My advice, go to the upcoming super show in Pomona this January and stock up there. I go to a breeder in Temecula with decent prices, but honestly I don't really see anything wrong with the texts you posted. He was a little abrupt, but it is the holiday season and even small business owners sometimes like to take vacations. I know my rat guy has been abrupt lately in texts, but I just assume he's on vacation since hasn't been in the last week or two either. Don't take it too personally, they're just trying to make a living.
My issue with Petsmart was that I got a mite infestation that I traced back to their frozen rodents a couple of years ago. You could try ordering from lll reptile if you're in socal since their distribution center is in Vista, but their rodents tend to be small.
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How could you get mites from frozen rodents? Now I'm worried about my babies ahhhhhhh. They can survive the freezer?