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How Much Does It Cost? P3

 How much does it cost to own a crested gecko?


7. Food 

    - It approximately costs twenty dollars every year for just the commercial food. The extra snacks will cost extra, but those should be given in light moderation. In about six months I have probably spend about five dollars extra on snacks (a lot of his snacks double as fruit I eat anyways). 

    - For pets, this is an extremely reasonable price for food each year. Each food packet is approximately seven to ten dollars. All you need is the packet and a container to keep it in. Any type of crested gecko food is sufficient, I personally would not recommend one brand over another. 


7a. Food Container 

    - The food container should only cost around one dollar. 

    - I picked mine up from the dollar store and it cost one dollar. It is a condiment container that allows be to squeeze the food out of the nozzle at the top of the bottle. It makes the food easy to store in the fridge. It allows you to only have to mix the powered food and water once. 


8. Spray Bottle 

    - This could cost anywhere between five to ten dollars ($5-$10). 

    - You can find these at Walmart, Amazon, dollar stores, etc. They just need to have a mist option. It is okay to go cheap with this item. While it might seem insignificant, this is one of the most important items to get. This is how you will control the humidity and maintain the health of your crested gecko. 


9. Gecko :)

    - Last but not least, the gecko themself. They can range anywhere between thirty to two thousand dollars ($30-$2000). 

    - You might be wondering, what kind of crested gecko could possibly cost two thousand dollars. There are certain morphs that only exist in twenty crested gecko's in the entire world, which makes them extremely rare. Breeders can make the prices extremely high because they are so rare. Other crested gecko morphs, such as the plain, patternless morph, only costs around thirty dollars. For reference Pongo cost thirty-five dollars, but I had a decent discount on him (I know someone that worked at the reptile shop). 


Overall

They can be an extremely inexpensive pet, as long as you do not try to go all out with the tank and decorations. It took me about a month to find the cheapest prices on all of the materials, but the research and time put in is worth it if it saves you a couple hundred dollars. 




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