Confession time...

So I was giving cages a lot of thought last night and realized it's probably time I confessed something...

I'm a shopaholic who tends to go overboard, way overboard. Last night I realized that if I'm only breeding one litter in 2012 then I DO NOT need banks of cages. Yes they will all pretty and lovely neatly lined up, but I sooo don't need them.

My actual plans for animals is fairly simple. I'll be buying/ordering 2 shebas boars, 1 texel/merino sow and 1 texel/merino boar the minute our contract is signed for whatever house we choose. I'm hoping to get texel/merino babies that I can then show/coat out until August. If I get proven adults then I'll still coat em out and show them in novice/pet class. As there's no point starting a major breeding operation if I discover I'm hopeless at wrapping. Then two longs will be bred in August for a November litter so I'll have babies for the 2013 show year. Longhairs don't usually have large litters, they aren't like the goldens. So even calculating for five babies, I don't need more then the cages I already have.

I have two purple pet store cages, a 2 x 4 C&C cage and a wire grid cage lined with corflute and divided into two 60 x 60cm cages. If when the litter is born in November next year I realize I need more cages, then I can look at ordering gorgeous banks. Before that I really should just work with what I have.

So in 2012 I'll be showing two shebas (hopefully in pedigree class, note to self, find a copy of that new/old standard) and two longhairs. They may all be in pet classes, but hey that won't be anything new LOL.

So yes it's reality check time. Just because I have a fair amount saved does not mean I have to spend it on cavies, or spend it at all actually. I'm sure it would prove far more useful to spend a bit more on feed then on cages I may not ever need.