me too.......
egyptiandan said:I think Yvonne covered it very well , but if it was missed. Tortoises are NOT a good investment. The prices of most tortoises has fallen recently. Thats say you could afford, say an adult pair of Radiated tortoises, a fairly high end tortoise. You would have to set them up right. Than getting them to breed and lay eggs for you. Okay you've done that. With these tortoises you've limited your market to in state people if you don't have a permit, that's say you do have a permit. That gives you out of state sales and in state sales. Now you have to find people with $1,000 burning a hole in their pocket, in this economy, looking to buy a tortoise. They are few and far between and there are already established breeders that will likely get the business first.
So all in all not the place to invest money.
Danny
Redfoot NERD said:Send me all of yours Danny and I'll show you how to make money at it. Either you're not doing something right.. [ and we know you are ] or you're not being straight with us. HUH?
Terry K
oswego tort lover said:$850.00 a month $120.00 to feed $500.00 electric $200.00 for water?? wow now i can see why you dont at least keep even.food can be had FREE from your local grocery store, its called trim from the produce people, and thats in the winter.your yard or local empty lot can provide graze in the warm months .i guess its where you live that effects husbandry costs. if i had the costs claimed above i sure would change things around. id have to. i use an extra room to house my torts in the winter here . i would heat this room any ways as its part of the house. i guess its good i keep leopards. they do support my other species expensives. yes i really like leopards. dan do you live in one of our metro areas and your rent is sky hi, and why can they be outside only 3 or 4 months a year. i wonder if further dialoge is needed to help members lower expensives....no one should be spending all their spare monies on animal husbandry. its not rational........ed
oswego tort lover said:$850.00 a month $120.00 to feed $500.00 electric $200.00 for water?? wow now i can see why you dont at least keep even.food can be had FREE from your local grocery store, its called trim from the produce people, and thats in the winter.your yard or local empty lot can provide graze in the warm months .i guess its where you live that effects husbandry costs. if i had the costs claimed above i sure would change things around. id have to. i use an extra room to house my torts in the winter here . i would heat this room any ways as its part of the house. i guess its good i keep leopards. they do support my other species expensives. yes i really like leopards. dan do you live in one of our metro areas and your rent is sky hi, and why can they be outside only 3 or 4 months a year. i wonder if further dialoge is needed to help members lower expensives....no one should be spending all their spare monies on animal husbandry. its not rational........ed
oswego tort lover said:$850.00 a month $120.00 to feed $500.00 electric $200.00 for water?? wow now i can see why you dont at least keep even.food can be had FREE from your local grocery store, its called trim from the produce people, and thats in the winter.your yard or local empty lot can provide graze in the warm months .i guess its where you live that effects husbandry costs. ......ed