Pet Budget Planner

The animal is often the smallest cost. For most small and exotic pets, the enclosure, equipment and first vet visit cost more than the pet, and the yearly costs run for its whole life. This planner shows the full picture before you commit.

What’s inside

• Price guide for 11 pets: hedgehog, sugar glider, ferret, chinchilla, bearded dragon, axolotl, hamster, gerbil, guinea pig, rabbit and rat. Upfront, yearly and lifetime costs at budget, typical and premium levels.
• Six itemised shopping lists with three price levels and a column for the price you find.
• Worksheets: setup budget, yearly budget and lifetime projection, emergency fund tracker, monthly spending log and price comparison.
• Spreadsheet version (.xlsx): pick your pet and spending level in Excel or Google Sheets and every total updates as you type your own prices.

Same data as our free calculator

Prices come from our pet cost calculator, built from published 2023 to 2026 price guides. Sources are listed in the planner.

Format

• 16 pages, as two PDFs: US Letter and A4
• Fillable on screen, or print in colour or black and white
• Clickable contents page and QR codes to our free tools
• Plus Pet-Budget-Planner.xlsx for Excel or Google Sheets

Questions

How do I get it?

Straight after checkout you get download links on the order page and by email. The links also stay in your account downloads if you create an account.

What do I need to fill it in?

Any PDF reader with form support: Adobe Acrobat Reader (free, Windows, Mac, iPad, Android) or Preview on a Mac. Type into the boxes and save. Or print the pages you need, as many times as you like.

Is this in the Readiness Kit?

Yes. If you are planning an exotic pet, the Exotic Pet Readiness Kit includes this planner plus the law, vet and setup sections.

Will it go out of date?

We re-check the data behind every product. When we publish a new edition, buyers get it free.

Can I share it?

It’s for your personal use. Print as many copies as you need for your own pets, but please don’t share or resell the file.

General guidance from published sources, not legal or veterinary advice.