt a problem but id rather spend cheper money then get ripped off when i can jsut do it cheaper and have the same result and ive read alot about thses creaters!!!! and asked alot of ppl from pet stores and forums over the internet everything ive learned alot ina week!!!! if u can do i can do it!

clint545 · 04-05-05, 07:42 PM

Shmike take a deep breath, count to 10, relax and CALM DOWN!

Greg West · 04-05-05, 08:17 PM

you spend $50.00 for only 1000 crickets? Good luck making money on dragons....

Greg

Up_North · 04-12-05, 08:13 PM

Shmike
I have just finished reading all your posts and it is quite comical that you would say you know alot about these animals. Because you ask so many questions makes me think that you realy knew nothing about them at all! You got a male put it in with your friends female. You think you might be able to sell some babies and be off with some quick cash. If this is the case you couldn't be any more wrong. If in fact mom and dad are common inland beardies you will be lucky to come out with enough money to pay for feeders for a few months and that dosn't include the cost of feeding babies. In most cases people that breed these guys wind up giving them away for next to nothing because they are so expensive. Do your home work get to know your anamals. And make sure you can get homes for all these babies before you make them ! P.S. Most on line places will sell crix for $15. for 1000
John

Shmike · 04-13-05, 03:59 PM

its not hard to breed bearded dragons!

striko_69 · 04-15-05, 12:35 AM

Look all they're saying is that they don't think you've thought it through yet. Take some time, chill out some, and think if you really want all the hasle of breeding. It sounds like you try to find the easy way outta things and sometimes breeding can be difficult and frustrating. You arent going to make any profit if thats what you're aiming to do. It will cost too much to keep them and house them, and that will outweigh the sale amount. So you lose money, and you can get really annoyed with it all. But on the other hand it can be a very rewarding experience which may/may not make you want to do it again.

Just stop being defensive, i know it seems like some of us are telling you off or talking down to you but we arent we're only trying to help you.

Al