It also really depends on how many snakes you are feeding, and how long you have done so.
Like replacing all of your light bulbs with LEDs the initial cost is much higher... But over time you save money because the continuing costs are much less... So eventually you will save money but not at first.
Second I think that breeding feeders makes no sense if you have less than 10 snakes, the time and money required to breed rodents (not to mention the smell) out weight the savings (which are less since you aren't feeding as many rodents a week)
I currently have 7 snakes and I buy frozen. I buy 6 months worth of rodents at a time ($300-$400 usually) but save at least $250 vs buying rodents locally. To me that is more than enough savings for now.
Once I have a few more snakes and am not living in an apartment I will start breeding my own as it will at that point be worth the effort and I will have a rodent breeding shed in my back yard.
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