For my collection, and me living in a situation in which I am able to breed rodents I have been slowly switching everything over to FT. Doing larger orders is more worthwhile for myself. This last time around, I ordered roughly 175 items.

That order lasts me roughly two months for the 17 of 23 snakes that I've successfully switched over to frozen. The remaining snakes I just break down and buy live, they only get offered live after they refuse the thawed rodent that I offer.

So for me, it works REALLY well. However, it definitely is a LOT of rats and mice to thaw, and when it comes to reordering it isn't exactly cheap. But I go with American Rodent Supply because I'm in their free shipping zone w/$100 minimum purchase.

I LOVE the quality of rats, and haven't experienced "blowouts" like I have with RodentPro. All of theirs come simply bagged in ziplock heavy duty freezer bags, so for my two month use that's fine, but if I were making larger orders, say 6 months worth, I would rebag them in those space bag things.

Heck, even for a collection of three snakes, I'd say the savings in the long run versus buying from Petco or Petsmart would be worth it.