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rat shortage...

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Posted by: ginevive at Fri Dec 5 12:47:02 2003   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ginevive ]  
   

I was just at mice-on-ice . com, and they were talking about a current national shortage in mice and rats, due to the fact that more people are getting into the reptile hobby. Also, at all the pet stores in my area, no one has rats and only a few have live mice.
I feed my male BP fresh-killed rats, because he always refused the f/t ones, even the fresh ones that didn't have freezerburn. Now, I can't find any rats around here, and all the sites I have gone to have a minimum of 100 pieces per order. I only need a few! Luckily, my male is in shed now, but he'll be starving when he comes out of it. Please help!
On a side note, would it be OK for him if I used a hamster for his next feeding? There's no shortage of those around here, and the ones I have seen are as big as some of the rats he's eaten. Thanks!
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