Quote Originally Posted by NCtrickFL View Post
One thing that nobody has really touched on is that mini-fridges/freezers are insanely expensive to run. It will definitely cause a significant increase in electrical bills, and your roommates might be rightfully upset about that.
Since my bf moved in two months ago and I finally got to keep my snake and bearded dragon with me, we added all the lights and electricity sapping accessories associated with two snakes and a bearded dragon AND a mini fridge and our electric bill in comparison from this year to this time last year is... wait for it... the EXACT same. An energy and space efficient mini fridge does not cost that much to power. The OP doesn't need a giant mini fridge, just a small one with a freezer for frozen mice/rats. Ours is on the larger end and there's practically no difference in our electric bill from last year and we've been cranking the A/C because of the very hot weather lately. The only large cost would be the initial cost of the fridge itself, but if faced with buying a mini fridge with a freezer or getting rid of my snake, I'd pay up and get the mini fridge. Plus now my health conscious roommate can't complain about my dr peppers making her fat because they're in the big fridge downstairs tempting her.