Is F/T worth the trouble?

[Lolo76]

Btw, you're lucky that you have a good local supplier, because around here it's slim pickings... which might be surprising since I live in a major metro (SF Bay Area), but reptiles really aren't that popular here. Not to mention, we have too many "hippies" who would probably protest even the F/T suppliers. Our craigslist users are constantly flagging rodent dealers, not to mention anyone trying to sell a snake - whether it's a rescue or high-end CB morph. Oy vey.

I even caught slack from the local Petco manager, when I bought a male & female mouse with one cage. He was like "you know, we aren't supposed to sell mice for breeding, or feeding for that matter." My response was "Okay... then I'm buying them as beloved pets, and I already have a second cage at home." I mean, really? Like Petco is soooooo good with live animals, LOLOL.

Our best local supplier is probably East Bay Vivarium in Berkeley, but that's across the bridge from me - which means a $4 toll, and minimum of 30 minutes in heavy traffic (any time of day). I used to go there when I worked in the East Bay, but now it simply doesn't make any sense.