My helper

Bella watched while I cleaned and fed today. Shes always been very interested in my other pets. Curious but never mean.

I do not recommend putting reptiles with other pets unless 120% positive all will be safe, and even then be extra careful.

I trust Bella with all my animals. I had more worry of Mirrah, one of my leachianus geckos than the dog.

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Sand Boa

I'm thinking more and more about getting a pair of sand boas. I had three teeny ones last year, but they were ill and not a one lived. I did what I could to get them to eat, and once consistent, they stopped and died.

I found a pair of yearlings for sale that I'm thinking about getting. These would be much hardier than the 3 week old ones that I purchased last year.

I will definitely keep updated on my decision.

Approved License

I meant to update yesterday after my meeting, but I completely forgot.

I was approved for my Georgia Pet Dealer's License. I'm pretty excited to finally be legal. The inspector said that he doesn't have any other reptile breeders in his territory. He brought another inspector with him, as they were going to some meeting together, and she said she didn't have any either.

Well, reptile breeding is more of a hobby than a business, so there aren't many people who do it, much less many who actually report it.

Technically, you don't have to report it unless you're selling within the state, like at animal expos or to pet stores or whatnot. If you solely sell online, technically you could get away with it.

Either way, I want to be legal, so all is well. :-)

Ready for Inspection

I've cleaned about all that I can clean. I've organized about all that I can organize. I've even rearranged the reptile room.

I am as ready for my inspection as I can be. I'm excited to finally get this over with.

What stinks is that I think my grandmother is coming over when the inspector comes, per my mother's instructions. That makes me feel like I can't handle it. It also makes me feel like I look incompetent to be in control and in charge of my animals.. I know she's got her coming over in case something happens, but goodness, an older lady and small 23year old.... Anyway....

GA Pet Dealers License

If you live in the state of Georgia and breed animals, whether it be a reptile, bird, mammal, dog, or cat, you are supposed to have a pet dealer license. Well, I've held back as long as I can. I'm finally getting my license.

I have a meeting with the inspector on Tuesday. He will look at my reptile room and peruse my sales. He'll probably ask a few questions, and be on his way. I've set this weekend aside to straighten up my reptile room in attempts to rid it of any excess that's in the way.

The time spent rearranging my reptile room is well needed. I tend to do a little here and a little there, but I'm really taking the time to clean  up this weekend.

I'm even going to use a new paint that has anti-microbials in it to help reduce smells and whatnot. I'll only be painting the trim and door of the room, so we'll see if it does any good. I still live at home with my parents for the time being, so painting the entire room was something my father turned down. Even though I promised to remove all the wall paper myself, he still wasn't going for it. Tomorrow, I'll be removing all reptiles from the room and painting.

I will definitely update as to whether it works or not. The room really gets most of its smell from the feeder insects that are in there, so let's not get the wrong impression that my animals aren't being housed properly. And, let's not get the impression that the house smells. It's a faint smell, that is most strongest right after cleaning (the smell doesn't last long before fading).
Anyway, I thought I'd update everyone on my new adventure of my pet dealer license. I'm pretty excited about it. I'll be making it worth-while, vending at more shows in Georgia, since it's not really necessary to vend elsewhere. Although, I will be trying to get to more shows elsewhere once I really start getting the hang of vending..

New Female Chahoua

Here are quick cell phone pictures of my new female P.I Chahoua. This girl is 8 months old, and so pretty. I'm hoping Tag turns into a he, as the reds on him/her would be great with this one.

She still needs a name, so I'm open to suggestions. My other chahouas are Tag, Nimz, Veyron, and Skittles.

For now, this is the last chahoua I will be getting. I need to find out the genders of the ones that I have. So far they all look female, which is a bummer. I'd like at least one or two males. I was hoping for pairs instead of larger groups, but time will tell.



As for an update on Veyron and Skittles, they are still acclimating, so I haven't gotten good pictures of them yet. They are calm and docile, but still not big eaters. They'll eat the lateralis no problem, but eating the CGD from a bowl, isn't their thing. The breeder was hand-feeding, which I don't have time for. They'll eat if I hold them and the bowl, but both need to grow out of that. I may need to put them in smaller tubs to see if that will affect their ability to find food, although I know they are traveling the tub, just not eating.

f/t mice

Here is a bowl of f/t mice. I find this the easiest feeding method. These mice hang out in my freezer, and I dont have to worry about what to do if my snakes don't want to eat their meal.

There isn't any worry about feeding uneaten feeders. Plus, my snakes won't be harmed in the process.

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2010 Crested Gecko Holdbacks for Sale

I am posting two of my holdbacks. I need the room, and I still have many 2010 crested geckos still available. I've decided that I don't have future projects that will suit either of these geckos, so I'm welcoming them to go to a good home.

Gecko to left ($75); Gecko to right ($100)

Gecko to left ($75); Gecko to right ($100)

Selling Reptiles Online

If you're getting into breeding reptiles, it is always a smart idea to research before you start. You don't want to set up several pairs of geckos, lizards, snakes, etc, and not have a means to sell the offspring.

Many people try selling locally to various pet shops or even on Craigslist.

I have had much better luck with finding good homes for my offspring via online sources.

Fauna Classifieds and Kingsnake are probably my two favorite places to post ads. Fauna is free to post, but with a purchased account, you have more options and features. Kingsnake is a purchased account no matter how you go about it. I've had luck on both, so I recommend posting on both reptile sites.

Other places to post ads include reptile forums. Geckoforums and Pangea Forum are great places to post geckos for sale, but you may consider Tortoise Forums for selling turtles and tortoises. There are many different forums thaty ou may want to try, and you'll find that if you can find more specific forums to post reptiles that you have available. Basically, it wouldn't be a good idea to post geckos on a frog forum and hope for as good of a result with posting on a gecko forum.

I have not tried, but I have heard of a few keepers using Reptile Auctions to sell their reptiles and amphibians.