Where do you order your rodents from?

I breed my own rats and mice. Before that I was just getting my mice\rats at the local Petco. I'll bet the girls there miss my Tuesday evening routine.

i'm currently getting mine through the local pet shop, which charges me $0.75 per pinky :rage: but its the cheapest place. i'm going to be ordering from Big Cheese here soon though, because everyone i've talked to has highly recommended them. i'm hoping their shipping will be a bit cheaper since they can ship via greyhound or airline.

I get mine from local reptile shops, mostly because it's an excuse to go window-shopping, and I only have one snake to feed so increased cost isn't breaking the bank or anything.

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

I get mine from local reptile shops, mostly because it's an excuse to go window-shopping, and I only have one snake to feed so increased cost isn't breaking the bank or anything.

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that is why i haven't ordered online. i only have one snake, and i've read not to keep f/t longer than 6 months. so i can only order 50 at a time and after shipping at most places i've looked its more than i'm paying at the petstore. plus i like to window shop when i'm there. :D

I chose 'other' as I order from www.themousefactory.com I used rodentpro a few times, they were OK for a while but then the quality went down-hill pretty fast it seemed. Broken bits and pieces and filthy rats just isn't my thing so I tried TMF and couldn't be happier. They are clean and all in one piece and packaged very well.

I am another pet shop frozen rodent purchaser, only having one snake, although I do have some input.

We have two different stores that supply frozen rodents locally, one is a small based chain and the other is Petsmart.

The small based chain carries "San Francisco Bay Natural Frozen Mice",
(just like these on Drs. Foster and Smith http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...1&pcatid=18461) now, you only get four sizes, pinkies, fuzzies, hoppers, and adults and I have found the quality a little less than satisfactory, upon defrosting the smell horrid, even through the plastic bagging, there is some urine and fecal matter, but my biggest concern is the amount of rodents that have nasal discharge, which is a sign of viral infections in the rodent. I do not know if this could pass on to a snake but it does make a sicker food item.

Now the other place that sells frozen rodents is Petsmart. For one I wouldn't buy a snake from Petsmart due to some care, (actually heard a worker say she feeds the BPs frozen pinkies, right out of the package without defrosting) But actually the sell Arctic Mice by T-Rex and found the quality to be very nice. A bit expensive yes, but over time its not too bad, with only one mouth to feed. Their quality is what really sold it for me, no bad smells or fecal matter, very clean healthy looking rodents. Plus, they come in more sizes, Pinkies, Fuzzies, Small (Hoppers essentially), Medium and Large; plus my store just started carrying small frozen rats, which will be nice down the road. Again, a bit more expensive, but you get nice quality in a small quantity.

Just my experiences.

-Nic

RodentPro! Why, because they are local and I can just pick them up.

I used Rodentpro...then didn't - was just going to Petsmart. Went back to Rodentpro when Petsmart stopped carrying any other size mouse besides hoppers and so had to go to several places just to find mice. I have to admit, Rodentpro is convenient and honestly even just ordering for one snake is cheaper than Petsmart, but the mice are sometimes dirty which I find kind of gross.

i raise and freeze my own.

The Mouse Factory....hands down AWESOME quality and customer service!!!