Animals for Consideration
Safety
Price of
Animal
Rosy Boa
Snake
Very Safe
Red Ear
Slider
Turtle
Size of
Enclosure
(In inches)
*BxWxH
Cost of
Enclosure
$149.99
Cost
to
Feed
by
the
Week
$6.33
30x12.5x12
Volume:
_______
$107.00
**Life
Span
of
Animal
(in
years)
20+
Moderately
Safe
$9.95
$5.00
14.5x24x18
Volume:
_______
$199.99
35+
Bearded
Dragon
Lizard
Very Safe
$99.99
$9.00
12x18x18.5
Volume:
_______
$183.99
7+
Iguana
Lizard
Moderately
Safe
$44.95
$9.00
12.5x18x18
Volume:
_______
$107.00
12+
White’s
Tree
Frog
Very Safe
$26.99
$2.00
24x18.5x24
Volume:
_______
$249.99
16+
Corn Snake
Moderately
Safe
$49.99
$6.33
30x12.5x12
Volume:
_______
$109.89
15+
Senegal
Chameleon
Very Safe
$44.95
$5.00
16x16.5x30
Volume:
_______
$199.99
5+
***Total
Cost
****Budget
cost for
year
*The formula for volume
** Life Expectancy is the average number of years that this animal species will live in captivity.
*** Total cost includes: Price of animal, cost of enclosure, and a year’s worth of feeding costs.
****Cost to feed per week times 52 weeks in the year.