Feeder costs

[xelda]

I spend about $50/month on crickets, and then $200-$250/month on rodents.

 

[leolover2]

I spend about 10 20 a month.

 

[crs]

idk my dad buys them for me, but I only have one leo so it isnt very much

 

[Gregg M]

It used to be between $350 and $400 a month but since I started breeding my own roaches, All I really pay for is about 6000 mealies a month and a few tubs of wax worms... I will also throw in some supers now and then... I have totally cut crickets out of the diet plan....
Since I have gotten into the smaller vipers and pushed out the large species, my rodent expence went way down... It is much cheaper to buy 6 months worth of pinkies than it is to buy 6 months worth of rats and rabbits...

 

[trizzypballr]

wow, you guys spend alot on food, I spend $30 bi weekly on mealworms, and like somewhere from 5-7 a week on the beardies. So im looking at about $80 a month? thats feeding like 40 adult geckos, plus hatchlings, and 6 beardies

 

[sacredcreatures]

I spend $150.00- $200.00 weekly on just the bugs, I started raising Roaches so I hope the cost of the bugs themselves will go down. I feed everything but mainly mealworms to leos, I also have Cresties, Fatties and Beardies So I get crickets for the fatties and cresties some but they all have a dish of mealies. Plus I have Beardies and a few Leopard tortoises so don't forget their salads and pellets. As for gutload and vitamins and calcium thats extra too. My husband has a cow every week! Deb

 

[GeckoGuru]

I spend probably near $75-$125 depends on what I am buying though, I don't buy things every month though.

 

[marula]

around 200$ ...but i give different kind of food (mealworms, super worms, wax worms and crickets...now i whant try to give them roaches)

 

[Sunshine State Exotics]

To feed all of my animals, including snakes, I was spending over $300 per WEEK. I've been able to bring this down by breeding my own rats and pinkies.

 

[Lyndsey]

$5-10?

Probably less lol

 

[giantkeeper]

It used to be between $350 and $400 a month but since I started breeding my own roaches, All I really pay for is about 6000 mealies a month and a few tubs of wax worms... I will also throw in some supers now and then... I have totally cut crickets out of the diet plan....
Since I have gotten into the smaller vipers and pushed out the large species, my rodent expence went way down... It is much cheaper to buy 6 months worth of pinkies than it is to buy 6 months worth of rats and rabbits...

I hear that on the rodents. We had a seperate freezer for our feeder rodents when we had a bunch of Boas. We would spend nearly $2500-$3000 a year easy......

Geckos is $50 + a month...nice departure from the above

 

[arreptiles]

?

I spend $30 - $50 ... when I'm really good about breeding my mealworms and roaches I can get down to $0, but it's a lot of work.

what kind of roaches???

 

[Grinning Geckos]

I have discoids and lateralis.

 

[eyelids]

How did I miss this???

I spend $50-$100 a month depending on my mealworm colony.

 

[Leopardbreeder]

Well I spend about $40 a month because I have been buying mealies. Now, I am breeding and it only costs me about $10ish a month. And that is for the crickets that I need o buy for one of the African Fatties I have on a medical loan until they are healthy. I will be billing them at the end of the "treatment".

 

[garweft]

I marked $50-100, but that's just the Leos. Counting my rodent bill the price jumps up considerably.

 

[traffic]

I spend about $50-$100 a month which all depends on how much treats i give and how many hatchlingss I have at the time. I have been thinking about breeding and feeding non climbing roaches but I dont think the wife would like it very much as a matter a fact no she would not allow roaches in the house even if it did save us money.

 

[giantkeeper]

I hear that on the rodents. We had a seperate freezer for our feeder rodents when we had a bunch of Boas. We would spend nearly $2500-$3000 a year easy......

Geckos is $50 + a month...nice departure from the above

Right now I have over 50 hatchlings and my food bill has gone up to about $100 a month and since I live in the desert, I have to pay a ton in shipping...:main_thumbsdown:

 

[goReptiles]

Not much maybe 20 bucks a month. Sometimes not that. All depends on how long I can keep my crickets alive for the AFTs. I decided this month that breeding mealworms isn't cutting it for me anymore- too much time to separating worms, pupae, and beetles, Plus, my worms pupate rather quickly, and lately, I haven't had so many decent sized worms. So, I'm gonna buy 1000 for 10 bucks and refridgerate them. I breed roaches for my beardies, which helps the cost. Then meeces and rats for the snake.

My small animal bill is usually much more, depending on what I have to buy for (20lbs for chinchillas, 10 lbs for rats/mouse, and 2 lbs for hamster), and if I have is shipped in or not.

 

[goReptiles]

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