We figure an extra $100.00 on top of the snake purchase and shipping on every one we buy. They go to the vet ASAP and we get a fecal done as soon as the snake decides to let us. Now we are trying to decide how to work baby snake clutches as we can not recover that cost on every single one. We will probably take each clutch under the "Herd" plan which will cost around $100.00 for the clutch then since we know all our existing snakes fecals are clean we can safely assume the same of the off spring. The only thing that we do not take to the vet are our feeder rats, but at the first sign of sickness in one he gets uthanized and all tub mates go into quaranteen until we know everything is clear.

Pets are expensive and it is very difficult to make anything if all you breed are normals. Now we know why good healthy snakes cost what they do!