Spent over $100 on enclosure things

[Arachnaeoccult]

The one hide shes taken is a cereal box on the cool end. I'll put another one in shortly but want her to adjust to the presence of a hide at all first.

[Arachnaeoccult]

I set the cereal box on the warm side since she doesn't want to use a second cereal box right now. Soon her cave will come in the mail though .

[sirtalis]

Just wondering... where did you go to spend $100, at most pet stores all the necessary supplies would be less $70 including the tank. For future help, many reptile specialty stores are wayyy cheaper than petsmart or petco, I got a 20 gallon long with a lid for $30 when i checked petsmart it would have cost me like $70

[Pogie]

Originally Posted by sirtalis

Just wondering... where did you go to spend $100, at most pet stores all the necessary supplies would be less $70 including the tank. For future help, many reptile specialty stores are wayyy cheaper than petsmart or petco, I got a 20 gallon long with a lid for $30 when i checked petsmart it would have cost me like $70

Not sure where you live but the stores around here are out of this world lol.
And the only reptile special stores I would guess would be like in the bigger cities. Like Chicago in IL. But out here in the middle of corn field country, nope, expensive.

Not sure where they live but if they are in an area like mine they didn't do to bad lolol. I try to look online and see if the stores will match it. IF not I pay full price.

All we have are like the petco/petsmart stores. Alas we have to pay the price

[prairiepanda]

Originally Posted by sirtalis

I got a 20 gallon long with a lid for $30

Wow I can't even get them that cheap on craigslist where I live! Cheapest one I saw with a lid was $45, and it was pretty dirty. And here the reptile specialty stores tend to have way higher prices than the big box stores too. You sure you don't just have a really awesome local store? Around here, unless you're using tote bins for housing and/or getting used supplies, a suitable setup for a 3.5ft bp would definitely come to over $100. Different country, I know, but I didn't think there would be that much of a difference

[Minkness]

Petco regularly has sales on tanks that are 1$ a gallon. So a 20 long with screen could be 30$.UTH would be about 25! And bedding between 16-25$ depending. A bowl is about 15-20$ and hides...for that size snake, start at 20. So, for a full set up you're looking at about 150$ on average.

Oh, amd that's before getting any kind of thermostat or hydrometer or any of that kind of stuff.

[Bandit]

I just took advantage of the dollar per gallon sale and got a 40g breeder. I'm considering getting another one for my milk snake. It's just too good to pass up.

[Minkness]

Once I get my house, I'll be picking 1 or 2 up at a time so I can work on customising them. 1 will be my female crestie 'sorority' tank for sure. And probably one to hold my boa while I work on his fully custom cage. And another for my carpet to grow in for a while till I do her custom cage lol. 40 gallon breeders are just so great for just about everything really. =)

[sirtalis]

I think it depends were you live, here in Texas pretty much everything is cheaper, I mean one example is cost of rent, NY or California will be way more expensive than where I live, also I guess stores will charge what people will pay.

[sirtalis]

40 gallon breeders are just so great for just about everything really. =)[/QUOTE]

@minkness true...