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FR
at Mon May 29 12:19:50 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]
Monitors do not have to be "expensive". There are lots of things you can do to lessen the cost.
For instance, the only real hard cost is electricity. Most of the rest can be worked down, even purchasing of the monitor.
Cage costs can be zero. Ask around, there are hundreds upon thousands of old fish tanks that are not being used. If you ask your friends, you may find some. You may even be able to find used cattle tanks at feed stores, once they leak, they don't use them. Keep an open mind and be willing to work.
You can raise your own food. Then the cost is for the food for mice or crickets, which can be very cheap is looked into.
Then pick a small species that mostly feeds on insects and small mice(pinkies are very cheap) I breed all my own monitor food.
The actual cost of keeping small monitors is very low. IF YOU WORK AT IT. If you buy everything retail, then yes, monitors are very expensive. Cheers
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RE: On the otherhand - FR, Mon May 29 12:19:50 2006