something I talk a lot about on my channel is how expensive owning pets is and that pets are
a luxury to own due to these costs
as many of you may know I have seven pets and I completely pay for all of their
needs and wants by myself
and I choose to do this
so I figured let's take a deep dive into how much I spend yearly on my pets
as I do keep track of every single
purchase I make because I like budgeting and I like to know
how much I spend on certain things and where I can save money and
all that fun stuff
basically what I want you to get out of this video is that pets are expensive to own and they literally
no matter how many you have
are going to have continuous costs
throughout their life until they die
and for anybody who thinks it's absolutely ridiculous for me to spend this much money on my pets
that is completely your opinion and that is fine but it's my money that I earn
and I am allowed to dedicate it to things that I enjoy in life and make me happy and if
owning seven pets and spending all of this money on them makes me happy
then imma do it
obviously because we're only six months into 2023 we are not going to be
using this year because there's just not enough data obviously
but we're going to be going back and looking at 2022
and seeing how much I've spent I went through and I broke everything down month by month
and I've also broken it down into each
species for at the end but that's a little bit more estimated
due to a lot of the receipts we'll have like multiple different animal
things that I've purchased like
cat food and rabbit food are going to be on the same bill so it's a little bit hard to
separate those and put them into
categories
alright so starting with January of 2022 I spent a grand total of 273 dollars for that month
and I spent that on rabbit hay, cat food,
hamster bedding and sand, rabbit litter and a rabbit toy so
all of these things are basically just like necessary things except for the rabbit toy
moving on to February and this is probably the cheapest month
out of the entire year for some reason I only spent 123.89
that is pretty good
though do keep in mind a lot of the things that I buy I don't necessarily buy monthly or I will buy multiples of
things like I buy two boxes of cat food I buy two bags of rabbit litter
um two bags of hay and so on and so forth
but for the month of February I only purchased some critical care for the rabbits, rabbit hay and then some cat litter
next up we have March and I spent 383.87
this went towards cat food, rabbit hay, hamster bedding and then
the cats had their annual vet checkup
moving on to April and this was an extremely expensive month for me
I spent a grand total of a thousand ninety five dollars and 49 cents
um this all went towards getting hamster food,
I bought some acrylic for the rabbit's dig box that they use in their room,
I also bought dowels to make hamster platforms,
I also got the necessaries like hay and veggies for rabbits
also keep in mind I only started tracking my rabbit's veggie amount
in April I didn't track it for the other months so it
their cost is a little bit more because I I didn't track it then
um I also got cat food and Sadie had blood work done and then she had a dental done
so that was probably the bulk of the cost right there
next up in May I only spent 262.74
on hay, hamster bedding, rabbit litter and cat food so once again just basic things
those basic things cost a lot of money
then in June I spent 251.21 on veggies,
hay and litter for the rabbits,
cat food, hamster bedding and a hamster toy that I got off of Amazon
um another thing to keep in mind is that
prices slowly get higher and higher for example at the beginning
of the year I was only paying eighty dollars for two boxes of cat food and by the end of the year
the price in total was I think it's like 98 dollars now
so
I love Rising prices
in July I spent 283.88
on Hay, veggies for the rabbits, cat food and some ingredients for my hamster food
because I do make my own homemade hamster mix
it is a little costly but the amount that I make from it
completely worth it and it ends up being really not that expensive in the end
in August we actually had another really cheap month and I only spent 189.94 on hay,
veggies and rabbit litter
in September it's a little bit more expensive so I spend 525 dollars
this went towards hay, veggies, rabbit litter, cat food,
I bought more wood to fix the rabbit's dig box because it actually had burst
through the seams when I wasn't home and my friend was taking care of them
so that was
a fun time
I also then purchased a 10 gallon aquarium for my shrimp that I have now
and I also purchased two automatic cat feeder dishes
I actually purchased these because I feed my cats raw food and I can't just like put out food and
have it sit there all day it's not going to be good it's
it's going to go bad obviously
and there are often times when I would like to sleep over at a friend's house and I don't want to pester my mom
to have to come feed the cats or I don't have to
you know worry about racing home before 7 A.M to feed them
so I found some really great automatic cat feeders that have
um
freezer packs in them so that I'm actually able to still keep their raw food good
for a long period of time and it automatically opens and feeds them
and yeah in October we have another expensive month this was 637.52
for hay, veggies, cat food, cat litter, rabbit litter
I went to the vet for Lola's eye she actually had a piece of hay stuck in her eye so she had to get eye drops and
the exam fee and I think they flushed her eye too just all of that
and then I also ended up having to go to the vet
for my hamster Mabel who was losing weight
and I also bought cat supplements for their raw food that month
then in November I spent 459 dollars
on vegetables for some reason I bought like a lot of vegetables this month
I I don't know why it was like a lot more than I usually do
I also bought hay,
cat food, cat treats, I bought plants for my 10 gallon aquarium
and I also bought Driftwood to go inside of it
I bought some click and grow plant pods for the small pets so that I could grow them vegetables
over winter time
and I also bought hamster bedding and a hideout but I don't I'm not sure which Hideout this was
it might have been like a Halloween wound I'm not sure
and last but not least we get to December and I spent 579.59
on cat food, cat litter, hay, veggies, cat toy,
the a lid for the 10 gallon tank
and then the bunnies also got their vaccine
and Mabel had an ear infection so that had to be treated and looked at
so are you ready for the grand total now
in total for seven pets well technically more so
six
because I didn't necessarily have the shrimp yet but I was starting to buy
stuff for the shrimp
my total was five thousand sixty five dollars and Thirteen Cents
I'm just realizing how much
money I would save if I didn't have any pets
I could like literally go on such a nice vacation with five thousand dollars
but I also wouldn't be happy
because I wouldn't have any pets like what would I do with my life it would just be pointless you know
now if you're also curious for more of a breakdown on each species and how much they've costed me
I've also I did that and I also did a little vet category
so in total throughout the year I spent a thousand six hundred and ninety four dollars and thirty four cents at the Vets
and if I'm being completely honest for seven pets
or at least
six that could physically go to the vet
that's actually pretty decent
this is also just a reminder that if you own pets and they get sick or injured
they have to see the vet
it's it's non-negotiable if you don't want to pay
for a vet you just you don't get the pet
I don't make the rules
so now for the breakdown of each species
so for the entire year for my cats I spent 2,477.47
for my rabbits I spent 2,244.17
for the hamsters I spent 762.33
and for my shrimp that I hadn't gotten yet but this is more of their startup cost
I spent 171.68
so in total my cats are probably my most expensive pet but my rabbits
fall very close behind rabbits are very expensive animals
my hamsters probably would cost me more if I was just starting out getting hamsters and I hadn't had them for like what
12 years now so I've kind of
obtained a lot of accessories and supplies so very rarely do I have to
go out and purchase something super duper expensive like a wheel or
an enclosure so they're a lot cheaper for me to own because I
basically only spend money on their food about once a year because I make so much
and then and bedding is probably the most expensive thing I spend on them and then vet care
so that's just the estimated total that I spend on my pets in a year
obviously some years are going to be more expensive than others
depending on vet visits and depending on Rising costs of goods
and if spending this much money on my pets really bothered me I wouldn't have
this many pets
hopefully this video was able to give you guys a more realistic outlook
on how much pets are gonna generally cost
somebody to own
so I hope you guys have enjoyed and I will see you in my next video
bye