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Coby78
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Unless you go directly to the breeder or to a reptile show, shipping fees are everywhere. There's not much the breeder can do about it since it's the shipper setting the prices not them.
fl_orchidslave
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It's expensive to ship an animal overnight in order to guarantee live arrival. Fees are set by the shipping service- FedEx is the only one that will not only ship reptiles, but also guarantee delivery time. It's not cheap. Just as with any purchase, buyer pays shipping. Or a $40 gecko would be $90 with free shipping.........
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I ran into the same issue, so I set out to find a reputable reptile breeder in town so I could avoid the shipping expenses. With enough time and footwork as long as you live near a major city you should be able to find a good, healthy, non-pet store gecko.
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Check out reptile show listings for your area as well. They usually have a vender list and you can check most venders out on their websites.
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There are some exceptions from time to time and different business models have different pricing structures... but as a generalization, when it comes to animal prices, you get what you pay for.
Consider for a moment the total costs of owning a leopard gecko. There's the price of the animal, of course. The price of the terrarium. The ongoing price of feeder insects and supplements. The ongoing cost of electricity to power the heating elements. The cost of routine veterinary care, the cost of making sure you have a little money set aside for emergency veterinary care. You're doing it because you enjoy it and want to, but you could even put a price on your time and effort for every minute you spend maintaining the enclosure and caring for the animal's needs.
Owning a pet is expensive, when it's all added up.
So an extra fifty dollars for shipping costs is a drop in the bucket. That drop opens up options to you though, it lets you pick and choose the source you get your animal from. That fifty dollars is the difference between an animal in perfect health with detailed records about its birth and lineage, selectively bred and raised by an expert, backed by the long standing reputation of a successful breeder who will be there, guaranteeing the quality of their animals and assisting you with questions and concerns... and some mystery animal produced by a farm style breeder who hatched out fifteen thousand babies this season, using models that stress quantity over quality because they needed to make a profit on their contract with a big box chain store... or some know-nothing, accidental "Didn't even know I had a male and a female until I found this egg." pencil tailed, parasite ridden, gut full of sand Craigslist supplier.
If you happen to live near a quality breeder and can save yourself a bit of shipping, neat. Go for it. If you don't though, you should not think of it like paying twice the price for the same animal. You should think of it as ninety dollars buying the very best animal possible. Considering what you're spending in total to keep a gecko, it's more than worth it in the long run. Better for you. Better for the industry, as you support someone worthy of success.
Consider for a moment the total costs of owning a leopard gecko. There's the price of the animal, of course. The price of the terrarium. The ongoing price of feeder insects and supplements. The ongoing cost of electricity to power the heating elements. The cost of routine veterinary care, the cost of making sure you have a little money set aside for emergency veterinary care. You're doing it because you enjoy it and want to, but you could even put a price on your time and effort for every minute you spend maintaining the enclosure and caring for the animal's needs.
Owning a pet is expensive, when it's all added up.
So an extra fifty dollars for shipping costs is a drop in the bucket. That drop opens up options to you though, it lets you pick and choose the source you get your animal from. That fifty dollars is the difference between an animal in perfect health with detailed records about its birth and lineage, selectively bred and raised by an expert, backed by the long standing reputation of a successful breeder who will be there, guaranteeing the quality of their animals and assisting you with questions and concerns... and some mystery animal produced by a farm style breeder who hatched out fifteen thousand babies this season, using models that stress quantity over quality because they needed to make a profit on their contract with a big box chain store... or some know-nothing, accidental "Didn't even know I had a male and a female until I found this egg." pencil tailed, parasite ridden, gut full of sand Craigslist supplier.
If you happen to live near a quality breeder and can save yourself a bit of shipping, neat. Go for it. If you don't though, you should not think of it like paying twice the price for the same animal. You should think of it as ninety dollars buying the very best animal possible. Considering what you're spending in total to keep a gecko, it's more than worth it in the long run. Better for you. Better for the industry, as you support someone worthy of success.
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Coby78
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New york the state or the city? There's this one in the state
http://www.reptileexpo.com/nyfirst.htm
You're lucky, there are bound to be expos and breeders around you. I live in Connecticut, which basically means I'd have to go out of state for anything good. -_-
http://www.reptileexpo.com/nyfirst.htm
You're lucky, there are bound to be expos and breeders around you. I live in Connecticut, which basically means I'd have to go out of state for anything good. -_-
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