Frozen Feeder Question

I normally purchase my frozen thawed in bulk from LLL reptile. 50 small mice for $59.99, 20 small rats for $79.95 etc. But my question is, where do you guys get your supply from? If I could find a reliable seller with cheaper pricing I'm thinking of changing over, as I'm trying to save money because feeding a growing collection is starting to get expensive...

Since my "collection" consists mostly of a few pets and not too many snakes I buy mine from the local PJ Pets.
But, my local store employs a herpetologist so he made sure they get decent feeders at a good price.
My price on individual purchase meets or exceeds the price you quote for your bulk orders. Of course they buy in very large quantities and can re-sell at lower than shipping just a few packs to an individual person each time.

My last purchase was from LayneLabs, I'm not sure how their pricing compares, but I was happy with the quality and pricing.

https://www.laynelabs.com/checkout


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Thank you for showing me that site! Those prices are a whole heck of a lot cheaper, and you get more too. Have you had any issues with them?

Check Craigslist. Do a search for Feeder Rats. I ended up finding a guy less than 20 minutes from me that can provide small rats for $1 a piece.

A few more options:

MiceDirect.com
Rodentpro.com

The big savings come when you can pack a big order into one box. If that's too many to justify ordering at once, stock up when a reptile expo comes to town.

Just came back from an expo yesterday, and I completely forgot... I still have plenty to get me through the next few months anyway.

i did my last order from rodent pro, 250 rat pups, and 200 small rats came to about $1.33 per rodent shipped.

I'm so happy I found a rat guy. Very fair price, clean and healthy and he delivers :)

Can't beat that.

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Thank you for showing me that site! Those prices are a whole heck of a lot cheaper, and you get more too. Have you had any issues with them?

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I have only ordered from them once, didn't have any issues. I picked up 50 small/medium rats. I will use them again once my current supply runs out.


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Originally Posted by Annarose15

A few more options:

MiceDirect.com
Rodentpro.com

The big savings come when you can pack a big order into one box. If that's too many to justify ordering at once, stock up when a reptile expo comes to town.

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I can speak for MiceDirect personally. Their prices are better (at least on Mice, I haven't really compared on Rats.) than most other places, and I've been to their facility. Very clean and professional.

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I have only ordered from them once, didn't have any issues. I picked up 50 small/medium rats. I will use them again once my current supply runs out.


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I was hopeful but the price is just a touch higher per rodent through them than rodent pro for me, (keeping in mind that is for an extra 50 small rats as compared to my last order from RP).

$1.38 vs $1.59

EDT adjusted prices per rodent at current order +10 small rats through RP. still cheaper shipped.

I buy from local herp store. They are a touch more expensive than buying bulk online but I like to support the ma and pop stores when I can. Plus it's an excuse to window shop for snakes I can't have. :)

I've heard mixed things about almost all of bulk online retailers as well.

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I buy from local herp store. They are a touch more expensive than buying bulk online but I like to support the ma and pop stores when I can. Plus it's an excuse to window shop for snakes I can't have. :)

I've heard mixed things about almost all of bulk online retailers as well.

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I wish i could do the same here, only local shop closed a few years ago, and the horrid petco is an hour up the road.

My rats I get from a local breeder since I feed live, but I feed all my corn snakes F/T and I buy my feeders from Loxahatchee Rodents ( http://loxahatcheerodents.com/estore/ ) and I LOVE them. I've ordered multiple times from them.

I used to order from Rodent Pro, but they had an outbreak of some kind last year and me (as a customer who's rodents could have been affected) was not contacted at all about it. I dumped my rodents when I found out and ordered from Loxahatchee. I've never looked back since. I'm not saying Rodent Pro should never be ordered from, I personally don't because I feel left out of the loop when I should have been informed. Loxahatchee is based in Florida and one of my orders came during a hurricane. They weren't able to ship for a day or two after they were supposed to and I got MULTIPLE e-mails and a phone call during that time to keep me informed. I would much rather buy from a business with good business practices. But then again, that's just me.

Another thing to note is that BHB, Big Cheese Rodent Factory, and American Rodent Supply also have frozen feeders.