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To preface this, I’ve been in the hobby for around 10+ years, but I’ve never actually bred any animals due to a variety of issues.
The species I tend to keep are uncommon within the U.S. hobby (such as 𝘗𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴, 𝘟𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 sp. ‘Bright’, 𝘗𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴, etc.). Although I love keeping them and watching them grow, I’m usually quite disappointed when I sex them to be male. Main reason is because in the U.S., not many people have been able to figure out how to properly breed them and it’s trail and error due to not knowing. And then comes the issue with having to trust the other keeper you send them off to. I’ve heard too many horror stories about people who take a male and just drop off the face of the earth or not hold up their side of the deal (and to prevent this I’ll likely write up a breeding contract). I do have friends working with some of the species, but the timings are off and even then it isn’t always a guarantee that they’ll produce (when compared to a species with a much much higher chance such as 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪, etc.). At least with having a female I’d be able to hold on to them for longer until more information regarding breeding is available or try my hand at breeding once I have more experience under my belt.
I know that this is me just ranting about what other veteran keepers already know, but it’s just a drag and wanted to vent a bit.
The species I tend to keep are uncommon within the U.S. hobby (such as 𝘗𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴, 𝘟𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 sp. ‘Bright’, 𝘗𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴, etc.). Although I love keeping them and watching them grow, I’m usually quite disappointed when I sex them to be male. Main reason is because in the U.S., not many people have been able to figure out how to properly breed them and it’s trail and error due to not knowing. And then comes the issue with having to trust the other keeper you send them off to. I’ve heard too many horror stories about people who take a male and just drop off the face of the earth or not hold up their side of the deal (and to prevent this I’ll likely write up a breeding contract). I do have friends working with some of the species, but the timings are off and even then it isn’t always a guarantee that they’ll produce (when compared to a species with a much much higher chance such as 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪, etc.). At least with having a female I’d be able to hold on to them for longer until more information regarding breeding is available or try my hand at breeding once I have more experience under my belt.
I know that this is me just ranting about what other veteran keepers already know, but it’s just a drag and wanted to vent a bit.