what should i get

[ReptiZone]

I don't want to sound like a Prick But most times I do so it is all good..lol

If you are looking for a Large snake weather it be a Burm, Retic Or the godd old Fasion Boa Constictor.

With a $100 price Budget I would realy recomsider large boids all together I know we are talking US curancy and all but.....

with $100..

1) You need a Cage
2) You need to heat the cage (you need to buy the heat sourse.)
3) You need all the cage Decor. Water dishes, Braches, Rock's...

This is all stuff you need B4 you Actualy Buy your animal.
If you are smart and get a Baby Burm, Retic or boa you can Keep it in a Rubermaid till it is 5 feet give or take a few then in the cage you baught but have the cage B4 the animal anyways.

Now for your expencises..

1) Food!!!!
You need to get food every 5-7 days for a baby Burm, Retic, Boa
so 2 Rats a week at $3 each(I will be nice to you)= $24 a month
Dude that is $24 a month and it is just a BABY!!
in 6 monts you can safly double that to $48 a Month and that is still a BABY!!! lol

2) Substrate..
That is a Givin your Baby will do it's dirty deed a least once a week for the first year cause they are eating mashines and grow all the time the food has to go some where in the cage once again if you are smart you will use a cost effitien substrate like News Paper. so the is prety cheap $5 - $10 a week depending on how much you use tp layer your cage with..
At worst $10 a week X 4=$40 a week just in substrate...lol Dude I am not making these Numbers up I pay $5 for my weekly News Paper and I resive 2 I read one then use bothe on My burms cage and She is only 10 feet lol.

That covers your monthly Expencis lets recap shale we..
Food= $24 for 6 monts
Substrate= $20
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$44 A MONTH

The First 6 monts of your Burm, Retic, Boa will cost you!!!!
$264

Now lets do the Math with the New Growing Baby feeding Plan OK

Food= $48
Substrate= $40
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$88 A MONTH

so for the last 6 monts it will cost you $528

So just in monthly Expencis the first year of your Snakes life just Cost you $792 in food and News Paper

so we will take $792 and we will but on the cost of a desent cage I will ball park it at $100 for the nursary cage and $100 for the large cage that may last the till December of 2005

$792
+$100
$100
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$992 in cages, Food, and News Paper for year 1

$992 Holly $#!T you did not even buy your snake yet what was the prise again oh ya Baby Burm $75

In ONE year your 16'' Baby Burm, Retic, Boa WILL cost you $1067
All of a suden you $100 is not going as far you wanted it to Eh

Keep in mind I did thows numbers with out adding your 2 vet visits a year one every 6 monts at about about $50 each just to get in the door but you get the Picture.

Hey do what you want I am just giving you the Numbers My friend.

Marc Doiron

P.S.
My 10 foot Burm Eats $80 worth of food a month and I am getting a break from my friends. it shold be close to $120 a month
$10 a Bunny X 2 a week X 4 weeks = $80 a month