@Yellowtail
I’ve seen some of the Darwin’s you’ve produced, and I’m absolutely in love with them. Took a whole lot of self control not to get the stunning het alb Darwin you had for sale earlier. Maybe soon...
You’ve really got quality animals. The ones at KVP’s... I dunno. I didn’t like the look of them when I went last week. They seemed fairly average with price tags of up to $800 from memory. They just hype up the name and exaggerate features which are normal.
I’d happily pay $400 for a good quality albino Darwin. But I’m not paying double that for an average looking animal with a questionable background.
And yeah. I only buy things from petshops when I’m desperate or they’ve got a good sale.
Crickets are an almost weekly expense with my geckos and it’s not worth me traveling 50kms+ to go somewhere cheaper. $15 for 3 containers is what I usually end up spending every week or so depending on what the geckos are feeling like.
Enclosures- geez. First one I was stupid and forked out almost $600 for an enclosure with background + deco from KVP. Amazing customer service, not great pricing. And they claimed it would be a suitable size for my snake... yeah not so much.
But for one almost twice the size- $150 at an expo with some deco included.
Last year got really lucky at my local pet shop and got a 2ft tall ReptileOne tank for $70. Brand new. I think it was sitting in the back and they forgot about it and wanted it gone.
But normal 3ft tanks are upwards of $300 on a normal day. I gather they don’t sell many, but when they do...