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Originally Posted by raptorslovepuns
Wait, are you thinking of selling them for money, or because your fiance dislikes them?
Either way, you can make a compromise and sell a few while keeping your favorites. If it's solely about the money there are always luxuries you can cut back on instead. Do you smoke? Quit. Same with beer, at least until you get back on your feet. Buy cheaper food, stop buying steaks and buy pasta instead. The little stuff adds up way too quickly.
I was going to sell them for money. And i do smoke, my beer(s) of choice are not the cheapist out there(st. paulie girl, heiniken, becks and so on). so i need to quit smoking and buy cheaper beer.
Re: thinking about getting out of it??
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Originally Posted by Ginevive
I wouls day; trim it down to a manageable number.. I am not sure how many you have. But I already know the 1-2 snakes i would keep if I had to get rid of all out 1-2.. it is tough I know. Not that it is the same; but we had hard times years ago and i sold off most of my extensive model horse collection.. some of which went on to triple in worth since then.. but proritizing is key in life.
I have 13 balls and one RTB. I am sure i could keep just one or two but it is so close to breeding season, i want to give it a shot. i have 4 female's and a lesser male, spider female, pastel male and albino male that are all ready to start breeding.
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Breeding is only going to bring about more snakes... as im sure you already know (duh josh!) which will obv increase your expenses... If your trying to get rid of them you prolly shouldnt be breeding because what happens when you cant get rid of the babies?? Now you have to sit on em and you collection has gotten bigger. Best of luck
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Originally Posted by toe_knee
Well the past month has been really hard on money for my fiance' and I.I have a good paying job, but have made some bad moves when it comes to money. I have been just thinking about getting out of Ball pythons, reptiles in general. Dont get me wrong i love them to death. The last thing i want to do is sell any of my reptiles. Any suggestions on what i should do? Or what you have done in this situation?
Please keep in mind that she does not agree with the snakes. She's interested in them but is afraid of them .
That really sucks but family first right. If i were in your shoes i would try my hardest to keep them, i dont think i could part with my collection. But if you have to sell them make sure your giving them to good homes. Good luck :salute:
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Family and yourself first...hobbies last. Hobbies are luxuries so they should be the first to go when times are hard...I had to learn this the hard way.
With this said there are ways to limit your expenses:
Switch all your snakes to F/T - this is significantly cheaper then buying live ever week.
Switch to newspaper as a substrate - this is basically free (just get those community papers they give away)
As has been said before DO NOT BREED. All this does is increase your costs with no guarantee you will be able to sell all the babies with means just more mouths to feed.
Luckily snakes are fairly cheap to maintain (since you already own them and their cages) - about the only thing to look at is your extra electricity costs to heat them...but you can work this as well (maybe a small space heater vs. lots of individual lights/CHE, etc.) You can also contact your electric company and get on a yearly program that keeps your bill constant.
Think about short term changes every little bit will add up in the end.
Good luck and keep us posted.
