Yea I have to say $2.50 a mouse is a rip off... I get large mice for $1 each and young adult rats for $2, medium for $3, large for $4, etc. at a reptile/aquarium store. It's a lot cheaper to buy frozens in lots off rodentpro, if your snake will eat them. Have to agree with cshouston, Petsmart and Petco will rip you off with their live and frozen. Used to work at both