How do you manage to keep breeding without going broke

[LibGwen Resident]

I'm VERY small scale, and four months a year I can't do any breeding. So my advice is:

- Pick a maximum number of live cats you can have going at one time and never have more going no matter what. In fact I normally have two less than that, just in case I find another live cat I simply must add.

- Because of the small size of my cattery, more often than not I breed a cat for its full breeding life. If a cat turns out not to fit my plans after all, I hunt around and trade, stud, or sell it. If necessary, I regretfully put it away.

- When a cat has had its last box, I put it away. Some I will Perma-pet later, most I won't.

- Remember you don't have to immediately birth a kitten. A box can stay in the Cattery or your inventory forever. A box doesn't eat, doesn't age, and its genes will never change. You can see its gender in-world by changing it to Image mode, or in the Cattery you can turn on the box gender indicator under My Account.

- In the long term, selling boxes and live cats can make up for food expenses. Milk may be a bit much to hope for, and rent is unlikely. However, you cannot count on sales helping when you need it. They tend to come in patches.

- Beware of pricing low. If you do that you drive down market prices, it takes more sold boxes to earn enough for your needs, and people will expect you to always have low prices. Also, if you price lower than you'd like, you'll be REALLY unhappy if you decide you want to put some boxes on a special sale. Also, customers have a distrust of sellers who undercut the market, and if they can find what they want from someone whose prices seem more rational, they will find reasons buy from that person instead.