Any one living in GA around Atlanta please read. HELP!!!

[jessie_k_pythons]

We had some people come by and spray around our house today for termites and roches... My snakes are fine and at a friends house but I just got home and all of my mice are dead!!!

The only outlet for live mice is Petsmart and the little :cens0r: are 5 bucks a piece

here is the hard part... my snakes will only eat live. If there is any one from GA around Atlanda, Agusta or GA/SC border near Akien and you know of a place to get mice un bulk PLEASE let me know where.

Thanks every one

[PJ FF]

Wow, that really sucks. Im sorry that happened. Hope some one can help you. Good luck

[jessie_k_pythons]

Thanks...I didnt even think to check my mice ... I went to feed them and they were dead.... I find it in a way kind of funny.Im mad but still giggling...

*being allergic to all bug killers , they had to use the allergen free stuff from Bayre that is also "Pet friendly". I still didnt trust the stuff with my BPs but I figured my mice would be fine as long as they sprayed out side the house... nope, Im bug free and mouse free.

[PJ FF]

Wow good spirited is good..... thats what it sound like. So you went from 300+ mice to 0. I went from 20+ to 0 and I was PISSED.

[jessie_k_pythons]

Oh im pissed! but The Military was involved in the "distruction of porperty" and they are going to reimburse me for the money I could have made from the "property" and reimburse me for the dammaged good. I love living on a military post. They mess up they pay you.

Still dosent solve my 0 mouse count though

Sorry for bad spelling**

[rabernet]

Sorry about that Jessica. I buy from a pet store near me, and he can sell bulk, but there's no discount, so I am looking for another source myself. I did buy some from a pet store down past the airport when I couldn't find hoppers. I can get there, but I don't know street names.


I know it's the same exit as the Georgia Rennaissance Festival (I can't believe I actually spelled that right! LOL) but going the opposite direction on the same road and they breed their mice there too. It's an hour drive from me in a good traffic day, so I've only been there once when visiting a girl friend of mine.

The pet store where I currently buy from is $1.50 a mouse.

Sorry that happened to you!

[Teej]

My son has 9 snakes. We have always feed live. One of our BP will only eat in the dark. Well we just had a rat do an number on him before he killed it. NO MORE LIVE feeding here. We are in the process of switching all my son's snakes over to pre-killed food. Watching your snake hit and kill it's food can be axciting and amazing but for us it is no longer worth our pets health. Rats and inflict a lot more damage than mice and your snakes will one day be large enough that they need larger food. I know everyone one on here has a different opinion on this subject, but it is something you may want to think about. Should you ever want to change to pre-killed, the sooner you switch over, the easier it will be.

As for your mice situation, I would get the phone book out and call all of your small independent pet shops. They ususally buy mice from independent customers living in the area of their shops. Also remember that as long as your snakes are in good health, BP can go for a long time without food. One of ours just went 5 months without eating and I just talked to a man that has a 23 yr old BP that he hatched and has raised. This snake only eats 4-5 times per year and has gone for over one year without eating. So, do not worry if you can not find food right away. Call your small pet shops. I am sure you will find a food source.

Teej

[4theSNAKElady]

$5 for a mouse from Petsmart?????? that's insane!!!! I thought Petsmart was Corporate, and all store prices are about the same...the Petsmart by me has mice for $1.50.....regardless, I don't go ther for my mice anyway, cause the mom-n-pop store by my job sells there mice for $1....!!

[jessie_k_pythons]

I have tryed F/T mice and they wont touch it ... If the mouse is stuned that is fine ...as long as it is breathing. As for Petsmart.. They sell only"fancy mice" some F :cens0r: up long haired tiny mice ... Some designer breed or something. I called them to ask where they are getting there mice from, they gave me a # to call . I asked the breeder if he would sell me bulk mice and he said to quote "Not unless your a local pet shop and you have your licence" VERY RUDE!!

So I desided to go down to petsmart and buy a cupple of the mice. The guy asked me what one I wanted. I said what ever 2 he could get. He looked at me funny and asked what I was useing the mice for? I told him and he left, came back with 2 other people, one being the manager.

Did you know they have the right not to sell you an animal if they feel it will be harmed? I can understand if I was going to put a fire cracker up it's *** but Im feeding a snake...

God Darn Animal Loveing Greenes!
I didnt mean to offend any one if I have.

Sorry Im just a tad bit upset
I'll shut up now.

[4theSNAKElady]

....psssht...you shoulda just lied......or maybe ask him if he was a vegetarian????? if he said no, then ask him "then what's the problem?"..."last time I checked snakes aint vegetarians niether!!!!"....lol...