[Gpdd] Re: Breeding

[DFHAKES at aol.com]

Lisa,

Here's a suggestion - get out of the business before you get started.  I hope 
you are still in the research phase of your business.  There is no money in 
breeding.  Breeders get, at most, $3 per pig when selling to retailers.  Most 
breeders don't factor in their time when calculating their profit.  You would 
be better off supplying a service, such as guinea pig-related items or working 
as a vet assistant.  You could take your expertise with guinea pigs and build 
large, safe cages and sell them to local pet shops.  Besides, how can you ask 
for advice when there are so many stories on this board of abused, unwanted 
guinea pigs?  We don't need more breeders, we need homes for the pigs that are 
already born.   


> I have just started out in the world of breeding guinea pigs and I am 
> trying 
> to find people to supply my baby guinea pigs to. I have tried the local pet 
> shops but they already seem to have their own breeders. So if any one has 
> any suggestions they would be most appreiciated.
> 
> Thanks heaps
> Lisa
> 


Dana F. Hakes
Chapter Manager
Tampa Bay House Rabbit Society
www.tampabayhrs.org
http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/FL92.html

"...Saving just one pet won't change the world
..but, surely, the world will change for that one pet..."

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