possibly having to sell my bp and enclosure

[scottman]

So I have a male desert ghost BP and enclosure that I may have to sell due to losing my job recently. I'm not sure what his weight is but he's about 3 and half feet long. I'm just wondering what would be a reasonable price to ask for him and his enclosure. Any feed back would be greatly appreciated.

[butterballpython]

You could go to Morph Market and look at the prices of ball pythons that are similar to yours. Then you could add maybe half of what you paid for the enclosure when it was new on to the price for the snake and cage.

[Albert Clark]

Man! That's a tough pill to swallow for anyone in these trying times. Sorry to hear that. You should be eligible for unemployment insurance though? Try and reconsider your options to sell. I would be right out there to make sure I get anether job right away.

[scottman]

I really don't want to part with him and if I can find a job soon ill definitely be keeping him, unfortunately my only job experience is in restaurants and for the most part no ones hiring around where I live. But ill definitely be looking into a couple more places that may be hiring. But with some luck I wont have to part with him.

[Greensleeves001]

Sorry to hear about the job troubles. With restaurant experience, you might consider looking into these places for employment: nursing homes/ care facilities, school districts (go to their websites and look at personnel or H&R), hospitals (call or go online to their human resource departments), and bed & breakfasts.

My brother-in-law had restaurant experience, but got a job at nursing home with set hours, vacation and benefits. Not super exciting, but its a steady 40 hour / week income.

Maybe you could talk to a local pet store and see if you could swap services. Maybe you could work for a couple hours a week in exchange for feeder rats or something under the table, instead of a paycheck. Better yet, maybe you could get hired on at one. You definitely know a lot about snakes That would be a bonus for them!

Hope this helps!

[blue roses]

That was what i was thinking, The problem with many pet stores is the lack of knowledgeable people. My daughter graduated college and could not find a job, but with all the knowledge in showing and breeding dogs, and with keeping snakes, petco snapped her up. She started part time, theb was promoted to full, then back up manager, And is being trained as lead dog trainer. The bigger stores really try to promote from within, and you seem like a perfect candidate.

[LittleTreeGuy]

Try to find some breeders or other keepers around you. They may be able to help you out during your hard time. I mean, once you have a good enclosure, and husbandry in check, upkeep isn't all that expensive... I'm sure if there are other keepers around you, maybe they can help. If you were close by, I'd make sure you had a few bucks for a rat each week.

[Willowy]

I don't see any point in giving up a snake for financial reasons unless you become actually homeless. You can stretch feedings out to once every 2 weeks. Rodents are usually cheap unless you live somewhere really isolated. If you choose to get a new snake when you find a job again, you'd end up spending way more than you'd get for this snake and enclosure. And you wouldn't get enough for the snake to make a big difference in your financial situation.

And, yeah, try contacting a breeder or putting out a help needed ad on craigslist or something. I'd toss a few frozen rodents your way if I saw an ad like that.

I have a friend who used to sell all his stuff when he needed money. Then when he got some money he'd buy it all new again, spending at least double of what he sold it for. Used to drive me crazy seeing how little financial sense that made.

So hold on, don't do anything drastic until you're sure it needs to be done! Don't rush into a decision.