Rehoming Help/Advice

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Originally Posted by kitedemon

I would approach it differently, you could perhaps look for other reptile people in your area with the experience to care for them while you are not able and work out some sort of agreement (on paper) to a mutually agreeable understanding. I have seen this in my area where a snake has been cared for by someone else for 2 or 3 years and the owner kicks in a maintenance fee for food and such every month, the ones I have seen about 8$ to cover food and power. Extended boarding of sorts. This usually starts with finding a understanding person in your local community. The times I have seen such a thing ended in fast friends. It has the potential to go south as well so be careful.

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This is a good idea. I have a friend going to Europe for a year for his job and he has two snakes that I will be taking in while he's overseas. He's paying up front for their food, and I'm not worried about other costs like electricity.

Thanks everyone for your advice! I have decided that care taking is definitely the route I want to take instead of adoption. I have come in contact with a friend of a friend who is interested in care taking. However, I am kind of wary because she does not have experience caring for snakes at all. She is rooming with my friend and will be local for at least the next 2 years, but I am not sure about her being w/out experience :/ My boys are pretty low maintenance, but I need to know she would be 100% comfortable feeding and handling them, and would be capable of caring for them. Opinions?

Also, I spend probably about $24 a month on food and $30 on bedding every 3 months. Should I offer to reimburse them as needed, or provide a monthly fee?