That is not a rip off. that is the cost that pretty much any frozen rodent company will charge you. They will either ship over night or 2-3 day which is not cheap in ANY situation. On top of that, it usually ships with dry ice which I'm almost certain they have to pay a tad extra for.

My advice would be not to order 19 rodents. Order enough to last you for a very long time and that shipping charge will not be such a pain.