Do you talk about BP prices with NON snake people?

[Trackstrong83]

I've never talked about how much I'VE spent on a snake.
But some people will ask me, "How much does that one with the spots cost?" (Referring to a piebald)
When I say anywhere between 500 and 1000 dollars, people think I'm losing it. haha

[dr del]

I've tried.

Never really works out.

When my mother found out I had spent £850 on a 900g female pied she nearly fainted.

She calmed down a little when I pointed out I had sold enough snakes to mean it wasn't coming out of my life savings ( current total zero ).

Most of my friends spend three times as much on computer parts each year and there is no way they will be hugging them in 20 years time.


dr del

[Naom9Anne]

I've tried.

Never really works out.

When my mother found out I had spent £850 on a 900g female pied she nearly fainted.

She calmed down a little when I pointed out I had sold enough snakes to mean it wasn't coming out of my life savings ( current total zero ).

Most of my friends spend three times as much on computer parts each year and there is no way they will be hugging them in 20 years time.


dr del

And in comparison to the US prices we look like we spend even more :p Very much worth it though!

[jxl]

And in comparison to the US prices we look like we spend even more :p Very much worth it though!

Don't compare to US prices. Nothing can be compared to US prices. Neither gas, electronics, food, apparently not even snakes. Everything is cheaper in states It's how it is and has always been

[Naom9Anne]

Out of curiosity; to all you guys in the states: if I told you I'd just spent $493 on a mojave male and a lesser female what would your reaction be?

In the UK that is really a rather good price and they came from a breeder so no added shop charges. I know that BP's are a heck of a lot cheaper and the US is very much a buyer's market in comparison.

[jxl]

Out of curiosity; to all you guys in the states: if I told you I'd just spent $493 on a mojave male and a lesser female what would your reaction be?

In the UK that is really a rather good price and they came from a breeder so no added shop charges. I know that BP's are a heck of a lot cheaper and the US is very much a buyer's market in comparison.

My guess would be move to the states Everything is cheaper there, except maybe health insurance

[MarkS]

Out of curiosity; to all you guys in the states: if I told you I'd just spent $493 on a mojave male and a lesser female what would your reaction be?

In the UK that is really a rather good price and they came from a breeder so no added shop charges. I know that BP's are a heck of a lot cheaper and the US is very much a buyer's market in comparison.

I could probably pick up a male mojave for around $100 bucks right now without too much effort, though personally I think they're worth more then that.

[Naom9Anne]

See, highlights the price difference A Mojave in a reptile shop over here can go into the £200 price mark easily even for a male ($330) And I would have been looking to pay around £300 for just the female lesser here if I'd gone to a reptile shop ($493)

The breeder had the lesser females for £220 ($360) and the Mojave males for £120 ($197) but he did a deal on the two for £300 saving me £40 and they can with temporary tubs and 2 weeks food. The quality of his animals was spot on. These prices are very reasonable for a private seller over here. It's amazing to look at the price differences across the water