So if younger rodents have a higher percentage of fat and older breeders are also fatty does that only leave small to large adults as a suitable prey item? I never used to have the luxury of choosing size. For years I fed live mice and at our local pet shop you were lucky to get what you got. I have paid $2.75 for a mouse that looked more like a hopper... Maybe that was actually better since my snakes were assured a random-sized prey item. I switched to frozen a few years ago when the pet store's supply became even more sporadic.

I am sure it is too late to cancel my second order with Layne Labs but maybe next year I can try the large versus the jumbo (if my poor old ball is still with me!) If it is really an issue then perhaps I can intersperse my frozen jumbos with live whatevers from the pet store.