Ocasionally I have to buy them from Petco cause the small local store runs out.

I HATE it, I refuse to buy them anymore. I don't know if this is normal when you order frozen feeders cause I never have. At petco Almost EVERY feeder I get is covered in urine. They smell so horrible and I refuse to feed them to houdini. I would rather have him miss a meal than feed him that. He won't eat them if they are wet at all.

I guess maybe the owner of the local shop spoils us, she breeds her own, her frozen feeders are all so clean and well, healthly looking for being dead I guess.

I hate it, breeding my own is out because I only have one snake. I would like to order some frozen rats, but I wanted to know if I should expect them to be nasty and covered in urine? Or if this is just another down fall of the corporate pet world?