Help from Augusta Ga area

I moved to Aiken SC last december with my almost 19 year old ball named Martha I am having trouble finiding food for her. She eats live medium to large rats. I have been buying them from petsmart but I think they might be catching on to me so I am looking for a better food source for her. Is there a place that sells live rats not mice in the area? There is a small place that only sells small mice here in Aiken but Martha is not a fan of eating multiples. Thank you in advance!

i live in statesboro (about an hour and a half south) and there isnt really anywhere close that i know of i get mine Frozen and i buy in bulk so they will last. does she like f/t or live only?

She is a picky eater live only. she went years only eating gerbals and then hampsters but I got her back to Rats but I can't find food here, even the vet does not know they only use small mice and multiple feedign like 5 at one sitting and Martha is not ok with that. I guess the older they get the more set in their ways. I am afraid that petsmart will refuse to sell to me if I keep going in buying all their rats.

if there are multiple stores within drivin distance i would try switching it up maybe.. if i find a place anywhere up here ill be sure to shoot you a PM. but the only rat breeder i knew of just closed :mad:

welcome to BP.net :colbert2:

Hopefully there are members in your area that may be able to help you.
Have you thought about breeding your own?

I am not a big fan of rodents and no not want them in my house. But that may be the next step. I am afraid to investtoo much $$ because she is so old.

if you get to atlanta i'll be happy to contribute a couple rats to the cause... good luck!

look up family owned feed stores and start calling around.

I'm also from augusta but a different part, and i know petco will sell for feeding if you have one of those near you. :D

so I decided to go to Augusta petco to get a rat and when I put it into my mapquest it takes over an hour to get there. Thats more than 2 hours round trip! there has to be another place that sells live large/med rats!!!!! Has anyone ever been refused at petsmart? as long as I tell them its a pet like I have been doing.

Is there a Petland near you? They sell feeder rats (or at least they do in the Atlanta area). I know Petco will also sell live feeders.

[QUOTE=rabernet;1628646]Is there a Petland near you? They sell feeder rats (or at least they do in the Atlanta area). I know Petco will also sell live

Not here but thank you

The Petsmart we go to allows us to buy feeders, but I am not sure if they have a chain rule allowing or disallowing it. I think your best bet is to find some home-owned businesses, they're much more likely to be ok with selling rats as feeders. Good luck!