feeding

[dan2492]

I was just wondering some of you people have like 20 snakes i just wanted to know how you afford to feed them all.
Dan

[meow_mix450]

im not a snake person but i bet before they buy 20 or wutever snakes they think about all that...but im guessing that most people breed rats gerbals etc im just guessing cause they can they have babys in 16 days so ya... hope it helps

I usually get 500 frozen to an order twice a year. Buying in that quantity is much cheaper than any pet store feeder price.

[Invictus]

I buy mice bulk as well. My freezer has more snake food than people food in it.

[dan2492]

Where do you order from in bulk and how much does it cost??
Dan

[Smilts]

yea i need on that train

[dan2492]

so where do you order bulk mice from and how much do they cost???

[lordkovacs]

you would probably pay $1.50 for a small rat each, if you buy 100. mice would be cheaper... look up rodent breeders in your area... probably you could search yahoo.ca or google or something... where do you live?

[dan2492]

Wisconsin

[marisa]

I breed my own mice. They stink. It sucks. But its cheap. LOL

Marisa

[dan2492]

yeah i know thats why i was looking for alternitives im gonan breed my own too but it does stink pretty quick even if you keep it clean

[Chris_Flowers]

Originally posted by marisa
I breed my own mice. They stink. It sucks. But its cheap. LOL

Marisa

I know I'm going to regret asking but, how do you kill them!?

Or do you feed them live? I couldn't bring my self to do either

Bit of info for anyone interested, but did you know, that here in the UK its illegal to feed live food to pets with the exception of insects.

Is it the same in the US aswell?

[MoReptiles]

I personally breed my own mice to feed my 25+ adult or juvenile cornsnakes. I have ordered f/t mice online, and find raising my own to be better quality and less expensive. The other advantage is that I can get the exact size that I want. I don't feed live, but either feed f/t or pre-killed.

Regarding the way to prepare a mouse for feeding, there are 2 recognized humane ways. One is CO2 gas to put them to sleep, and the other is to instantly and mostly painlessly put them to sleep by severing the spinal column at the neck.

For Marissa, I have a great recipe for mousee water (this came from cowboyway). Trust me, if you use this for your mice, it will reduce the smell a lot.

1 gal. water
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 to 10 drops gse (grapefruit seed extract)

I also use gse (no vanilla) in the water for the snakes.

Mark

[NewLineReptile]

I breed my own

[snakehunter]

to kill a mouse (i know, im cruel and heartless, but if my snake is going to remain alive i will do almost anything) i just use my fingers to suffocate them, but if they are bigger like hoppers i use hemo's so i dont get bit!