Why I Built a Registry Instead of Just Buying One

I went looking for registry software for a gecko breeding community. What I found was a spreadsheet someone shared in a Facebook group, a desktop app last updated during the Obama administration, and a lot of clubs making do with Google Forms. The tools that exist were built for AKC-style dog kennel clubs decades ago. Nothing was built for the way modern breeders actually work. So I built one. What a Registry Actually Does (and Why Most People Get It Wrong) A registry is not a database of animal