Kids Taking Over

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mcvancleave

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My kids have really got into the Gecko craze over the past years and as talked about on other threads this is going to be a good opportunity for them to learn the value of the dollar. We have a nice outside building that was supposed to be a workshop and we will be cleaning it out. We also will be wiring this building and building a couple of simple racks that they have to help us build. We worked hard on this making rules and setting things up. We are loaning them $600 to open a bank account and buy the items needed to wire heat/cool etc even went as far as getting a credit card from the bank and setting a small limit on it. They have checklists to do and get bi-weekly inspections from the RPA (Reptile Protection Agency aka me).

This will be a really fun project for the kids, I was going to do this all anyway but to have them do it I think will be allot of fun, We start working on all this in the next couple of weekends, We first have to go buy another storage building and lay concrete then clean out what was going to be my workshop and we will start getting everything going on whatever they named their business.
 
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wings2fly

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How old are your kids? That sounds like a great idea, but I think my kids are still a little young (2 and almost 7).
 
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mcvancleave

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they are 10 and 12. They enjoy it alot. They measured out the perlite and water on our current set of eggs feed them and all the good stuff. They are upset a little about the loan and not making any money until next year. I am not letting them sell the hatchling this year so they will have enough for breeding next year.
I still got alot of work to do my daughter wants check lists or what she needs to do as well as websites to read on about. she will make an account here i am sure and read and ask questions. Going to try and stand back as much as i can all the way from picking couples to egg incubation. My concern will be to watch overall health they did weights Friday when was their offical start date.
 

Kristi23

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It's really great that your kids want to get involved with geckos. My 10 year old has one right now. I think it's a big responsibility, but she loves it. She even helps me with mine.:)
 

HillDog

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Wow!! Sounds like a great idea!! I wish my parents would loan me money like that, but having sent 4 kids through catholic grade and highschools and then of course college, they don't have much to spare, lol. Cool Idea!! :p
 

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