I have my normal female ball python who has never refused a meal for me and happily feeds on weaned rat (35-45ish grams a piece). She is about at 700g and is fed every 5-6 days and eats heartily. (and she is going to shed again soon).

The place where i got her from moved to a new location recently and they arent very close anymore (30 minutes plus in one direction, leaving me with more than an hour round trip to get her food). i've begun getting her larger orders of 20 weaned rats per trip at a realtivly decent price and package them to avoid freezer burn.

i am located in upstate NY, near Rochester. Is there anyone else around who lives near who gets their feeders at a place other than Captive Life Forms? I love those guys and i want to give them my business but gas is expensive. I havent checked out petsmart/petco because i'd rather give my money to a reptile-specific store or a privately owned store.

And one of the guys there said he feeds his grown girls medium and large rats? is that a common practice? i thought grown females were usually on small rats..?

ETA : i want to keep her on frozen thawed. i do NOT want to switch to live. F/T is much eaiser for me to keep and feed.