Quote Originally Posted by yellowbelly76 View Post
Congrats on a successful feeding!! I have been waiting for this information!!! Now that he has taken a f/t, try a few more to ensure that he continues to accept them. If he does, you might consider ordering frozen rats in bulk online. I fussed over that decision for a while, and finally did it when I saw the site, bigcheeserodents.com, offering flat rate shipping. I ordered almost a years supply of rats (1 pack of weaned, and 2 packs of smalls). They arrived quickly, and the packs were vacuum sealed. I split and sealed the weaned into packs of 5, to ensure they last. The smalls I left in their original vacuum sealed bags, and stuck them in the basement deep freezer. Anyways...congrats again, I hope he continues to eat and grow for you!!

Aaron
the only problem I am seeing with this is that my guy is still growing, he's very young. I have no way of guessing how many of each animal I'll need - I would love to order some pups, but how many? How long will it be before I upgrade? How soon will he need something else? It's hard to order bulk like that when I don't know. :/ Nobody around me sells rats any smaller than 'small' so I'm stuck shelling out for mice!

Karokash, I'm feeling the same dilemma with a Brazilian Rainbow boa at my local rep store. I'm DYING to buy one, and I'm looking for a female. They've only got a young male, but I was seriously fighting myself over it. I ended up not going for it because I really needed the money for bills, but I'm really hoping to be able to put a deposit down with a breeder online. It was such a fight! I have a tank for it, I have all the stuff I would need save for another thermostat, but I had to pass. It's so hard!