Well guys, the time has come.

[PaulSage]

Paul is getting out of geckos all together.

It's been building for a while now and despite all the reasons why I want to keep raising geckos, the reasons for me getting out of it prevail.

I'm going to focus on moving all the leopard geckos first since there are so many of them and it's going to take quite some time for the market to absorb that many geckos. Once they've started dwindling down I'll be able to start moving the other species. Unfortunately I've already paired up a few of my leopard geckos so I'll be sitting on them for a few more months and will have a few babies to deal with yet, but it's not like I could sell everything overnight anyway.

For quite some time I've thought that I would just cut back to a much more easily managed level, but I've realized even that just doesn't facilitate what I need and want to do. Whether I have a dozen or two hundred, I'd still have to pick up feeders, ship geckos out, maintain a website (which I suck at anyway), deal with customers, yadda yadda yadda. I don't think I'll even be keeping certain ones that I've regarded as pets.

I just don't have the patience, energy or tolerance for it anymore, and it's no longer 'fun' for me.

It's definitely not an easy decision, but I'm confident that it's the right one.

So I guess I'm just another statistic. Whoo hoo. :main_no:

I just wish I had come to this conclusion BEFORE moving to Texas. Oh well, you know what they say about hindsight.

Anyway, as time permits I'll be compiling lists and pictures of what geckos I have to move and will be posting a few of them here in the Round Room. My family is down here visiting for a while, and I'm supposed to have my orientation/registration for classes this week so it'll be a while before I get around to everything.

Yep.

 

[BalloonzForU]

Paul, I'm sorry that you're no longer having fun and that you've come to this decision. This is a very said day for all of us.

 

[KelliH]

Congratulations and I think you are making a good decision. I mean it.

 

[Jeremy Letkey]

I know that it was a tough decision to make. I hope everything works out well for you. :main_yes:

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Paul, I am very sorry you have come to this decision, but I completely understand. I love you and you have my 100% support in whatever decisions you make for what's best for YOU. Your health and future takes priority over all else.

If your geckos are no longer bringing you happiness and they have become a source of resentment, it's best for you AND the for the geckos that you liquidate your collection.

 

[nwheat]

Wow, Paul! :shocked3: I think you are probably making the right decision if it truly is no longer fun for you. It's good to focus on health and school, too! I know you will do extremely well in whatever you do!! ((hugs))

 

[Mel&Keith]

Wow, I'll just echo everyone else's comments. I'm sure this will alleviate a LOT of stress from your life so you can get back to being happy and healthy.

 

[PaulSage]

Thanks, guys.

Interestingly, I've slept better the past two nights than I have in a VERY long time. I can't help but think that just knowing that "it'll all be over soon" is helping put my mind at ease. lol Too bad my classes start next week (supposedly).

 

[Jeanne]

Hey Paul,

I completely and totally understand what and why you are doing it. Life is so much less stressful for me since i got out of it.

All I ask is that you still stick around the forums, even if it is just the Round Room (Like me )

 

[dragonflyreptiles]

Well, Ill be the piss ant, I think you need to hang in there a bit more and see what happens, I miss the hell out of mine some days and am glad some days that I don't have to deal with them but I did not have the option of choosing, the decision was made for me by Rodneys dog going bonkers and chasings my cat and dumping almost all of my geckos and all of my eggs about ($30,000 min) so Im a bit bitter that I did not get the chance to play it all out another season.

You have to do what is best for you and if this is what is best for you do it, I just hope that you do not regret it.

 

[PaulSage]

That's not being a piss ant, Wendy, you're just stating the other side of the decision that has been making it so hard to decide. I feel like I've been "hanging in there" for several months now, hoping things would settle down and improve, but it just ain't happening. Besides, I'm going to have the dozen or so geckos that I've already paired up this season (along with their eggs & babies) until they're done breeding anyway, so if I start regretting getting out of geckos I could always hold on to those breeders and/or their babies. I guess gradually phasing them out will help confirm it's the right decision instead of getting rid of them overnight and regretting it the next day. But this is what feels right and I've just gotta go with it.

 

[o0 Ryan 0o]

I know I haven't been around much...this is weird to read.

I guess gradually phasing them out will help confirm it's the right decision instead of getting rid of them overnight and regretting it the next day. But this is what feels right and I've just gotta go with it.

I think you said it perfectly. You need to do what you need to do, but it's not an overnight process. You have from now until the end to decide if this is the right call.

Good luck to you Paul, and please stick around on the boards.

 

[PaulSage]

^Thanks, Ryan.

I went to my orientation (which was an utterly pathetic unimpressive waste of time) and registered for classes today. I just can't believe classes start Monday already.

 

[dragonflyreptiles]

I hope school goes good foryou, I wish I was down there to do the gecko work for you while mine are at school then you could have school and the geckos and Id have a reason to stay out of bed during the day lol

All you can do is what is best for you and go from there.