Feeding Athena is breaking me!

Unsung-melody · 11-11-12, 11:03 PM

Does anyone know where I could buy medium-large frozen rats for relatively cheap without breaking the bank on shipping costs? I have been buying ONE medium rat each week from petsmart for $13 EACH!! That adds up to almost as much as my energy bill each month! Am I the only one who finds this ridiculous for one ball python? I could understand that feeding a giant would cost quite a bit, but not a measly 3 foot ball python.

iiPink · 11-11-12, 11:10 PM

i have been thinking of buying from this website for sometime and have looked into it and it seems like its alot cheaper to buy from i havnt got to feeling my bal pythond rats yet but i am hoping to buy from this website... maybe it will help u as well

https://secure.rodentpro.com/index.asp

Rogue628 · 11-11-12, 11:20 PM

Go to Animal House on Cypress in West Monroe. IIRC, medium rats are like 7...maybe 8 bucks. Talk to the older thin woman in there (I can't remember her name). If you prepay, they will freeze them for you. I'd suggest getting a month or so worth of frozen rats prepaid and go by the next day or so and pick them up. That way you will only have to go there every so often.

Also, make sure she gives you a little card to punch out your spending as you get stuff free once you spend a certain amount. And tell her the lady with all the big snakes sent you and that I said "hi!"

Unsung-melody · 11-11-12, 11:21 PM

Thanks! I'll definitely look into that!

Unsung-melody · 11-11-12, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rogue628

Go to Animal House on Cypress in West Monroe. IIRC, medium rats are like 7...maybe 8 bucks. Talk to the older thin woman in there (I can't remember her name). If you prepay, they will freeze them for you. I'd suggest getting a month or so worth of frozen rats prepaid and go by the next day or so and pick them up. That way you will only have to go there every so often.

Also, make sure she gives you a little card to punch out your spending as you get stuff free once you spend a certain amount. And tell her the lady with all the big snakes sent you and that I said "hi!"

Thanks. I'll visit them tomorrow.

KORBIN5895 · 11-12-12, 12:09 AM

Rodent pro is great. I have used them before. I will also recommend American rodent supply. They have free shipping on orders over $100. A large rat is like $3 bucks.

OSMDEATHOWNER · 11-12-12, 12:35 AM

if you feed medium rats, why do you feed weekly? I feed my adult female 1 medium every 14 days

marvelfreak · 11-12-12, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by iiPink

i have been thinking of buying from this website for sometime and have looked into it and it seems like its alot cheaper to buy from i havnt got to feeling my bal pythond rats yet but i am hoping to buy from this website... maybe it will help u as well

https://secure.rodentpro.com/index.asp

I use them and they are great. I like how they calculated how much space you still have in the box. I just order enough to last me 3 to 4 months at a time. i been using them for almost a year now and they are great. Even with paying shipping it alone cost me 1/4 as much as when i use to buy them from the pet store.

Rogue628 · 11-12-12, 01:28 AM

I've used Rodent Pro in the past, but with free shipping from American Rodent Supply, I've gotten a better deal from them.

I've never had issues with either company. I just wish American Rodent sold rabbits.

I also wish there was a place online that would show an estimate on what size rabbit I need if I'm feeding certain sized and quantity of rats. I have no clue what size rabbit I would need if I'm feeding one or two jumbo rats or I would have bought a few from Rodent Pro already.

marvelfreak · 11-12-12, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Rogue628

I've used Rodent Pro in the past, but with free shipping from American Rodent Supply, I've gotten a better deal from them.

I've never had issues with either company. I just wish American Rodent sold rabbits.

I also wish there was a place online that would show an estimate on what size rabbit I need if I'm feeding certain sized and quantity of rats. I have no clue what size rabbit I would need if I'm feeding one or two jumbo rats or I would have bought a few from Rodent Pro already.

I was just figuring this up the other day. Their 1XL rats are right around .84 lbs, and their 2XL are 1.24 lbs. So if you are feeding say 2 Jumbos you could feed one 2lb rabbit.

TeaNinja · 11-12-12, 02:24 AM

i saw someone suggest this one a while back Snake Food, Reptile Food, Feed Carnivores, Birds of Prey : Layne Labs.com
i compared the shipping and overall costs of things to rodentpro and for ME laynelabs is better. i just put in a shipment to them actually.

Lankyrob · 11-12-12, 03:14 AM

By buying online our monthly feed cost has gone from just over £40 to just over £20, just wish i did it earlier. Tho i did enjoy going to the reptile shop once a month to chat and see their new stock

Rogue628 · 11-12-12, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by marvelfreak

I was just figuring this up the other day. Their 1XL rats are right around .84 lbs, and their 2XL are 1.24 lbs. So if you are feeding say 2 Jumbos you could feed one 2lb rabbit.

A ha! Thanks! That helps alot!

marvelfreak · 11-12-12, 08:02 AM

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A ha! Thanks! That helps alot!

What i did was go to this site and you just enter the gram size and it tells you what it would be in pounds.Grams to Pounds (g to pounds) converter

Unsung-melody · 11-12-12, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by OSMDEATHOWNER

if you feed medium rats, why do you feed weekly? I feed my adult female 1 medium every 14 days

Well, she acts hungry right around the week mark. And I'm not so sure that these medium rats I'm buying are actually medium. They don't seem that much bigger than an adult mouse. There isn't really a lump in her stomach after she eats either. So idk. Large frozen rats aren't sold at my petco or petsmart so I also don't have anything to compare to.