Do you want to have an equine pet but you don’t want to have a weak and frail horse or a small and ugly donkey? A mule should be your choice. A mule is a hybrid of horse and donkey. Most people call mule as either a cross of a jack on a female horse or a stallion on a female donkey. The latter, however, is more correctly called a hinny.
Why should you buy a mule? Physically, a mule is better than its parents. It is stronger and more resistant to illnesses than a horse and it can grow longer and bigger than both horse and donkey. A mule also has longer lifespan than that of both horse and donkey. A mule is also a more lovable pet. Why? If you have a horse, you can command it to do anything you want without fearing that it will refuse you because your horse always obeys you.
A mule is different. It is often stubborn and it has bad temper. When you command it, it may refuse you. If you strike it, it will become even more stubborn. So, the cause of its stubbornness and bad temper is the absence or weakness of trust between you and your mule. Once you have successfully established such trust, your mule will be a truly priceless and lovable pet.
Now you have read everything good about mule, but how much the cost of a mule is?it is paragonable to a giraffe cost?.
If you are concerned with the cost of keeping a mule, you should be concerned not only with the purchasing price of a mule, but also the cost of its maintenance.
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The price of a mule
The purchasing price of a mule ranges from under $1,000 to somewhere around $8,000; however, most mules are sold between $1,000 and $3,000. The price is usually determined by how often the mule has won competitions, how often it appears in shows, how old it is, and how trained it is. You may be able to get a rather cheap mule from a seller who simply doesn’t like the animal’s stubborn behavior.
Feeding cost
You need around $100 to $150 per month to feed your mule. You need to buy hay to keep your mule fed properly. In some farms, the price of hay is about $20 per bale. Be sure to buy high-quality hay to make sure that your mule receives enough nutrients. You can slice your mule’s feeding cost if you have pasture where your mule can run on.
Shoeing cost
Your mule needs shoes and its shoes must be replaced every two or three months. Whenever you have your mule shoed, you have to spend around $70 for the shoe installation. You can slice that cost if you shoe your mule by yourself.
Additional cost
This include medical cost if you have to take your mule to a veterinarian and other costs related to the mule’s maintenance. This cost varies according to the way you take care of your mule.
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