How is ordering f/t rats online worth it?

[mrshawt]

I was looking today because I'll be going back to school soon and thought ordering rats online would be cheaper. I was happy to find a bag of 10 medium rats at Rodent Pro to be $12 or so. Then I calculated shipping. $41?? How is that worth the money? I can get them for $6 apiece at Petco and pay no shipping. I only save $7 or so by ordering online.

Is there any better way to get f/t rats?

[dreese88]

I was looking today because I'll be going back to school soon and thought ordering rats online would be cheaper. I was happy to find a bag of 10 medium rats at Rodent Pro to be $12 or so. Then I calculated shipping. $41?? How is that worth the money? I can get them for $6 apiece at Petco and pay no shipping. I only save $7 or so by ordering online.

Is there any better way to get f/t rats?

bulk

[Nate]

bulk

exactly.

you don't buy one bag of 10...you buy 5 or 10 bags of 10...or more...depending on how many you have

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Unless you order for multiple snakes and order at least 100+ rodents it is not worth it.

You might want to look into buying your f/t from pet stores specialized in reptiles or even from Petco.

[mrshawt]

We have mini fridges in my suite. My set of buildings has a normal sized fridge which not too many people use, but I have a feeling people would screw with the rats or throw them out thinking they're gross. I really want to make the switch so Petco can stop stealing my money, I'm just not sure I have the options yet.

Thanks.

[Nate]

I bought a mini freezer for mine.

http://www.bizrate.com/freezers/haie...areprices.html

[mrshawt]

I bought a mini freezer for mine.

http://www.bizrate.com/freezers/haie...areprices.html

Those are nice. We have a big one in my basement, but I'm not home enough to use it.

Oh well. It looks like Petco will continue to hoard my money until I get a stable housing situation for myself after college.

Thanks everybody!

[771subliminal]

i found a few people on craigslist and went in with them on an order, spilt the shipping a bunch of ways and its not that bad

[Seneschal]

You could see if your family would mind you keeping them in the freezer at home, and make the parents happy by visiting every week to pick up rats, lol...it's worth saving the money, I think.

[Patricia]

I've wondered the same thing. Since we have just 1 snake, the difference between ordering online and buying from Petco/Petsmart locally came to just about zero.