Feeding Breeder Cost

[futurebpowner]

I was curious how much most of you pay a year to feed a breeder? Also how much does it cost to raise a hatchling up to a year?

[The Serpent Merchant]

That's going to vary a lot based on local feeder prices/how often you feed/and what type of rodents you get.

I'd say in very general terms it will cost about $100 per year.

[Kodieh]

Being able to buy in bulk might get that number down. Especially if you spend more on a larger amount of snakes.

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[joebad976]

That's going to vary a lot based on local feeder prices/how often you feed/and what type of rodents you get.

I'd say in very general terms it will cost about $100 per year.

This is about right. Figure $2 a rat 52 weeks in year. That equals $104 if you feed weekly and they eat every week that is.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

My number always evolve but I can tell you that by comparing the number of feeders produced and the price of the supply I buy the average is about $0.50 per feeder produced (I produce several thousands each each year) of course this only include the material I do not include my time.

[Mike41793]

This is about right. Figure $2 a rat 52 weeks in year. That equals $104 if you feed weekly and they eat every week that is.

Yea and (for most balls) you can pretty much cut that by like 20% right off the bat because most go off feed for various reasons throughout the year lol.

[PitOnTheProwl]

I will be the first to say, NOTHING

I breed my own rodents, this cost me about $200 a month to keep them going.
I try to sell at least $200 in rodents so when I sell more than the cost I'm doing good.

[futurebpowner]

For those of you that buy and not breed. Where do you buy your rats? And Thanks for the info!

[MootWorm]

I buy from reptile shows if I can, if I'm hurting for some feeders I go to one of the local feed/pet shops. For me, it's just not worthwhile to order online.

[ClarkT]

Breeding our own rodents makes the cost a lot lower. On average, it's costing about $.30 per small. That's with us feeding them the rodent block feed we get from our local Farm supply store. We're feeding about 25 breeder females, 5 breeder males, and 15-30 babies typically. We've just built another 8 tubs for rats to up our production, so we may make some of our cost back by selling extra rats.

Buying rats to raise a baby male to a breeder size within a year would typically cost $50-$100, depending on local costs of rats. You need to remember that for the first few months, you're not feeding them smalls...