Where do you order your rodents from?

[Crazy4Herps]

Just curious. Now that both of my snakes are on f/t, I'm going to start ordering online.



*You can choose more than one option if you don't always order from the same place.*


Please comment as to why you like a specific site; diversity of feeders, price, bulk, location?

[pavlovk1025]

I just find local rat breeders and go there. There's one guy out here that is awesome! Breeds mice, rats and ASFs so I go and pick by size. I pay .75 each and I get a wide spectrum of sizes, from pups to Adult ASFs. I dont buy rats bigger than small though, as I find that even my biggest girls prefer smaller prey.

[matt71915]

i raise my own rats and asfs and then freeze

ive heard very good things about big cheese though, if i were to buy frozen then i would be going there first

[Crazy4Herps]

Do you have to call / email Big Cheese for your order? I didn't see any order forms on the site.

[Argentra]

I chose other, since I order my rodents from Rocky Mountain Rodent Company. The owner is the sweetest woman, her prices are awesome, and the rodents are in top condition. What's better, I save on shipping since she's based near enough to send my orders Ground and still have them get here the next day.

[theJimmy]

I have bought frozen rats from two different places, Rodent Pro and American Rodent Supply.
Rodent Pro has a table at the All Ohio Reptile Show and I bought rats from them one time. I was very unhappy with the quality of the rats, they were all covered in urine and feces. Another thing I was disappointed in is the fact that their prices at the show are much higher than the listed prices online.
When it came time to get more rats I decided to order from American Rodent Supply and I was VERY happy with with them. I placed my order on a Saturday night, the order shipped on Monday and I had my rats on Tuesday. They came in a large box, very well packed with three blocks of dry ice. The small rats were vacuum sealed while the large rats were in Ziploc bags. The rats themselves were all very clean.
American Rodent Supply is more expensive than Rodent Pro's online prices but the quality of the rats more than make up for it, plus they offer free shipping to many states.

[abuja]

I go to a local place that has a good rate, something like 75 cents a mouse.

[2kdime]

Rodent Pro, I wait till they're on sale and then call em up and order a ton of em!

I have them deliver them to our local bi-monthly reptile show so I save on shipping

[kazboots]

I get mine from Rodent Pro but I don't order online, My order is placed with the Toledo Herpetological Society and picked up at the Columbus Show, No shipping charge and we get the bulk pricing.

[icygirl]

I used to use a local breeder, but they moved, so now I order from Big Cheese. Overall a good experience, my rodents were clean and well packaged, and still rock hard upon delivery.