Most ever paid for a leopard gecko?

[Ian S.]

$1500 give or take. for a blizzard male and 12 het females. Seems like yesterday. :main_yes:

 

[hunter1186]

i paid £150 for a giant super snow female

 

[LG-Geckos]

I paid 800€ for a stunning Bell Enigma

 

[Leopard.Geckerz]

$125.00 haha. I'm definitely not in the big leagues yet!
And then second would be my TUG sunglow that I got at the show for $85 which was like 40% off of her web price. Pretty cheap.

I spend way more on their food and supplies, and the custom shelf I bought for them.

 

[thetrevsta]

3000 dollars but it was well worth it its a beautiful enigma when they first came out

 

[Leopard.Geckerz]

3000 dollars but it was well worth it its a beautiful enigma when they first came out

And you're 13? Where the heck did you get 3 grand?

 

[Next Level Geckos]

3000 dollars but it was well worth it its a beautiful enigma when they first came out

wow, if its an enigma from when they were first produced, how is it still a juvi?:main_lipsrsealed:

 

[Next Level Geckos]

And you're 13? Where the heck did you get 3 grand?

Age really isnt the factor.. He could have rich parents

 

[hybrid]

3k isnt hard to make really. When i was 14 i mowed lawns for elderly folks in my neighborhood and made $3,800 in one summer. Thats pretty good for 14. lol

 

[Leopard.Geckerz]

$3000 is still a lot of money for a gecko.

 

[Nigel4less]

$3000 is still a lot of money for a gecko.

I spent upwards of that during the MS/Enigma days.

 

[SteveB]

Nigel,

You make it sound like it was so long ago...


In reference to a 13 year old claiming to have spent $3000... and a thread elsewhere on this forum asking if people would feel comfortable buying from a 14 year old...

That's what amazes me about this "business." That the leopard gecko community is so self contained at times and so young both in age and length of time in the hobby... it just takes me back sometimes. Take a step back... enjoy what gives you pleasure. Don't worry about how much someone else has spent... **shrugs**

 

[Nigel4less]

Nigel,

You make it sound like it was so long ago...


In reference to a 13 year old claiming to have spent $3000... and a thread elsewhere on this forum asking if people would feel comfortable buying from a 14 year old...

That's what amazes me about this "business." That the leopard gecko community is so self contained at times and so young both in age and length of time in the hobby... it just takes me back sometimes. Take a step back... enjoy what gives you pleasure. Don't worry about how much someone else has spent... **shrugs**

Well in a hobby that You can produce an animal and get offspring in the same year... I would say it was quite a while ago.

 

[Alusdra]

The most I ever paid was shipping (on free geckos). I've only ever paid money for one. I think that was $20, maybe... But I don't breed them. I have more problems running away from people trying to get me to take their geckos they don't want anymore. It does worry me a bit when I see how much people are paying for these animals... what's going to happen in 5, 10 years when they are past breeding age but only 1/2 way through their life?

 

[Paco]

^what are you laughin at?

$500 here too, for a nova

Who is selling Novas for $500???? I want to know?

 

[GeckoGathering]

Knowledgeable Youthful adult

I spent upwards of that during the MS/Enigma days.

Wow! quite an investment but I'm usually amazed at this (Nigel 14 - 4 less) posts and vast knowledge spoken on this hobby.

I feel a good bit better saying this after last night.
I paid $325 for a Super Snow male of very light color.
That would be going on three seasons.. (2007)..............
Never a tail rattle out of him and with ready and begging
females that I bought special for him...........
Something clicked in his brainthing and he had a
Snake eyed T.albino with a Raptor parent to
lead him into the Tunnel of Love.
(a PVC Pipe tunnel I made for shedding assistance) and
they mated in the tunnel. Happy, happy, happy!!!
I videoed the "happening"
through the end of the tunnel........
Two days and I'll see if they
seek the same method.....
Will be on You-Tube after I get
it ready....................Take care. HJ