Best frozen rodent delivery

Hey there,

Just wondering which frozen rodent delivery service everyone likes. Which has the highest quality feeders for the best price?

Bump. I would like to make the transition for my baby girl. Anyone in central arkansas looking to group up for an order?

I highly recommend Big Cheese rodent supply. Their quality, packaging and prices are top notch.

http://bigcheeserodents.com/?gclid=C...FUc8gQod_LcNkw

I second Big Cheese. I make an order from them about every 2 months and have never had any problems. I've looked at a lot of other suppliers but Big Cheese ends up being the cheapest with shipping and all (from what I've found so far).

Perfect Prey is excellent.

I third Big Cheese! Because I saw everyone recommending them in another thread, so I purchased rats from them too... and it is good.

I've only ever bought from Rodent Pro. Been happy with them.

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Originally Posted by Moridin

Bump. I would like to make the transition for my baby girl. Anyone in central arkansas looking to group up for an order?

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Being in central Arkansas check out SnakeEyesExotics on fb. Anya has some excellent feeders and can supply frozen as well. She is just outside of Little Rock. You won't have to worry about shipping then :)

I've been very happy with perfect prey so far.

I test ordered from Laynelabs and quality and size was amazing! Also half the price from local pet stores here in San Diego. They came in large and clean. I will stick with them for all my orders unless this changes.

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Originally Posted by carpet

I test ordered from Laynelabs and quality and size was amazing! Also half the price from local pet stores here in San Diego. They came in large and clean. I will stick with them for all my orders unless this changes.Sent from my SM-G925T using Tapatalk

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I ended up going with Big Cheese and couldn't be happier. Their customer service was polite and responsive. The rodents were exceptionally clean and healthy, as well as of proper size. Also the 29$ flat rate shipping can't be beat.

My go to suppliers are Big Cheese (vacuum packed) and Laynes Labs (cleanest feeders I've ever seen)

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Originally Posted by AbsoluteApril

My go to suppliers are Big Cheese (vacuum packed) and Laynes Labs (cleanest feeders I've ever seen)

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Honestly I was overwhelmed by the quality from Big Cheese. The rodents looked literally freshly killed. No freezer burn, no signs of illness or decay. Looked like they could reanimate at any minute.

Also throwing my hat in for Big Cheese. They got better prices than the other guys, but with more consistently reliable quality, I've found.

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Originally Posted by carpet

I test ordered from Laynelabs and quality and size was amazing! Also half the price from local pet stores here in San Diego. They came in large and clean. I will stick with them for all my orders unless this changes.

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I started with Layne Labs as well. You are right the quality of their feeders and their packaging is top notch. I think Big Cheese matches them in these areas but beats them hands down on price. Layne Lab's shipping fees are a bit much for me.

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Originally Posted by JoshSloane

Honestly I was overwhelmed by the quality from Big Cheese. The rodents looked literally freshly killed. No freezer burn, no signs of illness or decay. Looked like they could reanimate at any minute.

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That's exactly what I was thinking with Laynelabs. Sounds like they are very comparable. I paid $36 shipping, so maybe Big Cheese is cheaper by $7 on shipping, I wonder if size of rats break down similar vs cost. Also my shipment from Laynelabs had amazing packing; corrugated foil insulation sheet between large piece of dry ice... it was ice cold when I unpacked everything.

I've only done one order so far from Perfect Prey but they're great. I mostly went with them because I live in the same state as them, so it's only like 18 bucks shipping and they're also just about the cheapest per rodent.

I love that flat rate shipping Big Cheese has going on right now, it is a great savings, I hope it becomes permanent. Sometimes they are out of sizes I need however. A note on shipping with Layne, if you call the orders in, he'll sometimes give a break on the prices which makes the overall order total very comparable to Big Cheese. I usually order every other month, about $200-300.

Wow, Layne was way too high for me on shipping, $83 for a $80 order!! :taz:

Now that is shipped to TX.

While Big Cheese was out of both medium and large rats, I fiqure I'd just load my guys up on smalls for now. They won't have any mediums or larges for two weeks.

Flat rate shipping of $29 still. :)

I get all my f/t at Professional Reptiles, in Reno.

Their website is horribly out of date, but:
https://www.professionalreptiles.com/

Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/ProfessionalReptiles/

However, I pick them up there, rather than having them shipped. I also got my live mice there - all males for feeding off to my BP female that won't take f/t.

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Originally Posted by bks2100

I've only done one order so far from Perfect Prey but they're great. I mostly went with them because I live in the same state as them, so it's only like 18 bucks shipping and they're also just about the cheapest per rodent.

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I think most of the online sellers are close in price and quality for the feeders; it's the shipping that's the killer. Since I'm on the east coast I wouldn't order from a vendor across the country due to the expense, I'd find one that's closer.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

I think most of the online sellers are close in price and quality for the feeders; it's the shipping that's the killer. Since I'm on the east coast I wouldn't order from a vendor across the country due to the expense, I'd find one that's closer.

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Big cheese is a flat rate to anywhere iirc. $29.99 per box is a really hard price to beat. Order enough to pack the box full and you get you money's worth.

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Originally Posted by Lizardlicks

Big cheese is a flat rate to anywhere iirc. $29.99 per box is a really hard price to beat. Order enough to pack the box full and you get you money's worth.

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Yes I saw that and while that's not bad, I was quoted $24 to ship an order from Perfect Prey recently. Everything else being equal, you really have to go through each site's shopping cart and shipping charge to your address and look at the bottom line.

I also use Big Cheese, and have been very happy with them.

I'm still kicking myself in the butt over my recent purchase from RodentPro.. They sent me fuzzy rats with freezer burn that were obviously frozen alive. Most were wet, all were stuck together and almost all of the top layer were covering their noses and screaming.. Not a good death.. Never again will I stray from www.RodentPlus.com. They have amazing customer service and I NEVER get limbless, freezer burnt pinkies.. Not to mention I can get my bugs shipped from there too, which is a huge deal for me.

I am revisiting this thread to see who I should try next, and I shared Laynelabs was great. I was looking for Big Cheeze and googling `frozen rats` they never came up. Are they really that popular or is there just a new interest on this forum? Typically a frequented site unless they have really bad Search engine optimization show up in the first if not second page. Also I noticed they have $29 shipping for a limited time. Are they new and trying to gain a following before raising the price?

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I am revisiting this thread to see who I should try next, and I shared Laynelabs was great. I was looking for Big Cheeze and googling `frozen rats` they never came up. Are they really that popular or is there just a new interest on this forum? Typically a frequented site unless they have really bad Search engine optimization show up in the first if not second page. Also I noticed they have $29 shipping for a limited time. Are they new and trying to gain a following before raising the price?

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I've been using them for years and they've had the same great quality and prices the entire time. As far as their "limited time" flat rate shipping goes, I honestly don't remember the last time I ordered from them without the flat rate price. Marketing at its finest. ;)

In terms of SEO, they are on the second page when you search "frozen rodents". Personally, if their SEO isn't as "O" as it could be, that just means more great quality feeders for me at a great price. If either of those two things (quality and/or price) changes significantly, I'll just look for another supplier; looking for good reviews and comparing prices online these days is the name of the game anyway.

Until then, I'm a very happy Big Cheese customer. :gj:

So I got my shipment of Big Cheeze to compare with the Laynelabs order. I will give an honest review to follow, but can say I would recommend both companies the same and they both offer exceptional service in my experience.

Ok for the Big Cheeze review; The rats are packaged in a human food grade style, on foam "plates" shrink wrapped for one size and just shrink wrapped in rows for the other. Maybe fresher this way, but not as easy to access single food items initially, so I will likely open and repackage in zip-locks.

The shipping box was lined with construction rock wool insulation (compared to Laynelabs using foam box / foil insulation) and the dry ice in trash bag in direct contact with first row of mice, no insulation sheet as Laynelabs used. Not sure if that contact matters, if causing too cold a problem so I don't hold it as a problem unless someone has some input on this.

Regardless of who packs better, they came in good shape, still frozen completely and the sizes are exceptional.

As for finding Big Cheeze on the web, they do have some SEO issues that ding them is searches. I used to do that type of work so understand it very well. Maybe if they read this we can barter some feeders for Optimization of the site :)