How much do you pay per year for your collection?

[Pampho85]

I'm just curious to see, around how much do you pay per year taking care of your snakes? (Electricity, food, bedding, etc.) Not counting the snakes itself, racks/cages and tubs you have already bought though. Include how many animals you have so myself and everyone else can see how much it adds up please!

[DooLittle]

I don't think I want to know...

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[Mike41793]

Well just taking care of snakes, so i wont count what i spend on new snakes lol.

Food is like $200ish for 5 snakes im guessing? I spend about $50 at each white plains show an thats 4 times a year. Maybe a little less? I cant remember exactly.
Bedding is like $40 a year. I use sani chips but when i run out of them if i dont have money for more at the moment then i just use newspaper bc its free lol.
Electricity im unsure of bc i live with my parents and they dont charge me for it. The freezer that i keep my rats in costs $25 a year to run bc i rmbr reading it on the label when i bought it. We keep food in it too bc its huge though. And idk how much it costs to run my rack a year?

I cant think of any other costs right now? Let me know if you can think of something else, im more than willing to share.

[KatStoverReptiles]

I don't think I want to know either...my collection has grown so much from last year at this time to this year it's really an unfair comparison. I'm really not too worried about it though. This is my hobby. Some people craft, shoot guns, golf, etc. This is what I do.

[Wapadi]

ok I have approx 20 balls.
I also breed my own food.

1. Rat Food $10 a month = $120
2. Bedding $10 a month = $120
3. Electricity Free we live on base!!
4. Live Food (occasionally) = $100
5. Hides (make my own) = $30

So about $370 a year....now you know time is the most valuable aspect of these little guys! I spend a minimum of an hour everyday in the snake room just checking everybody. Not cleaning or feeding!

We built our own rack. We built our own incubator. (I love my Hubby!!) And I make my own hides so we have been able to invest more in the actual animals. I hope this helps! The most expensive equipment we have our the thermostates. We have 4!

[Jason Bowden]

No eye deer! Hate to see that bill! LOL

[Slim]

I currently have 5 snakes in my racks, 4 of my own and 1 that I'm keeping for a friend who's deployed overseas. I don't raise my own rats, so that is the bulk of my expense. Each animal costs me a little less than $120 per year to keep. That includes feeders, electricity, water (I use bottled), bedding, and cleaning supplies.

So, I'm looking at around $600 per year.

[DemmBalls]

We have 40 Balls, 1 Boa, and 1 SD Retic.

-I spend at least $100/month on frozen rodents.
-We also have a smallish rat colony for our few that need live food. That costs around $50/month to feed and maintain.
-Not sure on the electric costs.

I would say we spend at least $2k/year on our collection. Minus caging and whatnot.

[mechnut450]

rough guess (we ) got snakes at both houses. lol
but i know i spend about 100 bucks a month between rat food and bedding (i breed my own feeders) the snakes i guess another 100 month for heat and papertowels, water (city water type system)

[kitedemon]

Food is about $20 a month so 240$ a year.
Bedding is super cheap (coco coir) 16$ a year
Cleaning supplies (disinfectant, rags, brushes and such) a year 75$
Power is about 1000$ a year for a single rack and 6 enclosures.
Medical 250$ a year. I do fecal every year or 18 months on all of mine (DIY fecal exams) but I set the 250$ aside in case it is needed some years I spend it some I don't, but I gives me medical money when and if needed.

So for 11 snakes about $1581 a year. Just under $150 per snake per year.