# Breeders Mint

### About Breeders

A Breeder is a type of NFT that allows you to breed new Racers by paying a breeding fee. Breeders cannot race in normal races, but owning one comes with more earning opportunities and unique utility. There are 107 variations to collect and a total of 10,000 are available for circulation ever.

### Mint a Breeder

1. Visit the [**Breeders Mint**](https://app.muzzle.run/breeders-mint) tab from the left-hand navigation menu
2. Make sure [**Metamask**](https://metamask.io/) is installed and configured to point to the [**Polygon network**](https://docs.polygon.technology/docs/develop/metamask/config-polygon-on-metamask/)
3. Make sure you have at least 101 POL in your wallet to cover the mint fee and gas.
4. Click "BUY A PACK NOW"
5. Accept the MetaMask prompt
6. Wait for confirmation of your brand-new sealed Breeder.

**Note** It can take up to 1 minute for your new Breeder to be minted. Once minted it can take up to 2 minutes to show in your kennel. The identity and rarity of your Breeder will be hidden until you open the pack which can be done from inside your kennel.

### Breeder Benefits

* **Breed:** The only way Greyhound Racers and Whippets can enter the Muzzle Run ecosystem is by an owner of a Breeder minting a new Racer. By owning a Breeder you can mint new Racers (of any rarity) for your kennel or to sell on the secondary market. For more information see [**Breeding**](https://guide.muzzle.run/muzzle-run-docs/muzzle-run-racing/breeding)**.**
* **Breeder Only Tournaments:** At Muzzle Run we run several free Sit & Gos every month exclusive to owners of Breeders awarding Froth. A few times throughout the year we run main event tournaments exclusive to Breeder Owners awarding thousands of Matic or Froth per event. Each month we run a tournament exclusive to our "Final Breeders" and they run for a percentage of App revenue which is paid out in Froth.
* **Breeder Utility:** Breeders have a different utility depending on when they were minted and can be identified with unique collars and utility stamps on the view hound page.