Mini fridge for feeder storage?

Hi All - thanks in advance for your help!

My teenage daughter has several lizards and snakes in her room. In order to simplify things we got her a dorm refrigerator to keep the gecko food, worms, etc. in. We got one with a (we thought) freezer compartment for the pinkies and mice she is feeding the snakes. It arrived and we set it up, but in reading the directions, it says the "chiller" compartment only goes as low 30% and so is not sufficient for ice cream and popsicles. It will freeze ice - at least there is an ice tray - but now I'm worried that it won't be cold enough to safely keep the frozen rodents. Any thoughts? I'd love to have them out of the family freezer in the kitchen. :)

Thanks!

Yeah I don't think a mini fridge would be cold enough. You want to make sure feeders are frozen solid. I wouldn't risk it.

Perhaps you can exchange the mini fridge for a different unit, otherwise an additional purchase might be necessary. When I initially started keeping snakes a separate freezer for their food was one of my gf's first demands. It was well worth the $200.


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You'll need a freezer. They go bad fast in a fridge!

I just bought myself a 3 cubic ft freezer just for rats, energy star (to save on electricity), for $300. Pricey, since I don't want a 6~7 cubic ft one, which is the only other size option, and I was only looking for energy star. But it saves a lot of money in the long-run.

Don't know about the fridge part, but I bought this mini freezer from amazon. Very cheap and great shipping! It's small but it's the perfect size if you have like three animals.

Igloo FRF110 Vertical Freezer, 1.1 cu. ft., White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YEMSMYQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_uKsFybVGXF63F

If there's a BJ's near you they have some great deals.
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Originally Posted by redshepherd

You'll need a freezer. They go bad fast in a fridge!

I just bought myself a 3 cubic ft freezer just for rats, energy star (to save on electricity), for $300. Pricey, since I don't want a 6~7 cubic ft one, which is the only other size option, and I was only looking for energy star. But it saves a lot of money in the long-run.

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Do you happen to know which model you got? I'll need to get myself one in the relatively near future.

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Originally Posted by paroxysm

Don't know about the fridge part, but I bought this mini freezer from amazon. Very cheap and great shipping! It's small but it's the perfect size if you have like three animals.

Igloo FRF110 Vertical Freezer, 1.1 cu. ft., White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YEMSMYQ..._uKsFybVGXF63F

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The size of this one is great! I wonder how long it will last? :rat:

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Originally Posted by Sallos

Do you happen to know which model you got? I'll need to get myself one in the relatively near future.

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Yes, here you go! http://www.homedepot.com/p/SPT-3-0-c...sc__W560008504

It only takes a couple years for a normal freezer's electricity bills to even out with an energy star freezer cost. And since I assume most people will want to own snakes for more than 2 years (lol), I think getting energy star certified is by far the cheaper option, even though it's a bit more payment upfront.

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Originally Posted by Sallos

The size of this one is great! I wonder how long it will last? :rat:

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Yes, everything fits great! There are two shelves and each one is about the size of two stacked textbooks. I don't know how long it will last, but so far mine has been working great. I am guessing at least six years. Definetly recommend, lol

We got a 5.xx cubic feet chest freezer from home depot for about$160ish I wanna say. It's more than enough room to hold all our bulk rats and cases of meat for the dog. They had a cheaper one that was 3.xx cubic feet that I've seen on sale a couple times for $99

It was well worth it and it's nice having it in a separate freezer away from your food

I just bought a 17.4 cu ft fridge today from homedepot. I figured the roommates wouldn't want to share the freezer with rodnets and i can save money and time by precooking large meals and freezing them into individual portions. I also like the lock feature to stop nosy guests from finding my rodent stash; something to look into if you have extra room in the garage.

Thanks, all.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...k_ql_qh_dp_hza is what we got.

So - what I'm gathering is we didn't get the right thing. :( Bummer. Most people say that they keep small microwave meals in there, and it does freeze ice cubes - but I'm afraid that it won't keep (especially) the adult mouse frozen enough. I suspect the pinkies would be ok.

I suppose the mice and pinkies are going to stay in the main freezer for now. The fridge will work for meal worms and gecko food.

I'll look into a small freezer.