- Is willing to show you their breeding facility, and the parents of the animal you are buying. Their cages should be clean and their breeders should be handleable.
- Keeps lineage on their animals.
- Feeds a healthy diet and has appropriately sized cages.
- Educates buyers on correct care requirements, and answers any questions buyers have.
- Offers after sale support. If a buyer has questions even years after they buy an animal, the breeder should still be willing to answer them.
- Is willing to take back their babies if their new owners do not want them or can't keep them for any reason.
- Provides vet care for their animals, and has a health guarantee for babies.
- Socializes their babies to ensure a friendly, well rounded pet.
- Breeds for improvement of the species, and not for money.
- Asks potential buyers questions and looks for the best home rather than selling to the first person with the money.
- Retains babies until they are weaned and completely able to live without their parents.
*We at Ashley's Animals follow every one of these guidelines, as should every breeder.
