Feeder rat problem . Any insight appreciated .

[Andylee11]

Wilomn thank you for the reply and the info . I agree with trying to buy local, pretty hard to find in my area . Perhaps I'll expand the search to the next largest city and will maybe find some luck there.

[bks2100]

Wilomn thank you for the reply and the info . I agree with trying to buy local, pretty hard to find in my area . Perhaps I'll expand the search to the next largest city and will maybe find some luck there.

Double check facebook for reptile groups near you and post there asking about feeders. That's probably your best bet to finding local people that sell surplus for very reasonable prices.

[wilomn]

You would also be helping out your fellow herpers by letting us know who that crap came from. No one should have those sold to them. Unless maybe you raise snapping turtles.

[Jeanne]

It dont matter that its a big company..U shld really tell who it was so others dont end up w rats lk that and time wasted.. I wld be ticked off to have my time and money wasted by that company.. Whether they make it right or not, people should kno what company is selling rats like that. I am sorry, but one cannot miss an infestation like that. That was simply ignored by the rat supplier.

[Andylee11]

I kind of figured it was a given that this company would be no other then rodent pro . But incase my hints were inaccurate there it is.

[Gilligan]

I don't think there is anything wrong with having shared the supplier. You are only providing factual information about the product you received.

That said, there have been many negative posts about Rodent Pro. I would recommend Big Cheese instead. Their packaging is far superior to RP, and the feeders are clean and appear healthy (in my experience). The orders I've gotten from RP had bedding and feces in them usually, and the packaging was sloppy.

[Andylee11]

I don't think there is anything wrong with having shared the supplier. You are only providing factual information about the product you received.

That said, there have been many negative posts about Rodent Pro. I would recommend Big Cheese instead. Their packaging is far superior to RP, and the feeders are clean and appear healthy (in my experience). The orders I've gotten from RP had bedding and feces in them usually, and the packaging was sloppy.

That is a valid point. I've never had any other issues with RP other then this . If I ever get a email I'll let you guys know what it said . I'm doubting anything worth while will come of it but I'll least humor everyone . Oh , thank you for the recommendation I will certainly be looking into other options .

[artgecko]

From what I've heard, rodent pro gets rats from many suppliers, so they aren't all from one facility that they monitor... Could make it easier to miss or have bad quality control when they may not even see all the rats they sell. I've had good luck with bigcheese and perfect prey myself.

[Terminal]

I'm new to all of this and have only ordered rodents two times. First was rodent pro and the second time was big cheese. You can really see the difference in quality between the two orders. When thawed the big cheese rodents look like they were groomed. I mean they really look good and healthy. Well as healthy as you can look and be dead. On the other hand the rodent pro rodents look thin and not so healthy. Keep in mind that this was a comparison of only one order from each company and future orders may or may not yield the same results.