The 9T for 100L "bargain"

[LyricaBlues Resident]

Hi Sena! I think you missed the point of my post. What I was saying is that both buyers and sellers Need Each Other...Without the hard work, expense and effort breeders put into kittycats, there would not be the choices there are now...That would be a loss to all. And no, I do not sell my 9T kitties for 100L, but I Have been known Many Many times to Give or Lend an excellent kitty to a friend who may be trying to get a trait. So for me its Not all about the money. But since you dont know me, you would have no way of knowing that. But thank you for the permission not to sell them like that. There are many kinds of breeders here and RL...to each his own. It is my preference to breed for the preservation and improvement of animals here and RL. We just have to remember that if not for the work of other wonderful breeders, you would be hard pressed to get any of the kitty furs you mentioned liking. It would be hit or miss, which is not good for alot of us who know what we like and rather not have to work on a traited kitty like we have to on a genesis - like groping in the dark

I dont recall having drawn any lines between "real breeders" and any other group. I was referring to the real breeder of the kitty being sold. Anyone can put two cats together to make a box. These days all you need is 200L to get 2 kitties and Voila! Instant kitty. Still, a skilled breeder who studies a pedigree and applies genetic principles and can put the right cats together can have wonderful results...including uncovering new traits. But even those must be fed. That was my point. And it costs as much to feed a high quality kitty as a mediocre one. So why shouldnt we be able to breed better kitties for the buying public to choose from? But that cannot happen, and some of our wonderful traits will be lost in the massive gene pool as they become diluted and not replaced.

By the way...I do understand your love of bengals...I am a sucker for Coppers most of all. I have several that I breed but are my forever kitties. I wouldnt sell them for any amount of Lindens. Have a wonderful day

Miss PrettyPoison

(06-01-2014 03:20 PM)Sena Nansen Wrote:  I breed KittyCats because I love them. I tried a couple of other breedable cats before KittyCats with horrible results. each time I boxed up what I had & gave them away.

the great cats KittyCats have & the wonderful customer service have kept me doing it for almost 3 years. I don't do it to make money. I suck at selling, anything. I do it because I love it. I have a bit of spending money, a budget if you will, to spend on this. I don't go over.

right now, I only have 8 breeding kitties. not uber traited with the latest & greatest, just kitties I love. a 4 trait kitty with the traits I want is much more valuable to me than a 9 trait with ones I don't like. when the limited editions come out, I get a pair. I look at what's available & choose the one I like best. there have been times where I've gotten the "rare" one. but that doesn't matter to me. I'd rather have a color I like even if it's not the "rare" one (like the blue purrball).

I love bengals. I was lucky. one of the limited editions I got had copper hidden. after months of trying to get the traits I wanted into a copper, I bought ones that had what I wanted. I was looking for a mate for kitty whose partner had aged out when I found a black. except for the fur, it had no other traits. now I have more blacks with traits I love. I've bought cream lynxs & salt & pepper to try to coax out hidden furs in the limited editions.

am I not a "real breeder" because I don't breed the way you do? am I not a "real breeder" because I don't view the market as you do & sell my kitties? am I a bad person because I buy kitties to breed with mine? am I hijacking someone else's work because I buy their kitties THEY have for sale? where would "your" market be without breeders like me? please, tell me how I am "degrading" KittyCats?

I'd rather give my kitties away to someone who is just starting or give one away with traits someone else is looking for.

you don't like 9 trait kitties for 100$L? then don't sell them for that. easy.