Feeding Breeder Cost

2 bucks a rat must be nice. anywhere in my town i can buy feeder rats they are $5 plus. that can get ridiculously expensive when u have 15 snakes to feed. $75 a week (if they all eat). thats $300 a month if i bought feeders from my local pet store. luckily we found a rat breeder here that sells us them for a buck a pop. just started breeding our own. not producing enough to keep up with what we need yet, but still saving us a little. plus its neat to see the rat breeding process and baby rats grow up.

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Originally Posted by TheSnakeGeek

2 bucks a rat must be nice. anywhere in my town i can buy feeder rats they are $5 plus.

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Rodent Pro its a bit high on shipping due to the dry ice and insulation but they are relatively low priced and great quality.

I bought 50 weaned rats for 1.50 each + about 25 for shipping from lyane labs. So it was a hundred bucks for about a years worth of food. They charge 1.65 each for 50 small rats and that's what I'll be getting next.

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

I'd say in very general terms it will cost about $100 per year.

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That's what I average per snake over the year.

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Originally Posted by futurebpowner

For those of you that buy and not breed. Where do you buy your rats? And Thanks for the info!

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I know two local guys that breed both snakes and rats.
I buy from them because not having to clean up after rats is worth it to me.

I buy from reptile shows, but I'm going to look at finding a local breeder! :)