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shaunyboy · 01-30-13, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

I honestly didn't know the rat prices were up so I will double check.

The local pet stores are selling rats for $12.99 so my xxxl are $8 I think.....

i get small rats for 90 pence = 60 cents,medium rats £1.10,73 cents

thats buying in bulk from England

shop prices are roughly

small rat £1.50,$1,medium rat £2.00,$1.33

prices must be pretty high over your way mate,i would have thought the opposite,in that the USA would have been cheaper,due to larger amounts of prey,being produced

good luck with your new enterprize mate

all the best,shaun

KORBIN5895 · 01-30-13, 08:45 PM

I am actually in Canada so we don't have any big rodent breeders here that I know about.

I was also in my local pet store getting crickets today ( can't wait for my roaches to start breeding)and a guy I know said they had been selling adult mice for $5-$6 dollars for the last three months.

**Aaron_S** · 01-30-13, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

I am actually in Canada so we don't have any big rodent breeders here that I know about.

I was also in my local pet store getting crickets today ( can't wait for my roaches to start breeding)and a guy I know said they had been selling adult mice for $5-$6 dollars for the last three months.

Screw that guy over!!!

Seems like your area is poised for a cheaper rodent supplier. If you wanted to expand like rodentpro and offer cross country you'll have to bring the prices down.

Valvaren · 01-30-13, 10:53 PM

I buy my rodents from a local breeder, I get an order of 8 rat pinks, 10 rat smalls and two rat mediums for 33 with 10 for delivery to my place so 43 bucks a month. To order from you would cost me 50 without the delivery/shipping charges.

KORBIN5895 · 01-31-13, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Valvaren

I buy my rodents from a local breeder, I get an order of 8 rat pinks, 10 rat smalls and two rat mediums for 33 with 10 for delivery to my place so 43 bucks a month. To order from you would cost me 50 without the delivery/shipping charges.

I don't charge delivery fees to anywhere I deliver.

KORBIN5895 · 01-31-13, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Screw that guy over!!!

Seems like your area is poised for a cheaper rodent supplier. If you wanted to expand like rodentpro and offer cross country you'll have to bring the prices down.

Yeah but that sounds like a lot of work. Rp also just lost 1.7 million.....

Valvaren · 01-31-13, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

I don't charge delivery fees to anywhere I deliver.

iirc you don't live anywhere near me so unless you planned on shipping to me for free, but even then it wouldn't matter as it would still be an extra 7 bucks.

All i'm trying to say is pet stores shouldn't be all you are trying to compete with, there are lots of local people who do it as a side project and can charge a whole lot less. Pretty much every person with snakes in my greater area buys from her and I think like me they would be hesitant to switch.

KORBIN5895 · 01-31-13, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Valvaren

iirc you don't live anywhere near me so unless you planned on shipping to me for free, but even then it wouldn't matter as it would still be an extra 7 bucks.

All i'm trying to say is pet stores shouldn't be all you are trying to compete with, there are lots of local people who do it as a side project and can charge a whole lot less. Pretty much every person with snakes in my greater area buys from her and I think like me they would be hesitant to switch.

Well unfortunately I will never have the whole market but thankfully I have no desire to own it either. I have a few limiting factors in my rodent prices or I would go lower. I am a business man first and foremost. I currently sell most of my rabbits at my cost because the three customers that buy them buy all of their rats from me. If it gets to the point where I can no longer compete because my costs have gone up, which some have more than doubled in the last six months) then I will just stop doing resale. So far though its been working but what I really need is a local rodent supplier that can keep up with my demands.

As for the contact us emails, I received an email this morning from my it guy and he has disabled it while we figure out who gets what emails.

**Aaron_S** · 01-31-13, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

Well unfortunately I will never have the whole market but thankfully I have no desire to own it either. I have a few limiting factors in my rodent prices or I would go lower. I am a business man first and foremost. I currently sell most of my rabbits at my cost because the three customers that buy them buy all of their rats from me. If it gets to the point where I can no longer compete because my costs have gone up, which some have more than doubled in the last six months) then I will just stop doing resale. So far though its been working but what I really need is a local rodent supplier that can keep up with my demands.

Here's a thought...become that supplier

Zoo Nanny · 01-31-13, 11:16 AM

Have you thought of contacting some of the bioresearch facilities near you to purchase their surplus of rodents? Down here a number of the labs sell off the mice/rats that they bred and haven't used. They are sold frozen already. They were pretty cheap in comparison to retail prices at the time that we used them.

KORBIN5895 · 01-31-13, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Here's a thought...become that supplier

I was remember?

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Originally Posted by Zoo Nanny

Have you thought of contacting some of the bioresearch facilities near you to purchase their surplus of rodents? Down here a number of the labs sell off the mice/rats that they bred and haven't used. They are sold frozen already. They were pretty cheap in comparison to retail prices at the time that we used them.

Actually i want to do that and forgot..... I will send an email off to my it guy because he reminds me for everything.