After MANY years of being away from the hobby, The bug finally bit me again and I'm really missing having a dragon running around in my life and my home. I was curious if anybody knew if petsmart still did their $1/gal sales? If so, Do they only do them certain times in the year? I did a google search and found a post on facebook from January 2007 about their $1/gal sales but couldn't find anything super recent.
I know the kit comes with a lot of stuff that isn't meant for or "right" for beardies, but my local petsmart currently has their Bearded Dragon "starter" 40 gallon with all the supplies (as I mentioned I know some of it isn't meant for, right,or good for beardies) "on sale" from $239.99 to $199.99 so I was considering buying that and switching out everything that wasn't good for a beardie and upgrading it and switching it to something better.
Thanks in advance everybody and here's to hoping I have a new scaly friend to show off and bring me back to being active on here soon!
They still have them but its certain parts of the country -- I have never seen them where I live --- on that note I would get a tank from one of the sites listed on the Enclosure Board --- your going to be throwing alot of money away for stuff you wont use and you will end up having to upgrade anyway-- you can always get a big tank and section it off --- not to mention stuff your gonna replace after getting rid of the stuff that comes w/ the 40 gallon--- its just a suggestion --- I will let some others weigh in on this
Karrie
I know I'd be throwing a lot of money away and most of the stuff would have to be replaced, I was just thinking it would be the quickest route to at least get the enclosure and work on getting the rest of what I need after that, I've been looking around the enclosure board as well to see what's out there. I'm not going to rush into anything but definitely want to start shopping around and acquiring the stuff I'm going to need.
They do it sometimes, but of course when I wanted one the sale was over lol.
I wouldn't get the kit. Even buying the 40g off sale and what you actually need will end up being about the price of the kit. Plus you wont have to spend more to replace the junk.
I appreciate the input! I appreciate everybodys feedback and am still in the planning and logistics phase of figuring everything back out as far as getting a terrarium, getting the beardie, and all the stuff I had and got rid of.
I haven't needed a new tank in a while so I haven't been paying attention to when they go on sale but in my experience Petco has the sale more often than Petsmart, at least near me.
You could look for used ones online at places like Craigslist, even if it's just a temporary tank until get a better one or build one like claudiusx suggested. There are places that sell custom tanks too if you want to go that route. You could also look at exo terra tanks, they cost more than a regular tank but the front opening doors are great.
I've been keeping my eye on the 40 gallons for sale near me via craigslist and I'm well aware of what they cost and that they do hold their value if they stay in tact w/o any cracks or damage to them, However my biggest problem I'm facing right now is a large majority of the people selling their terrariums on craigslist, my local 4sale site, and facebook, they're all asking close to retail price for their tanks. If I'm going to pay retail for a 40 gallon terrarium I may as well go brand new and not second hand.
After MANY years of being away from the hobby, The bug finally bit me again and I'm really missing having a dragon running around in my life and my home. I was curious if anybody knew if petsmart still did their $1/gal sales? If so, Do they only do them certain times in the year? I did a google search and found a post on facebook from January 2007 about their $1/gal sales but couldn't find anything super recent.
I know the kit comes with a lot of stuff that isn't meant for or "right" for beardies, but my local petsmart currently has their Bearded Dragon "starter" 40 gallon with all the supplies (as I mentioned I know some of it isn't meant for, right,or good for beardies) "on sale" from $239.99 to $199.99 so I was considering buying that and switching out everything that wasn't good for a beardie and upgrading it and switching it to something better.
Thanks in advance everybody and here's to hoping I have a new scaly friend to show off and bring me back to being active on here soon!
I have been keeping my eye on facebook marketplace. Unfortunately I have missed out on a few good deals as I just couldn't get out of work on time to beat other people to it. But I'm still shopping around and hoping I can come across a good deal and browse marketplace almost daily.