Frozen feeders

Today im doing my "test" to see if my ball pythons will take frozen rodents, and if they do i'll be placing my order for frozen rat pups today

ive been looking at some websites and they have crazy shipping costs (at least i think theyre crazy idk if thats normal, like 20$ and the rats costs 25$) do you know a good website with better shipping costs? If thats a normal shipping price then i will just buy them from there. Thank you

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$20 shipping is a good price. I assume $25-35. Remember that you're paying (in my experience with Big Cheese and Perfect Prey) for an insulated container, dry ice, and 1-2 day delivery.


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That's actually not bad at all.

In my case it is only cheaper than local if I get a small freezer full at a time. It may seem like a high cost for shipping but it is really quite fair.

See thats the thing lol because ive never bought frozen feeders before i didnt know, so im just gonna go for it, thanks (lets hope the snakes take the frozen food today)

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Are there any reptile expos in your area? That's a great place to buy feeders. The prices are low without the shipping costs

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

Are there any reptile expos in your area? That's a great place to buy feeders. The prices are low without the shipping costs

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Sadly no, but there is a website that says you can pick up the order at a local farm (im in south florida) so i e-mailed them asking where the pick up would be, if its too far then im just gonna pay shipping

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Sadly no, but there is a website that says you can pick up the order at a local farm (im in south florida) so i e-mailed them asking where the pick up would be, if its too far then im just gonna pay shipping

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If you are in Broward PM me and I will try to give you a little more information about local suppliers and relative costs.

I pay roughly $30 flat rate shipping with Perfect Prey and Big Cheese which is very reasonable. You just have to order enough feeders to make it worth it. I usually order about 6 months worth of feeders for my 8 snakes at a time.

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I pay roughly $30 flat rate shipping with Perfect Prey and Big Cheese which is very reasonable. You just have to order enough feeders to make it worth it. I usually order about 6 months worth of feeders for my 8 snakes at a time.

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Problem is i only have two snakes :/ so if order 25 im gonna have food for 3 months

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Problem is i only have two snakes :/ so if order 25 im gonna have food for 3 months

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My solution to this type of problem is always just buy more snakes. LOL. The sad thing in my case is that this is actually factual.

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Originally Posted by JodanOrNoDan

My solution to this type of problem is always just buy more snakes. LOL. The sad thing in my case is that this is actually factual.

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More snakes is always an option!! :gj: If only my girlfriend agreed...

It's too bad you don't have an expo near you, but I'm sure you'll figure out what works best for you. And honestly, I buy 50 lg mice at a time and it really doesn't take up that much freezer space.

I'm trying to figure out what area the OP is actually in. There is an expo that frequently rotates between West Palm and Broward bi-monthly. Also a lot of suppliers. I used to get everything local until I hit the magic number that said it was time to buy a freezer.

$20 is actually pretty cheap, you have to understand that those must be shipped via FedEx or UPS and in a timely fashion, also keep in mind that those company ship based on the dimension of the box.

The box must be large enough not only to contain you feeders but also to contain the dry ice necessary to keep them cold.

I hear people complain about shipping all the time being high even with snakes what a lot of people don't realize is that shipping is just something expensive to do.

If you purchase rodents and want it to be worth it you need to purchase bulk (100 rodents at the time min.)

If you only need a few buy from your local store or from a local show.

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If you have not got your snakes eating f/t yet, I wouldn't go buying a bunch of them yet. Best way imo is to continue to buy the live that your feeding now, 2 per snake at a time. Each time you feed, try a fresh kill first, if they refuse then you can freeze it and start to get your frozen stock started. Then just feed the extra live so you don't skip meals. Continue to do this and even if your are having a hard time getting them to take the fresh kill, your not wasteing rodents. Once one of your snakes takes the dead, then you'll only need to buy two feeders at a time, offer fresh kill to the one that hasn't taken it yet first. If it refuses just give it to the one converted. Eventually you'll build up frozen without having to order in bulk and waste a bunch of defrosted rodents in the process of converting them and you won't need to skip meals. Just be consistent with offering dead first and they will eventually get it. If your really having a hard time getting them to switch, you can eventually stop getting the extra live and only offer a fresh kill, if they don't take it freeze it and then wait a week to try again. I don't like to starve them in the process so I try that last but most convert without needing to. All mine were live eaters when I purchased them and I've converted all of them within a month. Once they are eating fresh kill, it should not be hard to take the next step to f/t. At that point you can order in bulk. Good luck!