Hmm..Maybe $4,500 in animals (considering purchase value). There's a lot of give and take there though, because I am unsure on adult pricing and some animals (my adult female BPs) have probably lost value since I purchased them and some other animals, like my leachie, have increased in value since purchase. Right now I have a total of 7 "lizards" (geckos and bts) and 12 (soon to be 14) snakes.

Equipment...Probably close to the same value considering thermostats, cages, racks, etc.

All-in-all, this is not a cheap hobby lol. I'm not even breeding yet, but only a small portion of the numbers quoted above count as breeding investment animals. I will probably be selling off some of my collection and re-focusing on my breeding projects at some point in the near future.