PetCo Frozen Feeders

[Slither Seeker]

I've fed my BRB petco mice/rats from time to time. you have to watch for freezer burn, they are not vacum packed and sometimes are degraded. that said, ironically, my snakes have pretty consistently readily eaten Petco rodents which is not always the case with other sources, perhaps they add some scent.

[Craiga 01453]

The biggest problem is the price, but I've never had any issues feeding my snakes F/T from Petco or PetSmart. I used to buy from there when I only had one snake. Now I buy bulk. I also have two juvenile corns who I have been feeding F/T from there til I pull the trigger on bulk for them too, just not positive what size to order bulk for them just yet.

[Jollyrogers]

My problem is they don't do weaned/pup rats. Their smalls really vary in size. I just got a second baby who is on rats and do not want to go through switching her to mice and then back. I get the petco discount and usually by 3 packs of small rats for my Riddic. I have gotten one bad rat from them, i could tell by the smell! I also had him act sick for a couple weeks after a feeding, would not come out of hide and stayed on warm side the whole time... but he is ok now and had a terrible poop, so I think it was the feeder. Otherwise, the price is ridiculous, as you easily beat it even with the shipping. Shows or a local feeder producer is your best bet.

I am moving Riddic to mediums and weaned for my girl, so ordered from perfectprey and hoping for the best. I'll know tomorrow. I'll have enough feeders for a while .


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[Jollyrogers]

I cannot believe my snakes name gets censored!!! It's the main character from Pitch Black!


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[PitOnTheProwl]

I cannot believe my snakes name gets censored!!! It's the main character from Pitch Black!

Got to love programming....... I "fixed" it

Back on topic, I cannot see spending the prices they charge.
I was in a bind and needed some pinky mice for my kings........ I was not impressed because all the parts of the mice were frozen together.
I say parts because they were just that. 2 bags and I think 3 of them were complete and unbroken?

[Jollyrogers]

Got to love programming....... I "fixed" it

Back on topic, I cannot see spending the prices they charge.
I was in a bind and needed some pinky mice for my kings........ I was not impressed because all the parts of the mice were frozen together.
I say parts because they were just that. 2 bags and I think 3 of them were complete and unbroken?

Lol. It's the spelling R I D D I C K is how it's actually spelt Thanks for fixing

I have never experienced that with the rats from Petco, but they are frozen together when i get the 3 packs. Hopefully they ones I ordered will be individually wrapped. My local pet store is moving and called me (my wife frequents there for her chihuahua) about carrying frozen/thawed. I ttried to steer him towards perfect prey or the such for bulk, or find a local provider... He promises me he will carry them because he gets so many inquiries.

[sneksNferts]

If you have a PetSmart nearby, check them out too. Their mice just look cleaner and I can't predict what your noodle(s) will like, but my boy vastly prefers the PetSmart ones. With my boy, I have to set them down in his cage and let him check it out for a few minutes before he'll take it, whereas the PetSmart ones he'll snatch right from the hemostat.

[dkatz4]

When you (whomever wishes to answer) buy from petco/smart, are they reselling from a larger distributor or, like, "homegrown" in ziplock bags? Theres a little local place by my folks (local for them, not me) that i'll buy from if i'm visiting, prices are better, but they are just loose rats in baggies. I dont necessarily think one is better than the other, just curious as to how various places do it. I know my petsmart uses rodent gourmet and the petco uses arctic mice

[Gc99]

I used two large mice from petco to see if the snake would eat frozen, it was great

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[sneksNferts]

When you (whomever wishes to answer) buy from petco/smart, are they reselling from a larger distributor or, like, "homegrown" in ziplock bags? Theres a little local place by my folks (local for them, not me) that i'll buy from if i'm visiting, prices are better, but they are just loose rats in baggies. I dont necessarily think one is better than the other, just curious as to how various places do it. I know my petsmart uses rodent gourmet and the petco uses arctic mice

Yep, those are the brands my stores carry, actually I think it's the opposite though. My little worm likes the Arctics way better than the "Gourmet"