I'm only just getting started with my breeding colony of mice. I have 12 snakes to feed and the feeding bill per week is over $30 if everyone takes a meal. Thats over $100 a month! Now for me to breed my own, it might cost me a little more than half that a month.

But you also have to take into consideration, the space needed to breed your own and the time to clean and feed everyone. I get up an hour early just to go through the animal room and feed and water everyone and spot clean and I just barely make it in time to get ready for work.

For one snake, I say breeding your own isn't worth it unless you want to breed so you know where your snake's food is coming from (quality feeders vs getting them from the store).