Finally switching to frozen/thawed!!!!

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Okay people, today was a good day, I finally convinced my parents of letting me buy frozen rats for my ball pythons! I'm so happy, I dont find killing rats with my hands fun, and this way I dont have to go to the store every week. I just have a couple of questions because I know nothing about frozen feeders. Okay, questions........
How long do they last in the freezer?
How do they look? As in, are they sealed individually, or they come in a bulk and all of them are stuck to each other?
In case of a power outage, what can i do?
Do they come to my house in the regular mail? Has anyone here ever gotten rats that werent frozen anymore and had to throw them away?
Do they stink the fridge? Or do they stink once they're being thawed?
What websites would you reccomend?
Thank you very much in advance!

they can last ~9 months, so i've been told.
they look fine, packaged in bulk together and sealed in freezer-safe plastic bags. some might be stuck but a little wiggle should be enough.
frozen rats are delivered priority mail within 2 days of the order, and are shipped with dry ice to keep them frozen. i have never had an issue with them arriving thawed; always buy from a reputable supplier: Perfect Prey, Big Cheese, etc.
they do not stink when they're frozen and have no smell in the freezer; i used to keep them with our frozen food until a spare freezer opened up. there is a smell once thawed but to me it's not terrible or room-filling.
as for a power outage i'm not sure i can help there: you need to keep that stuff frozen; a cooler with ice could help for a while.