It costs nothing to look after and breed reptiles...especially for your time hence that is why everyone expects to get them for next to nothing.......
The thought of how much this hobby costs me per year is scary so I don't think I want to know exactly how much!
I breed my own rodents and that setup has paid itself back many times over so I guess you would say that it is free food for approx 20 snakes. Electricity is between $400-500 a quarter but that is for a house of four people, I honestly believe that the reptiles barely contribute to this because of the use of low wattage globes and heatcords. I use newspaper as a substrate and cardboard boxes or plastic pots as hides so that part is free aswell. There are a lot of other bits and pieces that cost money along the way (enclosures, tubs, hooks, cleaning products, water bowls, etc etc) so I really don't know how much keeping reptiles costs me a year, I really don't care because this hobby is priceless to me!
I could comfortably say that I would spend more money a year on fuel for herping than what I do on reptiles.
So.... no calculator, eh?
I'm kidding! I agree with you, and well said. It's nice to hear from some of you guys with more snakes than me that aside from enclosures, tubs etc. if you're breeding your own food, it's a fairly self-sustainable hobby. And priceless is a good word for it Might get in touch with you when I'm back, Matt. I'm at Caloundra - u?
Kristy I am also in Caloundra.
Thanks Jax - love the daily break down, that'll be encouragement for people for sure!!
Would you mind posting the link to the online electricity tool you mentioned? Sounds v useful!
... coffee's bad for you, anyway :lol:
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