What size snake are you thinking of getting?? Basics you'll need:
Heat-mat (size depends on viv/faun size) Stat Digi-thermometer (ideally 2) 2 hides water bowl substrate (could be shredded paper, paper towels, aspen etc)
Until a guesstimate of the snake size, it's hard to give you a better idea on what size mat and viv you'll need.
For a baby get a heat mat and thermostat, a Rub ( similar to a sandwich box ) two hides one for the end by the heat mat and a water bowl, if you get one similar to a cat feeding bowl it may have a cutout for picking it up. this is ideal foe the cool end hide as well as water, use kitchen roll for a substrate and it should last a few months.
I found the starter kits are not necessarily the cheapest way forward and a bargain can always be found if you have the time to look around.
I got my matstat, heatmat and digital thermometer from Ebay for under £40 (paid for by selling random items that were lying around the house). The housing is a glass aquarium with a good tight fitting lid from the local recycling centre - £3 (just needed to drill airholes in the lid). Hides - I had some spares but people cut entrance holes in small plant pots or use loo roll tubes etc. I got a ceramic water bowl from Tesco for £1 and use kitchen roll as substrate.
For the snake itself - the reptile shop wanted £65 for an Anery which was what I wanted - on the Preloved website I found a local breeder and got my baby for £20 instead and get this - she has some of her babies for sale at the same shop so if I'd bought from there, I could have been getting the same animal for way more money!!
Total 'real money' spend (I don't count the money I make on Ebay)- £4 for the setup and £20 for my Anery baby Good luck with your shopping Sam
08 male Carolina Corn ‘Saracen’ 09 male Anery Corn ‘Twilight’ 08 male Rankins Dragon ‘Keydo’
any one no where to get a cheap starter kit?
Posted - 20/09/2009 : 16:45:43
Good luck with your shopping
