Rat Pricing, would you pay this?

You can ship 2-3 day, ground or priority if you pack right. USPS priority mail should deliver in most places within two days. Do it right, and everything should still be quite frozen.

I believe most online feeder suppliers offer ground service and also greyhound service. It's sooo much cheaper than overnight.

I know of at least one raw food producer (for cats) that offers the USPS priority mail and recommends it over the overnight air.

It just takes a little extra effort when packing with the normal 1 inch thick styrofoam pieces that are standard in thermal shipping boxes, or purchasing the completely sealed styrofoam boxes (link). Yes, the completely sealed ones dont store flat and they aren't cheap, but say you give the buyer credit if they send the box back to you... can't really beat that!

Use a good amount of dry ice. Completely seal the styrofoam as well as you can. Use thermal bubble wrap whenever possible, it can work. Of course, special consideration for when it is 90+ degrees outside. ;)

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Originally Posted by gncz73

i buy my rats and mice from a breeder that i have meet and been dealing with for about a year and her rodents are the best i have every found. heres her web site www.hooksfeederfarm.com and what i like about her besides the healthy rodents is she calls me every month and emails me every month to see what i need and she alway has what i need in stock and ready for me when i go to the reptile show here in taylor mi.

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Hooks does have some great supplies. Always has harlan on hand for when I succumb to poor planning. :)

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Originally Posted by wilomn

1.50 for a small rat? In the 40 to 80 gram range.

2.50 for a medium in the 81 to 180 gram range?

3.50 for a large in the 181 to 275 gram range?

If not, what would you pay for rats of that weight, packed clean, as poop and urine free as possible, to the point that you could tell someone was making an effort to freeze them when they were clean and, most important, how many do you use and how often?

Live or frozen, same price.

I know they can be found cheaper, lots cheaper, but it seems that the cheap ones have some quality issues which I am hoping to eliminate. To do this requires a bit more work, hence a bit more cost, but a LOT more quality.

I am wondering if there are enough folks out there spending enough to make this worth while.

If you spent 100.00 dollars and shipping was 50.00 but you get 25.00 off making your shipping 25.00, does that make a small purchase worth while for you?

If you're purchasing several months worth of food, 200.00 or more, the discount may well cover shipping, maybe even being overnighted.

Does this provide enough incentive?

Or, should I just charge 1.00 for smalls, 2.00 for meds. and 3.00 for large with no discounts on larger purchases.

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If you charge that I will purchase from you once Isis moves up to the next size. Crap I pay $3.50 for a 32-35gram rat right now, or well rat hopper I guess. Sheesh. Let me know when you start selling.

I think that is a decent price that will sell, but people that will take the time to shop around probably would not buy from you. IDK about the medium and large, but I get my smalls from rodentpro.com at show and I pay 1.25 each.

I live in FL and when I ship out or receive Frozen rodents its about 2-3 lbs Dry ice and 1" insulation in the box. works just fine. and its USPS 2-3 days

I'm looking for a new supplier of F/T and I'd be willing to pay your prices. You do get what you pay for.

Hi,

Just a reminder folks - general discussion about hypothetical situations is one thing but specific sales pitches and such cross the line.

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