I would like to sell it to a pet shop but I need to know a good price for him… he is male, 9 yrs old, excellent condition, and sheds perfectly every 4-5 months. Which I hope is a good thing… =D
Thank you in advance for your posts!
How Much Money Should I Ask For My 9 Year-old Leopard Gecko?
Posted December 16th, 2009 by admin
December 16th, 2009 - 5:11 am
Don’t sell him to a pet store. Sell him to a PERSON. Pet stores often have no clue what they’re doing and will not care for your leo as well as you.
The pricing really depends on what morph it is. Being 9, my guess is he’s just a normal. I’d say probably $50 for him, not much more. If he’s an albino, you could probably go closer to $100.
I’d check out Craigslist or another classified site and find someone who’s going to care for your leo before you go dump him off at a pet store. And a pet store won’t give you what you want because they need to make a profit on him. So if they sell him for $50, you’ll probably not get more than $25.
December 16th, 2009 - 11:59 am
The younger ones go for less, but being that yours would be considered an older adult, I would say $40. They wouldn’t buy something off of you & not be able to raise the price.
They wouldn’t make any money. And really, it’s not how much you will sell it to them for, it’s how much they will give you for him.
Are you already sure they will buy him off of you? Most pet stores won’t because of parasites & the fact that they know nothing about his history.
If you cannot or just dont want to care for him no more, sell him to someone you know will care for him, or give him up to a reptile rescue & they will find a good home for him.
Best of Luck.
December 16th, 2009 - 5:39 pm
Hmm. Most people want baby leopard geckos, so I wouldn’t ask for very much. I bought my baby ones for 25 each, on sale, so I wouldn’t ask more than 10 dollars for yours.
December 17th, 2009 - 12:12 am
$50 i would guess.
December 17th, 2009 - 4:48 am
It doesn’t matter what you ask for. The pet shop is going to offer you what they think is the right price, and they rarely bargain. I wouldn’t expect much, though, unless it’s an outstanding specimen.
You’d be better off selling it directly to a new owner. That way you can get a better price and make sure the person you sell to knows how to care for him properly. How much he’s worth depends on where you are, though. In some places he may be worth as much as $100, but in others you may only get $25.