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"Get good" 🤣 Really appreciate this video, and always stoked to see people actually making changes in their care that reflect their changing values. I agree that racks have their use for fresh imports, rescue, quarantine, but beyond that are not good permanent homes unless heavily modified almost beyond the point of recognition.
I actually have to agree with you on all accounts . Most time for a life long healthy reptile it’s is genuinely great and enriching for the reptiles to be In Bioactives oh yeah ☺️😎 but yes Its hygienic for a breeder to keep them in racks . Less likely to spread disease with a lot of animals. Great for sick animals to administrate medication & hygienic. I have all my geckos in Bioactives but that’s because mines are all pets.
The market is shot partly from the cost of living and the fact nobody just keeps reptiles anymore. The majority of people breed. There’s a reason the high end reptile market is still booming most are harder to breed and don’t have the numbers that you can pump out with something like a crested gecko. Not many recessive genes that generally hold there value so this was always going to happen. Unless you have the money to get into all the newest morphs early on you will never make good money. These animals can live twenty odd years and the amount produced a year is insane!
The last reptile show I went to in Arlington Texas was so packed I had to leave. I couldn't move through the crowd and it was so hot in that room. The first NARBC Dallas was 40% bigger than it was in Arlington and is projected to be even bigger in September, Due to popular demand. I think the market is on the uptake.
If anyone needs crickets or Superworms, hit me up! I know a guy. Well, I know a CEO and CTO that love bugs. The reptile industry has some of the BEST CUSTOMERS EVER. Love yall, really hope this isn't all the way true
glad to find people in the reptile comunety that have brains. and dont hide behind fake woke bs or madly asleep. gotta stand up brother. 🤟 we are doing the same. getting more reptiles now. when shits be done and over we have the best animals 🤟💪
I'm a hobbyist and I just picked up a cappuccino for 80 and a red phantom lily for 55 they are hatchlingsbut I'm in it for the long haul I'm hopefully gonna get some het axanthic
the market is done too many greedy breeders that care more about making a new morph then how many snakes there pumping out same with all other reptiles too many greedy people too little consumers
Ill keep breeding my geckos, and wont drop my price for anyone. I wouldnt even sale a normal gecko for under 75 if i have to be stuck with it im happy. Cant ever have to many, i mean im not in it for making money but i know what i put into them.
It's not that the reptile Market is dead, our economy is shot tho. And it looks like it's about get worse over the next few years. Buying your fancy crested geckos or my pretty ball pythons are luxuries a lot of people just can't afford right now
Yep. I got that 100% het axanthic at 75% off and he was $130. I received the extra discount because I was a Patreon of Altitude Exotics AND I have instant alerts enabled. Only a few people were able to get one of 20 geckos with that discount.
Back in 2004-2008 I was teen selling crested, they were all same price ... Antoni Caponeto was mostly just on internet lol I was selling crested for 75$ every baby to petshop. (About 2004) was enough for me. Then big breeder start and price drop to 25$ each. And I stopped... breeding crested
Where do you buy your animals? I’m sure they have much smaller enclosures. He has great setups that are fully capable of housing the animals that are in them. Not to mention, when breeding, people use smaller enclosures to ensure everything goes well. You clearly don’t know much. Point is, shut up
Those smaller enclosures are the regular size for baby geckos. Go and look up what happens when baby Leachie in a large enclosure. I made that mistake for a short period of time; and then put mine in the proper small enclosure.
@@spicypizza6116that’s complete rubbish. Monitor they are actually eating and gaining weight and they are fine. Very easy to do with when using preprepared diets in a dish. The majority of enclosures I see are absolutely shocking whether it be undersized or have sod all usable climbing space and enrichment. Sadly most ‘breeders’ keep them in the most simplistic ways to make more profit.
Hows it going folks. Just want to put a little disclaimer. All my thoughts on what other big breeders are doing is only speculation and theory. I dont want to claim to know how everyone else runs their place and should have added that in some spots.
Can you tell me the name of the of the purple plant in the viv at 6:54 please? I saw one the other day at a shop but it didn’t have a label on it. Also, I think I’m on the same page as you (though I’m def one of those relatively new keepers). I’m somewhere in the middle on racks. They’re good for limited purposes and temporary housing. As long as you’re using them appropriately, they can have some major upsides, like the ones you mentioned.
A lot of sources online and sellers will say that cresties don’t need a water bowl to make the argument that they’re super easy so they can make a profit, so I wouldn’t put people down for that misconception
I have been keeping reptiles since 1990. I think racks have a very limited usage imho, but I am not a breeder and only have lizards. But, I feel I can speak from my extensive experience. Lizards are not solitary like many believe and have very complex emotions. They are prone to depression and sadness and without access to sun and stimulation they aren’t going to be happy. Sure, they can do ok and even survive but emotionally they aren’t going to truly do well. Even people who keep their lizards in elaborate enclosures outdoors, many of those lizards aren’t happy either. I have found the minute a wild caught lizard becomes captive, they go through a long grieving process. Imagine one day having freedom and the next day being confined to a small enclosure. It’s equivalent to us being thrown in solitary confinement. If people don’t like it, neither will a lizard. Bioactive, big, small, racks, outdoors…all Lizards aren’t going to be happy. What does make lizards do well? Meeting all their care requirements are vital of coarse but what truly helps lizards? Love, attention and allowing them the luxury of indoor living. Once we bring them Into OUR homes, it becomes THEIR home, they go from wild to domestic in a short time frame. We need to let them have those luxuries. Great meals, comfortable places to rest complete with the beds they now can have, a true vacation life, a sanctuary, a place to be protected, cared for and given all the benefits we can offer. My lizards get blankets, pillows, mattresses, beds, window seats, a room with tons of sunlight, elaborate meals, weekly baths, vacation days, weekly trips to our local beach, and most importantly nightly snuggle time. We made the decision decades ago to change HOW we do things and we now have the happiest lizards! I always say this… Dogs have your backyard Cats have inside your house Lizards have YOU Lizards are needier than fur type animals, prone to grief and pain and are highly intelligent, when they lose freedom…they do better with human love. Just that simple! And for those who say, my Lizard hates to be touched, I say this…no lizard who is stressed is going to want interaction, the relationships I have with my reptiles took years, and lots of time. Lizards know whether we love them or not. Go slow, build trust and years later you won’t believe your eyes, how their personalities will come out. My 23 are like little Puppies, but worse. Thankfully I have a very large family who all are at home fulltime because our lizards are demanding! But back to The question, are racks ok? It’s a personal choice. Best for limited usage and appropriate situations. My opinion is solely based on 34 years with lizards. I have zero experience with every other reptile. LOL
The market is so over saturated with ball pythons. I went to the "Show me reptiles" in Springfield, MA back in march and there were so many of them, might as well have called it "show me balls" (other reptiles permitted). lol I was looking for a tri color hognose, couldn't find one, but I had a very disturbing conversation with a ball python breeder. He insisted I should buy a ball, despite the fact that I have not done any research, nor did i have an enclosure ready, to which he basically said.. just go to Walmart and get an 18 quart tub. (I couldn't believe he even thought that was a legit option for a permanent home for a pet) With rack systems I understand both sides, the money aspect of a breeder and then the humane aspect of people who are against them. Anyways, personally I am not a fan, but people are known to do a they please.
I think tubs are a need for breeding reptiles, I don’t want to repeat all your comments you’ve made but I’ll give my opinion. Tubs allow for easy cleaning (which you mentioned), but I didn’t hear you mention easy cleaning means a cleaner environment for your reptiles. As one who has kept all sorts of animals including reptiles, if an enclosure is for basic and easy to clean, I will happily clean it more often. If an enclosure if more difficult to clean and requires for care and tedious tasks then I will put it off for a day or two and might not get every spot compare to a simple tub. I think tubs can be taken advantage of though, which you also mentioned. There are levels of 'basicness' which all comes down to personal ethics. I think we should take a note from bird breeders (I haven’t watch you whole video yet so I have no clue if you say this) but for some bird breeders (mainly budgies) they use breeding cabinet (tubs of the bird world) but only during breeding season, when not breeding they are in an aviary for them to live a normal bird life. This is sort of a perfect mix of both world, put them in tubs when you want to breed them or raise them, allowing for easy and extensive/proper cleaning. And when they are not breeding or raising then put them in ‘normal' enclosures. I don’t get the point of people just saying tubs are bad blah blah or tubs are great blah blah. You obviously won’t be able to change each others minds, express your opinion but don’t force it done each others throats, you are just as entitled to think what you think as are the people you argue with.
It’s all about space for breeders. That’s all. Big time breeders have to keep them in rack systems. Big breeders like Justin would have no space in his breeding facility if he had bio active enclosures. They are in the business of breeding snakes. You’re just so anti ball pythons 🤣 it’s just a more popular hobby. The numbers says it all.
