Cost of living for BP and Blood?

I currently have one BP who's on medium rats once a week, but I'm curious to know: if I were to get a juvenile Sumatran Blood, how much should I anticipate spending to feed it as it grows? I would likely keep it on rats, no rabbits. As of now, I'm getting F/T rats from PetCo. How many snakes would justify having a rat breeding set, do they require special nutrition to be part of a healthy snake diet, and what are people's experiences buying F/T en masse online? By the way, it'll be years before I get a Blood...I'm just thinking ahead so I know what I'll need to support it!

-Megan

I have an adult Albino Blood (Male) and he gets my retired breeder rats, one every 10 days.

As far as breeding my own feeder I started when I reached 10 snakes, it was a good move considering the size of my collection now.

If you buy F/T in bulk, it's significantly cheaper than from a pet store, even with shipping.

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Originally Posted by LizardPants

If you buy F/T in bulk, it's significantly cheaper than from a pet store, even with shipping.

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x2 i think now i'm paying about $1 for small rats.

Awesome...Now I just need to get myself a credit card. My dad isn't a huge fan of snakes and most likely won't like having to use his to buy food for one. We'll see!