need to know how to ship frozen rodents
just as the title says. I need to know the best way to ship frozen feeders. I am considering going commercial with my rattery and the local sales of live only wont produce the revenue to make it worth the effort. So if anyone has any experience shipping rodents that would be great. I'll list some questions that i havent found the answer too. also id like to hear from those of you who order feeders and have them shipped to you. What do you like/not like about how you recieve your shipments.
-where to get insulated shippers
-how much dry ice to add to the box
-block of dry ice or bagged flake
-fedex or ups
-do you all prefer resealable freezer bags or vacuum sealed
-if vacuum sealed small quanities (i.e. 10 per )or the whole order sealed together
-does anyone really care how cute feeders are (do i need to weed out the dumbos, hooded, rex and only package lab rats)
-how often have you heard of a lead time on rat orders
-anyone think this is a waste of my time and money because there is a surplus of rodent suppliers
any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated! I'm positive i've forgotten a bunch of questions but its late and my brain has already begun to shut down for the night. Thank you all! good night and god bless!
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Thank you Robyn! I knew that it would have to be properly labeled if I used dry ice. I've never had to have rodents shipped. i've always been able to pick up at expos and saved the shipping cost. I will contact fedex and ups in the morning.
Those of you that are having frozen rodents delivered how are they being kept frozen during transent? I just assumed Dry Ice.
need to know how to ship frozen rodents
Yep it's dry ice with it in a paper bag at the bottom of the pile of rats all wrapped in insulation.
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If you decide to do this, lets talk prices on some rats :)
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Just to think about moving forward, some snakes are picky about colors too, as in not showing any interest in a black rat versus a white one. It's bizzare but it happens. That's why most people use lab varieties when shipping in quantity, or places like RodentPro offer a choice between black and white. I'm not sure how wide of a variety you speak of, but it's something to consider when going commercial.
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