Needing some help, please.

[Lady_Kiya]

Hey everyone,

I am looking to enlarge my family and buy some new Leopard geckos.
The problem? I live in Canada and I am having a really hard time finding breeders who ship to Canada at a reasonable cost.

If anyone knows of any breeders in Canada (Can be US if they ship to Canada at a reasonable cost) can you please give me their web address.

I would really appreciate the help guys!

Thanks :heart:

 

[Pepper]

You know, I'm in the same boat as you, I live in Alaska and can't find ANYONE who would ship..

My mom got me one but I would like to know in a year or so if anyone would ship!

 

[LizMarie]

i believe the http://www.theurbangecko.com/index.html is in Canada..

 

[Lady_Kiya]

You know, I'm in the same boat as you, I live in Alaska and can't find ANYONE who would ship..

My mom got me one but I would like to know in a year or so if anyone would ship!

I sympathize with you.
My local pet store is very small, so unfortunatly they don't get morphs in.
Not only that, but due to the fact that they are the only pet store in town their prices are ridiculous.

I wish more places would ship to Canada (or Alaska) at a reasonable cost to us.

 

[Lady_Kiya]

i believe the http://www.theurbangecko.com/index.html is in Canada..

Thank you Liz, I will take a look into it. I hope they are!
-Crosses fingers-

 

[Lady_Kiya]

Yes, they are Canadian... however I do find their prices high. Hmm... There is one there that I really like though... Maybe I will consider it.

 

[Snowy & Petra de Gecko]

Reasonable Cost

Most of the breeders ship and charge you the cost of the actual shipping.

Some of the breeders even eat a portion of the cost.

It can cost about 50 to 60 to ship in the USA.

You can go to one of the posts on this forum that has threads about shipping costs.

I was surprised when I read some of them.

Sorry.:main_no:

 

[Lady_Kiya]

Most of the breeders ship and charge you the cost of the actual shipping.

Some of the breeders even eat a portion of the cost.

It can cost about 50 to 60 to ship in the USA.

You can go to one of the posts on this forum that has threads about shipping costs.

I was surprised when I read some of them.

Sorry.:main_no:

I am located in Canada and have had a hard time finding breeders in Canada, or US breeders with reasonable shipping costs. One breeder in the US I found that does ship to Canada charges $200, plus any other additional charges incurred afterward. That was just the base payment.

 

[Haligren]

I'm gonna have to support this thread. I was looking for gecko breeders who ship in/to Canada with very little luck myself. I respect the work that breeders put into their geckos and everything, but I wasn't looking for a breeder gecko; I just wanted a pet gecko. I didn't see any point in dishing out $100+ for a gecko I just want as a pet and not for his genes. I got lucky when I found Tiamat at a nearby pet store for a reasonable price.

 

[Snowy & Petra de Gecko]

Wow

What can I say ... Boy that is way too much.

All I can say is that it is an Oh, Gee-Whiz Day.

Ah but, what we can learn on the GeckoForum.

 

[havbrecis]

Depending on where you are in Canada. There are some reptile expos in Mississauga, Ontario and some in Montreal, Quebec and I believe there is one out to the west as well. They run a few times a year in each location. Also try googling reptiles canada and go to there classified section. You may be able to find some one in your location. I know of a few american breeders that ship to my local expo maybe you may be able to set something like that up.

 

[Lady_Kiya]

I'm gonna have to support this thread. I was looking for gecko breeders who ship in/to Canada with very little luck myself. I respect the work that breeders put into their geckos and everything, but I wasn't looking for a breeder gecko; I just wanted a pet gecko. I didn't see any point in dishing out $100+ for a gecko I just want as a pet and not for his genes. I got lucky when I found Tiamat at a nearby pet store for a reasonable price.

I bought Kiya from a local pet store as well. I think they over charged for her, but because they are the only pet store in town they can get away with it. I am finding it really hard to find decently priced geckos, who are able to be shipped to Canada. I mean, you would think that less would ship over seas? The urban gecko is the only place I have found that is Canadian.

 

[Lady_Kiya]

Depending on where you are in Canada. There are some reptile expos in Mississauga, Ontario and some in Montreal, Quebec and I believe there is one out to the west as well. They run a few times a year in each location. Also try googling reptiles canada and go to there classified section. You may be able to find some one in your location. I know of a few american breeders that ship to my local expo maybe you may be able to set something like that up.

It would be great if they had Expos here. I live in a small city, and unfortunetly do not have the means to travel atm. Unless I rent a car....

 

[canadiangecko]

there is always the expos in canada i go to the one in missasauga
(wrong spelling i know)

 

[canadiangecko]

also reptilescanada.com has breeders and a classifieds section (thanks bench)