The bigger investment you make in the animal itself, the bigger the insurance you should surround their health with. With each new snake we purchase we have added a layer of protection to keep them from cooking/freezing etc. Deeper water dishes, higher quality substrate, a better thermostat, more durable rack systems, a high quality thermostat for the entire room, exhaust fans for the room, higher quality rodents, etc, etc,. The idea is, if you bought a $15,000 snake, I would surround it with at least a quarter that amount in protection such as listed above.

I agree with the previous post above though. People spend how much money on derby cars? Afghan dogs? CLOTHES even. I am probably one of the very few women in the country that owns snakes that are worth more than her wedding dress. People dump money in to expendable or infrequently used things all the time. Ball Pythons, which are actually pretty durable, low maintenance, and can live for upwards of 40 years, seems like a pretty smart investment to me. Not to mention they are one of the few things you can purchase, give a couple dozen meals, and nearly double its value.
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Lincoln, NE
0.1 Pastel, 1.0 Pastel het Pied, 0.1 Pied, 0.1 Cinn, 1.0 Black Pewter, 1.0 Woma (hidden gene?), 0.1 Yellowbelly
2.0 Normals, 1.0 Thayeri, 0.1 Thayeri X Alterna, 0.1 crazy cat, 1.0 husband

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