Reptile Forums UK  

Go Back   Reptile Forums UK > Help and Chat > Lizards

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 05-05-2008, 08:52 PM
jaykickboxer's Avatar
Ultra Citizen
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: wimbledon
Posts: 1,588
Default urban geckos so overpriced

been in my local reptile shop today and theve got loads of urban gecko bred geckos in they want 400quid for a 5star sunglow which looks like a normal sunglow to me, there snows 3star start at 125 and go up to 525 for 5star, iand the 3stars look like normal mac snows just noticed how expensive they are what a rip off they aint that great they also got super hypos for about 175 apparanty 5star and mines 10times nicer just wanted to rant as i wasted my time going there intead of coldblooded dont rate it at all wish i went coldblooded instead by the time i got there i couldnt get to coldblooded in time.
__________________
3.8.2leos
8.12 stenodactylus stenodactylus
1.2 tangerine albino striped fat tailed geckos
1 acan uro
8 eggs cooking
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 06-05-2008, 05:24 AM
Super Regular
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Essex
Posts: 203
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by jaykickboxer View Post
been in my local reptile shop today and theve got loads of urban gecko bred geckos in they want 400quid for a 5star sunglow which looks like a normal sunglow to me, there snows 3star start at 125 and go up to 525 for 5star, iand the 3stars look like normal mac snows just noticed how expensive they are what a rip off they aint that great they also got super hypos for about 175 apparanty 5star and mines 10times nicer just wanted to rant as i wasted my time going there intead of coldblooded dont rate it at all wish i went coldblooded instead by the time i got there i couldnt get to coldblooded in time.
dont panic mate. Rainham village fair was on, it was well busy, I had a nightmare getting parked and then they didnt have what i needed in stock
__________________
8.19.1 Leopard Gecko
1.4. Royal Pythons
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 06-05-2008, 10:31 AM
sparkle's Avatar
Spikey Fluff
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Bonnie Scotland
Posts: 9,075
Default

arent the urban geckos the ones where they were a fortune for baby unsexed cresties too...
__________________
7.9.2 Crested Geckos and lots of other thingsssss
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 06-05-2008, 10:34 AM
Banned
 
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 9,394
Blog Entries: 2
Default

UrbanGecko sell on their site reasonabley cheap but then you have shops putting on a fair wack of profit at the moment. Your paying for quality.
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 06-05-2008, 12:03 PM
Forum Citizen
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Barnsley
Posts: 473
Default

They are nice animals but arent worth the sort of money shops over here are charging for them. However the shop is only trying to do business like everyone else. They have to pay for the animal, pay for the shipping, pay any customs charges and then feed and house the animal until it sells. Importing animals to sell on isnt a cheap process by any means.

And when you consider that a standard livestock mark up is 100% then of course imported animals are going to be expensive.
__________________

www.cresties.co.uk
Rhacodactylus Ciliatus
Rhacodactylus Chahoua
Rhacodactylus Auriculatus
Rhacodactylus Leachianus Henkeli
Rhacodactylus Leachianus Leachianus
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off
Forum Jump


Exotic Pet Sites


Help For Heros

All times are GMT +1. The time now is 07:35 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.2.0
Copyright © 2005 - 2008, Reptile Forums UK (RFUK™)