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 Posted - 23/04/2009 : 19:32:19
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Hi
I was going to be getting a bearded dragon, but what has put me off are the costs of heating and food.
I am now looking into corn snakes.
How much are heating costs, and feeding costs?
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Tizzy
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/04/2009 : 21:00:09
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Welcome to the site Dragonpop.
Corns just need a heat mat running through a stat, they use naff all electricity compaired to beardies ceramics and no UV at all. Some people like to put lighting in but it's not essential.
As for food, a beardie can cost up to £10 a week to feed a corn is more like £1 so much cheaper.
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/04/2009 : 21:18:19
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| If your worried about feeding costs, snakes are the way to go. It costs me £35 a year to feed my adult. |
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dantheman2944
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/04/2009 : 21:40:26
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thanks to solid for the sig
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/04/2009 : 22:33:20
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| Corns are cheaper, my 2 beardies are costing an average of about 2 quid a day (ish). |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/04/2009 : 22:43:39
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heya and welcome 
corns are cheap to run but you do need to consider can you afford any unexpected bills, like veterinary treatment, if money is too tight for a beardie? |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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lee2308
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
3348 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2009 : 23:57:31
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hi and welcome
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Kazerella
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
3093 Posts |
Posted - 27/04/2009 : 16:28:56
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Ell
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1640 Posts |
Posted - 29/04/2009 : 10:29:45
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Welcome to the forum ^^
Yeah corns are very cheap, especially when they get to the size where they only need feeding once a week :) |
 
1.0.0 Normal corn snake - Dusk
0.1.0 Strawberry Snow Stripe corn snake - Dawn
0.1.0 Harlequin Crested Gecko - Stickles
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Posted - 01/05/2009 : 19:16:33
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Chimp276
Yearling
United Kingdom
587 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2009 : 17:58:22
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0.1.0 Hypo Stripe - Aero
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Posted - 04/05/2009 : 18:15:12
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Hi :)
I just brought a baby corn snake, getting all the equipment and snake has cost me about £100, the pinkies he/she is eating are only 50p each so thats about £1 a week.
My heat mat is 7W so I worked that out to cost me about £9 a year to run 24hours every day, My calculation may well be wrong though! I just did;
Watt of heatmat/1000= to get kW
kW x hours in use over whole year= kW per Hour
Then Mulitply that by your electricity cost per kW/h.
Sorry if that is no help to you 
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0.1.0 normal corn snakey (Acorn!)
0.1.0 Border collie cross (Molly)
0.1.0 Cat (Tess)
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