Hey all,
I have a general question and wanted some opinions on. Most here know that I take in coldblooded rescues all year long. I fund this whole project out of my pocket because I love helping these reptiles out. I have always tried to sell some of my baby snakes to help with the feeding, and housing costs. Now it seems that the market with reptiles is badly flooded again and selling babys is a hard and long process. So you have an idea of how I do things. I take any and all reptiles in, make sure they are brought back to 100% health. After that I make a choice of keeping them with my own collection or placing them in a new home. When i do place them, I do not charge any fee's, sometimes if there was extensive medical help done, I will sometimes try to recoup some of that, but more times then noe I will just place them. The only rule I have with placing any reptile is the new owner shows me they can care for this new animal and have the proper setup. I also will have most sign an agreement that if they can no longer keep the animal, they will contact me and return the animal. Not saying that rescues who require an adoption fee are doing wrong, just always felt that I would prefer they new owner spends the 30 bucks on making the new pet more comfy. So now it seems I am close to filling all my large cages again, and I have decided I need to build another 8 4x2x2 cages with all the heat, hides and water bowls. Anyone who has purchaced or built a big cage latley knows the cost of these cages are big money. So back to my question. Anyone have any idea of how to raise money for this expansion without asking for donations from the public, charging fees to drop off a pet or adopt an animal. Even if I can find a way to do this, be assured I will always help rescue our cold blooded friends. Just wanted to put this question to a large group of folks and see if anyone had any ideas..
Thanks for your imput..
Steve
I have a general question and wanted some opinions on. Most here know that I take in coldblooded rescues all year long. I fund this whole project out of my pocket because I love helping these reptiles out. I have always tried to sell some of my baby snakes to help with the feeding, and housing costs. Now it seems that the market with reptiles is badly flooded again and selling babys is a hard and long process. So you have an idea of how I do things. I take any and all reptiles in, make sure they are brought back to 100% health. After that I make a choice of keeping them with my own collection or placing them in a new home. When i do place them, I do not charge any fee's, sometimes if there was extensive medical help done, I will sometimes try to recoup some of that, but more times then noe I will just place them. The only rule I have with placing any reptile is the new owner shows me they can care for this new animal and have the proper setup. I also will have most sign an agreement that if they can no longer keep the animal, they will contact me and return the animal. Not saying that rescues who require an adoption fee are doing wrong, just always felt that I would prefer they new owner spends the 30 bucks on making the new pet more comfy. So now it seems I am close to filling all my large cages again, and I have decided I need to build another 8 4x2x2 cages with all the heat, hides and water bowls. Anyone who has purchaced or built a big cage latley knows the cost of these cages are big money. So back to my question. Anyone have any idea of how to raise money for this expansion without asking for donations from the public, charging fees to drop off a pet or adopt an animal. Even if I can find a way to do this, be assured I will always help rescue our cold blooded friends. Just wanted to put this question to a large group of folks and see if anyone had any ideas..
Thanks for your imput..
Steve
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