Ordering / Pricing
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| Main Uromastyx Breeding Room |
Ordering / Pricing
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| Main Uromastyx Breeding Room |
To place an order with us, please e-mail or call us [ (360) 435-2679 Pacific Standard Time ] so we can best help you with your needs. We receive a large volume of phone calls and e-mails each day so we can't always get back to everyone quickly and still do our normal husbandry chores. Please be patient and try again if you don't hear back from us.
For e-mails: Note we don't open e-mails that don't have a subject line so PLEASE at least put the word "Uromastyx" or "Tortoise" or "Kittens" in the subject line.
For Phone calls: Leave a brief message (< 1 minute) with your name and phone number FIRST in the message and please Say your number Slowly and Clearly! Note we are on Pacific Coast time which runs 2-3 hours BEHIND most of those who call us. When you call us, you are calling our home, so please no calls before 7 AM PST or after 8PM PST.
Please note we are not a "Pet Shop" or "dealer", but private breeders. We do not have hired help, thus all aspects of our breeding work and daily husbandry as well as the business (sales, shipping, customer service) are run primarily by just one individual (Doug). In the interest of helping the most people as efficiently as possible, please read our Care Sheets (for Uromastyx it's http://www.deerfernfarms.com/Uromastyx_Care.htm), for tortoises it's http://www.deerfernfarms.com/Tortoise_Care.htm) first before calling to ask for advise.
We are willing to help anyone regardless of where you bought the animals. I donate this time for free - please don't abuse the privilege. PLEASE contact the person who supplied your animal first. Our time is limited and we get a lot of care requests per day. In fairness to our customers, they get first dibs on our time. There is rarely enough hours in the day to get back to all the other people who ask for advise from us. If it's an emergency and we don't get back to you quickly, please contact your local Veterinarian.
Payment Options
We accept Cashiers checks or Postal money orders, and are set up to accept Visa, Master Card, American Express, Discover, Bank-e-checks and Paypal (click on the "Buy Now" button below the Paypal banner). Note you don't have to have a Paypal account to use your credit card if you use the "Buy Now" button below to make your payment to us. If mailing a check or Postal Money Order, please send it to:
Deer Fern Farms,
27610 Whitman Rd.,
Arlington, WA. 98223
Our Essential Supplies page is setup as a shopping cart so you can order directly off the website as needed without having to call us first. We try to ship all supplies orders the next business day by FedEx Home Delivery after receiving payment . You MUST contact us directly (by e-mail or phone) before we will ship a live animal to you. You can then pay for your animal purchases by clicking on the Paypal "BuyNow" button above. This button is NOT a shopping cart so you must add up what you want and put in the total (animals + shipping) in yourself. Then list what you're ordering in the memo section of the next page in the form. We do it this way in part to insure you contact us first before making an animal purchase. Once we've received your payment and verified you have their habitat ready, we will make arrangements with you to ship to your home or office via FedEx Overnight Express service. This usually runs $39 to $45. We need you to be home (or at the office if delivered there) to accept delivery of your new companion.
Pricing
Pricing
varies by species, age, and source of the individual (our own in-house (DDF) produced stock
verses purchased from other breeders). Please
contact us first to verify the availability of the specimens you want and
pricing before sending any money! For rarer, more expensive species
ordered, we will try to e-mail a photograph of the specimen(s)
we pick out for you prior to your purchase so you can make sure they meet your
expectations. For hatchlings/ juveniles, please look at our website for photos
of representative specimens for that species. Most don't vary enough at those
ages to justify taking the time to take individual photos for them. For most specimens, the pricing
runs as follows: (listed in order of general availability)
Uromastyx
Mali Uromastyx: Hatchlings to yearlings $95 to $125 from affiliated breeders stock. Pattern bred Deer Fern Farms stock runs $125 for 2011 hatchlings (DDF stock not available for 2010). We have captive bred hatchlings generally available from Sept to late winter/early summer, sub-adults are only rarely available. Best beginners species.
Moroccans: Hatchlings to rarely yearlings, Deer Fern Farms Stock (DFF) fifth generation + captive bred (CB) runs $185, offspring from affiliated breeders' stocks varies but is usually $175. In-house stock sold out till August 2011. Other stock and older animals only rarely available -call for pricing. Good beginners species.
Egyptian: Hatchlings to yearlings (CB Pure Egyptian stock (U. a. a. bred by an affiliated breeder) runs $145 to $175, imported ranched Kuwaiti stock (U. a. microlepis) runs $125-$145. We usually have captive bred specimens available from September to January most years. After that availability is more problematic. Good for beginners with room for a large cage (4' x 2' x 2' minimum when adults if fully reared in captivity, 5' minimum if bought as adults).
Ornate Uromastyx: Hatchlings to yearlings -Imported Captive Bred/Ranched $225. No DFF stock for 2010. We hope to have a very few Ranched subadult specimens as well as U.S. captive bred hatchlings for late August 2010 though Christmas. Good for those with at least some experience. Not too delicate but unforgiving of care errors. Please read over our online care sheet and set up your tanks carefully.
Saharan Uromastyx: Hatchlings (Captive born, $125 to $145 - usually available in fall- early winter only. Field Collected adults are still being imported but we rarely buy those for resale. These can be difficult to acclimate so be aware of this risk before ordering. Seasonal availability (fall/early winter only), please call to verify availability. Wild collected are NOT a good beginner species and wild collected adults tend to crash on novices and even those with moderate experience. Captive bred are good for those with experience working with Uromastyx already.
Banded: Hatchlings to young adults (Price variable, $195 to $225). We have a limited number of DFF 2010 hatched Bandeds ready to go now. Good Beginner species.
Somali: Special order captive breds only expected for 2010, $450, We do not normally sell wild collected Somalis. Not good for beginners!
Indian Uromastyx: Hatchlings to yearling CB, $275, very sporadic availability - long shot for 2010. Good beginner species.
Sudanese: Hatchlings to yearlings $225 up. We sporadically have a few imported sub-adults available but do not have these setup for in-house breeding. Check with Urotopia (Lindsay Pike) for additional availability. Adolescents to adults good for beginners, hatchlings to smaller juveniles best left for those with more experience.
Algerian Leopard Uromastyx: Juveniles-adolescents $195 - $225. A few hatchlings possible for 2010, better odds for 2011. Only a limited number will be released to experienced breeders for use as future breeders (these are just too rare to justify as pets-only at this time). Contact us if you're interested in working with this species. Good for beginners. Unlikely to be imported other than sporadically and relatively rare in the U.S.
Ebony Uromastyx: None expected for 2010. For breeding stock use only, to moderately experienced breeders only.
Rainbow Benti: Field collected juveniles to yearlings might be available in 2010 but it's still a long shot (for sale only to experienced keepers) $195 NOT a good species for beginners! Very small numbers of imported specimens possible for 2008. Get on our waiting list now if you want some!
Orange Benti: None likely for 2010. Price variable but expect $225. For experienced keepers only!
Tortoises
Redfoot Tortoises: Captive Bred-Ranched juveniles $75 - $125, sporadically available - please call.. Excellent for Beginners
Cherryhead Tortoises: Captive Bred juveniles $145 - $175, sporadically available - please call.. Excellent for Beginners
Russian Tortoises: Field Collected adolescents, $75 to $95, CB $95. FC generally available year round, Limited numbers of CB for summer 2010 (only a couple still available as of August 2nd). Excellent for Beginners
Golden Greek Tortoises: Most our CB are already sold out for 2010, call for availability. $175 very limited numbers. We have just a couple 4" field collected males available as of August. $175 ea -good color. Moderate Experience best.
Indian Star Tortoises: Our breeders are still a couple year s away from laying. We do have one exceptional 4" CB male available for $275. Moderate Experience best.
Sri Lankin Star Tortoises: We have one 2010 unsexed hatchling for sale for $$275. Very nicely patterned, incubated for female but sex is not guaranteed (incubated at the low end for females to avoid spit scutes). n
Eastern Box Turtles: We have a limited number of longterm captive young adults available for 2010. DFF hatchlings will be a 50/50 shot this year while we settle in new pairs. $75 to $125 on LTC's.
Rarer Lizards
Chuckwallas:
Angel Islands: Looking like a long shot for 2010. Prices not set yet but likely $225. Excellent for Beginners
South Mt. Carrot-tails: All stock produced in 2010 is slated for holdbacks for future breeders. Moderate experience best.
California Redbacks: Out of stock till October 2010. Price should be $185. Moderate experience best.
Calicos: No No DFF stock for 2010 (infertile clutches this year). Possible some from affiliated breeder. Price not set but probably around $195. Good beginners species.
San Esteban: None likely before 2011 and are only available for Washington in-state sales. Prices not set. Excellent for beginners
Iguanas: (Spiny-tailed and Rock)
Black-Chested Blueback Iguanas: (C. melanosterna). We restarted our program with European x U.S. stock to get some better quality animals so next DFF hatchlings not expected before 2012. Prices not set yet but will likely be $225. Excellent for Beginners for well started juvies.
Grand Cayman Island Blue Rock Iguanas: (C. lewisi x ). First DFF hatch not expected before 2012.
Bluetongue Skinks:
Northern Bluetongues (T s. intermedia). Both our proven girls gave us stillborns for 2010 so next shot is summer 2012. We may have a small number of extra juveniles from clutches we buy this year. Price will vary but should average around $145. We pull for high contrast specimens (no faded pastel specimens, no crosses).
Indonesian Bluetongues (T s. sp.). We have mostly yearlings to 2 year olds so best shot at ofspring is summer 2012. We may have a small number of extra juveniles from clutches we buy this year. Price will vary but should average around $145. We pull for high contrast specimens.
Bengal / Savannah Kittens
Please see our Cats- Ordering / Policies page for pricing, etc.
Email:
douglasdix@deerfernfarms.com