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 $85 to $95 from affiliated breeders stock. Pattern bred Deer Fern Farms stock runs $125 for 2010 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 2010. 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. We are not producing our own Ornates for 2009 and only a few hatchlings will likely be available for our customers. Most those are already spoken for on our waiting list. Unless some Ranched specimens come in this year, you'll need to seek other sources for those for early 2010. Adolescents and adults are good for beginners, hatchlings better suited for those with some experience.
Saharan Uromastyx: Hatchlings (Captive born, $125 to $145 - usually available in fall- early winter only. We are sold out of hatchlings till September 2010. 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, $150 to $225 for Field Collecteds,). We are currently sold out for 2009/early 2010. Our DDF stock is also sold out for 2009/early 2010. Hopefully will produce a few hatchlings again in the 2010 breeding season for release in August 2010. E-mail us to get on a waiting list. Good Beginner species.
Somali: Special order captive breds only expected for 2010, $250, We do not normally sell wild collected Somalis. Not good for beginners!
Indian Uromastyx: Hatchlings to yearlings (Ranched CB) $250, very sporadic availability - long shot for 2010. Good beginner species.
Sudanese: Hatchlings to yearlings $225 up. We 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 $175-$225. A few DFF hatchlings were produced in 2008 and 2009 but are sold out. If we produce some again in 2010, 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. We hope to produce more in 2010 for release after October. 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
Russian Tortoises: Field Collected adolescents, $75 to $95, CB $95. FC generally available year round, Limited numbers of DFF's CB expected in mid summer 2010 (our breeders are currently being cycled for breeding in February). Excellent for Beginners
Golden Greek Tortoises: We hope to have a limited number of DDF hatched for early summer 2010. We have a few eggs incubating as of 11/2009. $145 very limited numbers. Limited potential for any field collecteds to show in early 2010. Most of those are higher patterned, darker specimens. Moderate Experience best.
Libyan Spur Thigh Tortoises: Field Collected very unlikely for 2010, hoping for DDF produced eggs for spring 2010, $195. Moderate Experience best. Sold to breeders only in 2008.
Turtles
Eastern Box Turtles: We have 2 pair lightly brumating for the 2010 breeding season. DFF hatchlings will be a 50/50 shot this year while we settle in the new pairs. Prices not set yet.
Rarer Lizards
Chuckwallas:
Angel Islands: Should be available from affiliated breeders for late summer 2010. Prices not set yet but likely $185. 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 $175. Moderate experience best.
Calicos: Very small number of 2009 hatch available, $195 each. DFF stock possible for September 2010 release. 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)
Banana Iguanas: (C. pectinata). Our breeders are in winter mode so we hope to have some breeding activity later this winter. Prices not set yet but will likely be $275 to $350. 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). We have 2 proven pairs brumating for planned February 2010 breedings so we hope to have some babies late this summer. We may also 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 only a couple are possible breeders for 2010. If any breedings take place, we'll post the dates here. We may have a small number of extra juveniles from clutches we buy this year. Price will vary but should average around $135. We pull for high contrast specimens.
Bengal / Savannah Kittens
Please see our Cats- Ordering / Policies page for pricing, etc.
Email:
douglasdix@deerfernfarms.com