Buying frozen mice/rats online

Does anyone know of a good clean place that has good healthy mice that I can trust ordering them online?
I'm picky on the quality my Python gets.

Use the search bar. You will find a ton of threads about different companies. There are many options out there.

I used RodentPro before I found a local breeder and never had an issue. I just made sure to order a whole box to make the cost of shipping worth it. Finding BulkMice here local has been great and saved me a lot since I don't have to pay shipping any more.

If you check out RodentPro sign up for their emails and you will get coupons and notifications of Hot Deals when they put different things on sale.

I second the information on RodentPro. I just ordered 50 frozen rat pups from them and got a Cyber Monday deal. I paid $25 flat rate shipping and only paid $54 total for my order. The rats are clean and were well packed.

Thank you just looking to get a better deal than the pet store here they charge 1.99 per frozen small mouse plus tax. I need to get a scale for her is what I need so I know what size I need to order. She's almost a year old. I do small size adult mice from the pet store here but I know every place differs on size probably. Cause when I get mine at the pet store I pick them out and some of them are little bigger than others.

Another thing is it true rats make ball pythons grow faster?

One small mouse per feed? My 8 month old has been on weanling rats since she was 6 months. When she was two small for weanling rats and too big for mice I fed her 2 large mice a week. How much does yours weigh?


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When I bought her from that pet store they told me she was on fuzzy mice cause she was a hatching so I kept her on that awhile and then bumped her up to a small adult size mouse every week. Ive had her about 10 months never had a scale. I was going to get one of those scales at Walmart but wasn't sure if they would read grams or not. So I don't even have a scale still yet.

I feed prey the size of an adult mouse to snakes that are a month out of the egg. They're up to the same size as 2 adult mice in 3 months. You may want to consider switching to rats or at some point your snake might display signs of being underfed such as being snappy, skinny, dehydrated.

You can buy/order a food scale from Bed, Bath and Beyond (you can get a 20% off coupon online, too).

This is the one I have. It works great and measures in grams, oz etc. I just put a bowl on it, zero it out, put the snake in and voila!

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/1/1/...ale-glass.html

Now I feel really bad I was letting the pet store decide what size food I should get her.

Here's a picture I just took today of her body size so you have a idea just from the pic.

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4 or 5 of those maybe lol


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Weanling or small rat would be more appropriate as far as I can tell. The more experienced on here would be able to advice you more accurately though.


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The pet store here doesn't have the size frozen rats I need so I just picked out a couple adult mice. No wonder my poor snake wasn't growing much though being fed a fuzzy/hopper a week for like the first 7-8 months that's what I get for listening to pet store advice.

As far as online suppliers I've used Big Cheese Rodents, Layne Labs, and Rodent Pro. I was quite disappointed with Rodent Pro. Quite a few of the feeders I received were soiled and smelled of urine. Their packaging was ok. Big Cheese and Layne Labs both have very high quality feeders and packaging. Big Cheese wins my vote on overall quality and pricing. Their $29 flat rate shipping gives them the edge over Layne Labs.
http://bigcheeserodents.com
I'd agree that your BP can definitely handle larger meals. I feed my snakes 10-15% of their body weight per feeding. At her size I'd think she'd easily take rat weanlings or maybe even small rats.

The Big Cheese Rodent Factory has been my best experience so far as online feeders .... I also vote this snake should be eating rat weanlings

I use big cheese too. $29 flat rate shipping is a killer deal.

Sweet I'm going to have to order some real soon. I'm guessing I should see if I can start getting her fattened up first and growing like she should be and then if she still don't take her to the vet. But I'm pretty sure it's from her not getting big enough of a meal. I'm suprised though I actually found a possible vet within 35 miles of me.

www.perfectprey.com

A little on the pricier end but I can vouch for the high quality and professionalism. Well packed, timely delivery.

Stavros

I do like the fact that they take paypal. My first step is getting a scale cause with ordering online that way I do know exactly what she needs and I can tell you all how many grams she actually is for around 10-12 months old.
I wish there was a scale I could just buy tomorrow lol any at Walmart in the kitchen area any good?

Any digital scale should be ok. I haven't checked Walmart but I know Amazon has some relatively inexpensive ones.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...s%2Caps%2C1125

I got my feeders from Big Cheese today and as usual I couldn't be happier. (25) rat fuzzys, (25) rat pups, & (25) jumbo mice for $85 shipped.
http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5f0dd2c5.jpg

This may be a dumb question, but when they are frozen like that as opposed to individually wrapped, how to you get just one? It seems like they would be frozen together. Sorry, thanks.

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Big cheese does a very good job at making sure they are not wet when they package them .... I see what your saying but they actually come apart effortlessly

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This may be a dumb question, but when they are frozen like that as opposed to individually wrapped, how to you get just one? It seems like they would be frozen together. Sorry, thanks.

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That's not a dumb question at all. They're vacuum sealed but once you open the bag they come out individually. They're never frozen together. I usually break them down into smaller freezer bags with 4-6 prey items in each bag then I put them in ziploc containers in the freezer.

I'm quite happy with Big Cheese and the only thing right now that might make me switch is if I find something local

I used Layne Labs regularly for a long time, then recently caved in to Rodent Pro's advertising blitz about their recent $25 flat rate shipping deal, so i took advantage to save a few bucks. I ordered twice to stock up during that sale, and though not as pristine as Layne's product, I found the feeders from RP to be adequate. Layne's feeders ARE packaged better, (ie; tails are folded in, laid out side to side, etc, etc), and they DO smell better than RP's, but my snakes take RP's rodents with no refusals. From the looks of the photos on the previous page I should look into Big Cheese; hopefully their $29 flat rate shipping deal will last a while longer. I liked the looks of their packaging job, thanks for posting the photo.
With the price of frozen feeders nowadays, any chance to save a buck or two is welcomed, so I watch for sales and stock up when I can. Rodent Pro's rodents are passable, just not quite as clean and not as carefully packaged, but my snakes don't seem to mind and I saved a few bucks.....win, win.


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I should look into Big Cheese; hopefully their $29 flat rate shipping deal will last a while longer. I liked the looks of their packaging job

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their shipping has been $29 for months and while they say limited time time will only tell how much longer it will last

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their shipping has been $29 for months and while they say limited time time will only tell how much longer it will last

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Hope it lasts. Rodent Pro's $25 deal is gone soon, if not already, but they are having a sale on Rats & mice right now too, which made the shipping deal even more attractive. I'm fickle, I'll go wherever I can get the best deal. It's kinda like couponing with frozen rodents. Since stocking up on XL rats & jumbo mice, (for my yearlings), it'll be a while before I have room in my freezer for more, so Big Cheese will have to wait for freezer space. Layne Labs has deals every once in a while, not on shipping so much, but they deeply discount their feeders occasionally when over-stocked, so it pays to shop around before ordering.

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Well I bought a scale at Walmart lets hope it works right and if so I'll tell you all here In just a little bit just how many grams she is.

It does it in pounds/oz it says she is 8.7 oz which is around what 246 grams?

Big Cheese matches Layne Labs in quality/packaging/price and beats them big on shipping costs.
Big Cheese beats Rodent Pro soundly in quality and packaging. They're almost identical in price and shipping costs.
To me ;).

Ok this scale does convert to grams she is 252 grams what size food does she exactly need for that size?

That sounds right. How much will you feed him? I usually feed my snakes 10-15% of their body weight but younger snakes sometimes get up to 20%. Rat pups are 20-34g and rat weanlings are 35-49g each on Big Cheese. Sounds like weanlings would be perfect for your guy. Best wishes.

I'm getting ready to feed her a large mouse until I can order that much food at once she ate one Monday and is eating again today she ready wants thay mouse she's in her feeding tub and seen me get the mouse out and is already going crazy while its warming up still lol.

Great now I have to unthaw another mouse because I got the mouse out of the water I was warming it up in aND the cat grabbed the mouse for a second!!

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I'm getting ready to feed her a large mouse until I can order that much food at once she ate one Monday and is eating again today she ready wants thay mouse she's in her feeding tub and seen me get the mouse out and is already going crazy while its warming up still lol.

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How much do your large mice weigh? She may need 2 of those. Also, do you always feed in a separate tub and not her enclosure? If so, can I ask why?

It's how the pet store always fed her and she is used to it so I just ended up keeping it that way. And can I weigh the mice while they are frozen cause I didn't weigh the one I just fed her.

Ok mice i just weighed them frozen one is 29 grams, one is 14 grams, one is 25 grams, and the other is 24 grams. The mouse I just fed her this morning was close to the size of the one that was 29 grams.

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Ok mice i just weighed them frozen one is 29 grams, one is 14 grams, one is 25 grams, and the other is 24 grams. The mouse I just fed her this morning was close to the size of the one that was 29 grams.

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That sounds like a decent meal. Like I said I feed my snakes 10-15% of their body weight per feeding. My younger snakes get up to 20%.

How lomg after her meal should I weigh her again?

I weigh my snakes every 2-4 weeks. I'd wait until after she poops and weigh her again. I'm not sure what kind of smart phone or tablet you have but there's an app for Android called Reptile Logger DB that's great for keeping track of weight, feedings, cage cleaning etc. Best $2 I've spent in a long time.

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I weigh my snakes every 2-4 weeks. I'd wait until after she poops and weigh her again. I'm not sure what kind of smart phone or tablet you have but there's an app for Android called Reptile Logger DB that's great for keeping track of weight, feedings, cage cleaning etc. Best $2 I've spent in a long time.

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She did just poop before I fed her when I weighed her today. I can look up that reptile logger app. I never know when she's going to poop so I could end up feeding her another mouse in like 5 days before she poops again. Probably what I'll do is weigh her every 2 weeks and weigh her right before her feeding.

Update on Bella just weighed her last I posted on here she weighed around 252 grams at the end of December. She now weighs 314 grams as of today.