Lions,
tigers, Fennexes, Amarettos, Kittys, oh my so many to chose from. I think every one of us find our way into
animal breeding at least once. I sim
hopped a bit, and explored some of the different breedables SL has to offer.
Of course, I wanted to know what it was that
made these animals so special, and why people were so drawn to them. Cute, a different kind of game, or is it a
way of making a lot of lindens inworld?
Before
I ever started I was talking to my friend Azkadellia, the manager over at Hard
Rock Evolutions. I was surprised to find
she even ventured into the breedable world of SL.
Ccoursey: What is your favorite breedable pet?
Azkadellia:
I like the KittyCats.
Ccoursey:
What do you think makes them
different? Just that they are modeled
after the real life animal or can you do more with them?
Azkadellia: I think they are just like the real
deal. They are cute, can be sneaky, and
also a pain in the butt like in RL.
Ccoursey:
How come you quit breeding them?
Azkadellia: Too many people doing it, market overflowing,
no profit.
Thank you Az.
Dropping
down onto a breedables market sim I met another kind of animal breeder. Ulf Haystack breeds the Amaretto horses in
Second life. He is owner of the Aasgaard
Stables.
Ccoursey: What
kind of animals have you had/have?
Ulf:
Mostly Amaretto
horses, but have had some other animals by other companies. Dogs and cats.
Ccoursey:
Is there money in breeding the animals or is
it more for fun?
Ulf:
There is a potential
to earn, but I would say for me it's mostly fun. One time I sold a horse for 20K, but that is
not typical. Most of the time I spend
my own money to keep the pets going.
Ccoursey: Is it
hard to learn? How to breed the traits
you want? I see some are advertised with
certain ones.... and all the prices seem to differ to me
Ulf:
It's a bit tricky to get certain combinations of traits, patience helps. Amaretto offers a course for people who want
to learn how to breed their own animals, very useful to people new to it.
Ccoursey: The
one you sold for 20K, what made it special?
Ulf:
It was a charmed
Rainbow Zebra, a very rare creature.
Ccoursey:
Are you able to ineract and ride the horses?
Ulf: Yes, they are ride-able, and some have racing
traits so they run fast.
Ccoursey:
There are tracks? Like the Kentucky Derby?
Ulf:
Yes, there are several tracks and regularly scheduled races.
Ulf's
advice before I left, decide what you want and shop around. There are no set prices, only what someone is
willing to pay. Basically shop around
for good sales. He explained that they
do have Forever Foal so the horses don't have to be fed or bred anymore
available. You can also send them to
Horse Heaven for points to buy goods.
Thank you Ulf.
You can find some
of Ulf's horses at his shop here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Chinchilla%20Isle/225/161/23
He also gave me links to a sim to
ride and a racetrack: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Horse/223/94/24
and
Violette
Ravinelli is a Dj at the MaddHouse and Technoir. She is also a fashion blogger: http://violettescloset.blogspot.com/ She was more than happy to explain kitty
cats to me.
Ccoursey:
Violette, what is your favorite kind of breedable?
Violette: My favorite would be the KittyCats.
Ccoursey:
Are they any different than other
breedable pets in SL (other than the type of animal)?
Violette: I think they are. I've tried to raise the dogs, and they aren't
as fun to raise. KittyCats has it so the
cats will actually interact with you by talking to you every now and then in
local. Plus, they move more like real
cats where as the dogs are very static movements.
Ccoursey:
Do you get attached as you would a real life
pet or are they more of another facet of the game to you?
Violette: Oh I've gotten attached. When one goes missing (sometimes SL does that
to you), I immediately get on the KittyCats website and send a support ticket
and practically beg and plead for them to return my cat ASAP. LOL
Ccoursey:
Do you sell them?
Violette:
I'm debating on that at the moment as I have about fifty kittens that I have
not unpacked yet. They breed like
rabbits... lol
Ccoursey: Is there money to be mad, after factoring in the
cost of upkeep?
Violette: To be honest, I'm not sure. Some breeds of cats go for more because of
their characteristics, but there's a whole science to that and I haven't quite
figured that out yet.
Thank you Violette.
Naughty
Darkwood-Inaka is part of Sensu, K&S.
She breeds KittyCats and... wait for it... Lions. Yes, you can breed lions in SL.
Ccoursey:
First, I gotta ask... How did you get into breeding lions?
Naughty: My son, Andy, bought them for me as a
gift. Two of them.
Ccoursey:
Do they interact the way cats do?
Or are they totally different?
Naughty: No, they're different, don't really
interact. Just make a lot of noise and
have a lot of babies.
She had two kittens born in the last
two days sitting out, teeny tiny little animals. She leads me outside her home and there sat
two lions and a cub outside. Big cats.
Big.
Ccoursey:
The kittens are itty bitty compared to
those.
Naughty: Beauty and Beast and their baby. Yeah, they will grow some more. Beast still has a mane to grow and Beauty is
preggers again, lol.
Ccoursey:
Are they more expensive than the
kitties?
Naughty: No, not really, about 300 L each and the
kittens were 250 and the tea cup kitten was a bit more.
Ccoursey: Are
there L's to be made breeding the lions or is it more for fun?
Naughty: Yes, you can sell their eggs and make lindens
from them and food isn't much. I paid
that mushroom 200L about two weeks ago and still have loads left. We'll be opening a store here at K&S
where we will sell them.
Ccoursey:
Do you get attached or is another facet of the game for you?
Naughty: No, I love my lions. The first ones I had were returned to me and
ended up dying. I was really upset cause
they were a gift.
Thank you Naughty.
You can find her club and eventually
lions here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Anjelica/126/225/21
Then
we come to the fennux. Even I had one of
these cute little fox/cat/mouse like creatures.
Dream has been breeding fennuxes for a year and a half. She runs ProDreams where she sells them.
Ccoursey:
Have you bred other animals or just fennuxes?
Dream:
I did the Wk Cats
Ccoursey:
Why fennexes? What drew you to them?
Dream:
I was helping my SL
daughter, who lost her internet. She had
some that needed watching over. So when
we were taking care of hers, we realized that maybe they were not breeding
correctly and worked on fixing them. I
started going to auctions and learning.
Ccoursey: Are
they different from cats? The
interactions and the amount of L's it takes for upkeep?
Dream: Yes, somewhat. The cats are more prim and take longer to
breed. They both have pros and cons, but
above all the fennux are just put together better all around.
Ccoursey: Do you
get attached to them, like you would a real pet or is it another facet of the
game for you?
Dream: Some I get attached too, ones that were hard
to get.
She pulls out a beautiful fennux,
that looks almost like a fox with huge blue eyes that lays across her
shoulders. Her favorite.
Ccoursey: Cute,
do they all let you hold them like that or only certain ones?
Dream:
Size 2 and smaller
you can wear like this. You can hold
them all in your right hand and size 10 to 12 you can ride.
Ccoursey: Is
there a guide or standard for pricing fennuxes?
Dream:
No, it's market
prices. New coats will always be worth
more.
Ccoursey: Do you
have a link on marketplace?
Dream: No one really uses marketplace, but the creator Daemon Blackflag created a web market. We all use that.
Thank you Dream.
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Correction: Dream's shop on land is ProDream, and the shop where she sells her breedable is Paws and Claws.
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