Price drops

[littleindiangirl]

I don't know about anyone else, but I added up the cost for us to keep an adult BP per year, and I think it was $15 each for food, water and bedding. Not including electric, which for a whole month isn't very much.

Less than a 3rd of a cent per gallon of water, free newspaper.... Per snake, piddle sticks is what it adds up to in my very humble opinion.

Only cost for us is time and energy into actually caring for the animals, the occaisonal building of a rack (which aren't consumable) and raising their food.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

Kyle is about as far from a scammer as you can get.

That's GREAT to hear! get him to participate in these forums a little before taking advantage of the for sale section and you won't be the only one that knows that!!!

[monk90222]

I don't know about anyone else, but I added up the cost for us to keep an adult BP per year, and I think it was $15 each for food, water and bedding. Not including electric, which for a whole month isn't very much.

Less than a 3rd of a cent per gallon of water, free newspaper.... Per snake, piddle sticks is what it adds up to in my very humble opinion.

Only cost for us is time and energy into actually caring for the animals, the occaisonal building of a rack (which aren't consumable) and raising their food.

$15 a year for food?...you sure don't feed your BP that much....

[pavlovk1025]

$15 a year for food?...you sure don't feed your BP that much....

At approx 7 cents a feeder, that's a good estimate.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

$15 a year for food?...you sure don't feed your BP that much....

She is basing it on the fact that she breeds her own rats... and If I may say, it is unfair for the purpose of this conversation. When figuring the price of feeders you HAVE to pay yourself for the hours upon hours upon hours it takes to create those rats.

Considering that, it costs a hell of a lot more then $15 per year per snake. a more realistic number would be at least $80 - $100 a year.

[Blue Apple Herps]

Considering that, it costs a hell of a lot more then $15 per year per snake. a more realistic number would be at least $80 - $100 a year.

$15 is a bit too optimistic. But I think its probably more in the $60 range. I spend $1 a week for small rats, so figure $50 a year on food, plus a few bucks on bedding and the electricity to run the heat and its in the $60 range per animal.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

$15 is a bit too optimistic. But I think its probably more in the $60 range. I spend $1 a week for small rats, so figure $50 a year on food, plus a few bucks on bedding and the electricity to run the heat and its in the $60 range per animal.

Even better.

So kiddies, instead of dumping that animal for such a pathetic price, keep it an grow it so you can sell it for nearly if not twice as much in a year or two. Even considering the costs of food, you still increase the amount of money you make on the snake. I SOOOOOOOO wish people would realize this and just slow down a little.

But they won't and before you know it the bottom feeders will prevail. Then EVERYBODY looses.

[_Venom_]

In the end... it's just another ball pythong.

10$ normal or $50,000 morph

It's just another ball python.

[monk90222]

$15 is a bit too optimistic. But I think its probably more in the $60 range. I spend $1 a week for small rats, so figure $50 a year on food, plus a few bucks on bedding and the electricity to run the heat and its in the $60 range per animal.

Multiply that X 70 or so, for small time breeders, X thousands for the big guys.....so it turns out the people with 4 snakes can ruin a market for everyone.

[Wh00h0069]

I did not read this entire post, but for the record I am going to sell my hatchling spiders males for $150 + shipping and females for $250 + shipping, which is close to what I sold them for last year. There are so many people producing spiders now that it is tough to sell them unless you drop your prices a bit. Also the price of a snake does not determine its quality. Some people sell better quality animals than for less that others sell lesser quality animals for more.