We have always been transparent, and will remain so. And we are not sugarcoating when we say striving to be an ethical breeder in a country with minimal welfare is not easy. It is not easy to acquire decent hamsters to begin breeding, it is not easy to find reasonable adopters to adopt the hamsters out to, and it is not easy to take numerous hamsters at once atop of our personal life and our occasion rescues and fosters - it is not easy at all.
Case in point - for the last years, we have been adopting our hamsters out free of charge as we much prefer the adopters to better utilise the money for the hamsters instead. Moreover, it is our hobby (even at a shortfall of 10-15 grand a year), we believe that it is our responsibility to "take the loss".
Anyhow, we have had preposterous requests along with the adoption applications - free food, free bedding, free cage, free wheel, free home delivery and may more. Henceforth, we are following Animal Welfare Groups like HSS and SPCA to set a nominal adoption fee.
As explained in our post on Ethical vs Unethical Breeders, a reasonable adoption fee should be lower than fees at pet stores to counter overheads. However, it should not differ too far from the adoption fee imposed by Animal Welfare Groups like HSS and SPCA. It is reasonable to impose a minimal adoption fee (only pertaining to AWG or ethical breeders, not for BYB or accidental litters) due to the effort and finances to support the program, be it rescue, foster and rehabilitation like AWGs or breeding program like ours, in addition to the fact that we do not receive public donation like the groups.
All hamsters from Eldduc now comes with a nominal adoption fee of $35 inclusive of:
Adoption Pack
Adoption Contract (PDF)
Pedigree (PDF)
E-Bible (PDF)
Lifetime Support
Sample food pack to assist in the transition
Cuddle Sack to assist in bonding
To reiterate, we do not profit from the adoptions, at all.
The sample food pack will be purchased from the best homemade mixes (FP Originals' Premium - $9.50/100g, Harlan Teklad Lab Blocks - $6/100g) available at Fatpouches and cuddle sack ($15) as well. There is no negotiation for the Adoption Pack.
We welcome all feedback and discussions. Feel free to send us a DM on Instagram!
Edit: The adoption pack was only enforced for Litter D. All previous litters and last litter E, were adopted at $0 a.k.a free-of-charge through the years. Even for Litter D, we do not make any profit at all.
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