Where to get frozen rodents?

[Bogertophis]

If all he ate this time was a few pinkies, I'd feed him again in 5 days...otherwise, wait a week.

[Ditto]

If all he ate this time was a few pinkies, I'd feed him again in 5 days...otherwise, wait a week.

Okay, that was my plan originally, thanks for the confirmation

[EL-Ziggy]

You could order (25) hoppers and (25) small mice from Perfect Prey. With shipping it should cost about $66. That's enough to last almost a year if you're feeding every 7 days. The feeders are vacuum sealed so they'll definitely last.

[Ditto]

You could order (25) hoppers and (25) small mice from Perfect Prey. With shipping it should cost about $66. That's enough to last almost a year if you're feeding every 7 days. The feeders are vacuum sealed so they'll definitely last.

Would they last a whole year though? Unless they're individually sealed I would have to open the bag and wouldn't be able to vacuum seal it again
(not trying to be argumentative btw! I feel like I might come off that way but I'm really just trying to get all the info I can, I promise haha!)

[dakski]

Would they last a whole year though? Unless they're individually sealed I would have to open the bag and wouldn't be able to vacuum seal it again
(not trying to be argumentative btw! I feel like I might come off that way but I'm really just trying to get all the info I can, I promise haha!)

A couple of things.

1. All the rodents from Perfect Prey, as well as Big Cheese Rodent Factory, both of whom I use, come vacuum sealed. Not individually, but you can get several packages and vacuum sealed and kept frozen, will last 1.5 to 2 years.

When you open a new package of rodents, make sure to keep them frozen and in FREEZER ziplock bags. I triple bag mine and get all the air out that I can when putting them back in the freezer. Again, using the FREEZER bags (I use gallon size), not the normal ziplock bags that are not designed for the freezer, you should easily get 6 months out of the rodents before even thinking of tossing them or them getting freezer burned. I date all my bags and get 6 months easy.

2. I think I put in one of your last posts, but you were asking about size of rodent. This chart is awesome for that. The only thing I potentially disagree with is duration between feedings. My adult female BP (1700G), refuses a ton of meals if I offer every week. However, offering every other week, aside from her winter fast, she eats 4/5 times or more. You can stretch out feedings when your little guy is much bigger and see how he does. If, as an adult, he's maintaining, or growing slightly, it's fine. I do not think adult BP's who are non-breeding need to eat every 7 days, necessarily.

[EL-Ziggy]

Would they last a whole year though? Unless they're individually sealed I would have to open the bag and wouldn't be able to vacuum seal it again
(not trying to be argumentative btw! I feel like I might come off that way but I'm really just trying to get all the info I can, I promise haha!)

I usually break them into smaller packages and feed as needed. I bought feeders in January and I've got enough for another 2-3 months. I have no doubt they'll be fine.

[NJ Balls]

Yeah! Fingers crossed lol
But back to the question, do you know if there's any good ways to find good local breeders?

There's a place in south Jersey called hometown rodents he has a Facebook page. He's a local guy that breeds rodents not a lab and has high quality with low prices the only problem is he doesn't deliver by mail.
I meet him at a Denny's in Bordentown every two or three months along with half a dozen other breeders and buy what I need to hold me over until the next trip.

[Ditto]

Do you guys think that 25 hoppers and 25 small mice last him a whole year? Like would they be big enough for that long? I'm thinking ordering them might be my best option and I wanna make sure I get the right sizes

[Craiga 01453]

Do you guys think that 25 hoppers and 25 small mice last him a whole year? Like would they be big enough for that long? I'm thinking ordering them might be my best option and I wanna make sure I get the right sizes

I wouldn't order hoppers. They're already too small for your BP. They typically only eat hoppers for their first few meals.
It really depends on how soon you want to switch to rats.

[Ditto]

I wouldn't order hoppers. They're already too small for your BP. They typically only eat hoppers for their first few meals.
It really depends on how soon you want to switch to rats.

Oh okay, what would you recommend getting? How hard is it to switch to rats?