Re: That was the last time! I hope...
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Originally Posted by
withonor
Hmm, why didn't I reply to your comment earlier?
That quote from my brother about making the rat a pest is priceless.
I think we're on the same page with the vegetarian thing. I have a long time friend, who was actually a scoutmaster in my boyscout troop, that has a weekend ranch a few hours north. He has a bunch of cattle there, breeds them minimally, and sends one to the butcher every 1-3 years. He always has too much meat for him and basically gives us as much as we ask for, though it's hard to ask when he is just giving it to you and not wanting anything in return.
When I visited this local guy who sells frozen rats we discussed the "not knowing how online dealers treat their animals". I am really thankful he existed. His setup was nice, basically what anyone in the rat breeders forum would suggest if you wanted to breed rats. He had a bin set up for euthanizing the rats and a tank of C02 instead of dry ice. I bought a live rat in case my python wouldn't take F/T, but he did and now I have a pet rat that is a complete chatterbox which leads me to believe he wasn't ever treated badly. I may want to breed my own, but I think I will need A LOT more snakes to want to do that.
If you have a local guy that treats his animals well and is reasonably priced then I say buy from him. Raising your own is a lot of work so unless you want to do it I would take advantage of having a good local breeder.
