I am new to the hobby as well, this season should be the first for me to have clutches. But I have spent a lot of time on the net trying to let people know I exist, its slow going but its getting there. I started attending local shows and talk to all the breeders there, they may not recognize my name but they recognize the face and that says something to me. I have shared a table with a buddy of mine to help out and see how its all done. I have done multiple trade deals and meet new people that way.And when I am able to finally start selling off some babies, I can start getting my name out there. Its a gradual process that takes time and isnt easy, but in the end when you can confidently represent your animals that you produced, I believe people will notice.
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Originally Posted by MrBig
I recently passed on selling my snakes to 2 differant people because I was not confident of the care they would receive. I instead opted to trade with 2 people who after some conversation felt the animals would be in good hands.
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I have done this as well, actually I had some guy the other day call me and offered some things for trade, Iphone... gun... blood... yea I said no thanks
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Originally Posted by FireStorm
Becoming a FedEx Certified shipper is a great idea, and I'm not trying to deter you from doing it, but in the mean time ShipYourReptiles is an option as well  . I've been using them instead of going through FedEx my self since SYR offers insurance. Just wanted to point that out in case you didn't know |
I have yet to ship anything yet, but I have some shipping supplies just in case. And SYR so far is awesome, and I love the insurance that comes with it
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Originally Posted by uzualsuspect5
I have done Craigslist beforebut the people on the Baltimore one constantly flag anybody who mentions the word breed/bred.
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Happens all the time.... I have to post in bigger cities about an hour and a half away so my posts dont get flagged. Sorry, I dont want to sell an animal thats worth 200 for 40 bucks to someone who doesn't even know what it is, may just be me
