What will it cost?
Rough costs in Canadian dollars, before you commit. The price of the animal isn't included.
A snake
Heat and light are most of the cost, up front and every month after. A thermostat isn't optional: it's what stops a heater cooking the animal.
- To set up
- $350 – $970
- Before it comes home
- Each year
- $350 – $900
- About $29 – $75 a month
- The first year
- $700 – $1,870
- Set-up plus a year of keeping
- Over its lifetime
- $5,600 – $27,970
- Usually lives 15 to 30 years
Before it comes home
- Enclosure$200 – $600
- Heating and thermostat$100 – $250
- Hides and substrate$50 – $120
Total$350 – $970
Every year after
- Frozen prey$150 – $400
- Substrate and replacements$60 – $150
- Electricity$60 – $150
- Routine vet care$80 – $200
Total$350 – $900
These are rough guides for planning, not quotes. Prices vary a lot by region and by what you choose, and one emergency vet visit can cost more than a year of everything else. The price of the animal isn't included.