Hey guys, long time lurker here, finally starting to post!

Okay. So. Here's the issue as it stands:

I have 2 adult bps who are about the size to be eating medium rats. My problem is, live rats are illegal where I live, and the frozen feeders (mice and rats) around here are really scraggly looking, underfed and/or soaked in urine. Unfortunately I don't have a way of ordering them online (no credit card).

Basically, I wanted to breed a small amount of my own feeder rodents so I can be guaranteed of the quality and know they at least had a good life before entering my snake's belly. I would really rather not breed mice because of the smell, and because they're so small. Most people are reccommending rats, but as I mentioned before, they're illegal here so technically an impossibility to breed.

I've searched through the forums, but couldn't find much info on this. I was thinking I'd like to keep a couple breeding pairs of gerbils for my snakes. I know that gerbils are more vicious, and it's hard or impossible to switch back to rats or mice once the snakes get a taste for them, BUT... I would be feeding them off pre-killed, and seeing as the cost of buying new gerbils every week wouldn't be an issue... is there any pressing reason why i shouldn't feed my bps gerbils?

I really appreciate any input, thanks!