Breed em, buy em, or both? Feeder source Poll~Please Vote

Just picked up new breeders. Asked for 5 females and I got 3 females and 2 males. GRrrrrr

Even though we have 21 mouths to feed, I buy all of my rodents. This is partly because of the lack of space (very very small house and no garage) and also a lack of time. I'd rather spend time with my snakes and doing other things than the time it would take to clean and take care of a breeding colony of rats.

I used to breed in the past and it was nice to always have any size rodent available when I needed it.

deb

I just couldn't justify paying 5$ for a small, 7-8$ for a jumbo, and 1-2$ for a fuzzy rat all the time when I can produce my own for 1/2 that

I breed my own and buy if I ever need extras. Usually my rat colony keeps me supplied and I have extras gassed in the freezer.

Our rats started out as food, but the snake was fasting. Now we have pets and breeders/food.


I buy too, b/c I had enough snakes eating smaller rats, that I've fed them off, and have to buy the xlg/jumbo for Hera and the larges for Wrigley. I'm temporarily out, but have four females getting tubby with baby tummies. :D :D

Zeus WAS eating FT rats, but had been off and on a fast for the last 7+ months, so I tried live mice. He ate 3 of those (not quite) two weeks ago, and Wed's feeding, was in shed. I've got a bunch of live mice right now, and I'll try to raise them (AGAIN! :mad: ) for the het albino girl too, who has refused everything else I've tried, but has eaten a live mouse two weeks in a row. Once she's eating regularly, I'm going to try to switch her to rats but for now, I'll have to either buy or breed the mice. :bleh:

< Stinky, nasty, raggedy, little buggers! >:mad: :mad:

We have been self-sustaining on rats for a long while now. Mice are another matter. Two different attempts to start mouse colonies have failed miserably so for now I'm buying for the mouse eaters.

i breed em but i'm burnt out at the moment:(

where's the section for that!

Well I did buy but now my asf rats are breeding so profilickly that i haven't had to so I am hoping I can just never buy again...ahhhh, that would be nice.

I breed my own for myself, but usually I can barely keep up with the demand. I'm also currently in charge of our herp societies rodent sales. I buy most of those from rodent pro, but man are the shipping charges high.

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

We have been self-sustaining on rats for a long while now. Mice are another matter. Two different attempts to start mouse colonies have failed miserably so for now I'm buying for the mouse eaters.

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The only reason I like mice - is because they feed my crew. I'm a little resentful right now though, that four of them are taking up a 10 gallon tank. There were five, but one was picking fights with the others last night, and he got to meet Pretzel, who would have gladly met the other four if I'd let her! LOL