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I have been trying to switch to frozen but can't find a good provider. I am looking at rodentpro. Anyone have anything good to say about them?
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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1.0 Ball Python "Wilson" (Castaway)
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches"
0.0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Onyx"

Try AmericanRodent.com. They are great to work with and they are the cheapest I could find. They do a two day delivery by ground but trust me the stuff stays frozen. But they are definetly the cheapest, atleast for me.
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1.1 Motley het butter corns
0.1 Snow corn
0.1 Okeetee corn
1.0 Anery mutt corn
0.1 Stripe Ghost corn
0.1 Amelanistic corn het carmel
2.1 Colombian Redtails
1.0 Hypo Colombian redtail
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa

Depending on their UPS shipping (I did not see a set price), they are more expensive than rodentpro. Although rodent pro has a set shipping cost, no matter what you order, the mice are like .16 cents each instead of the other company's .30 cents.
I didn't have any problems with RodentPro. The box came with plenty of dry ice (enough to last 2 extras days at least) and very cold. Although, I am only making my second purchase today, its something I would only have to do every 4 months or so.
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**********Misty**********
Stress is when you wake up screaming and then you realize that you haven't gone to sleep yet.

2.3.0 bearded dragons
0.1.0 water dragon
1.3.0 leopard geckos
12.20.0 corn snakes
1.1.0 jungle corns
2.2.0 king snakes
1.1.0 false water cobras
1.0.0 royal (Ball) pythons
0.1.0 kenyan sand boa
1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake
0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake
0.1.0 rat snake
0.0.2 prairie ringneck snakes
0.1.0 chilean rose hair tarantula
1.1.0 emperor scorpions
1.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrots
0.1.0 German Shepherd hybrid dog

Another option is to breed and freez them yourself, this is what i do
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This is my breeder set up, pictured below. I have around three females per male, per cage. I am finding that it is just not worth it. I just keep them around for the few snakes that I have that like live. I am selling almost all my collection that is not a corn, milk or king, so I will not have to keep live around much longer.
The expense and hastle of keeping breeders (unless done on a huge scale), just does not seem worth it any more. Yeah, it was great when I was still purchasing my mice from a pet store and paying $1 per mouse/pinkie, but with Rodent Pro, I get them for like .16 cents. That is just my opinion.

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**********Misty**********
Stress is when you wake up screaming and then you realize that you haven't gone to sleep yet.

2.3.0 bearded dragons
0.1.0 water dragon
1.3.0 leopard geckos
12.20.0 corn snakes
1.1.0 jungle corns
2.2.0 king snakes
1.1.0 false water cobras
1.0.0 royal (Ball) pythons
0.1.0 kenyan sand boa
1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake
0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake
0.1.0 rat snake
0.0.2 prairie ringneck snakes
0.1.0 chilean rose hair tarantula
1.1.0 emperor scorpions
1.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrots
0.1.0 German Shepherd hybrid dog

I ordered some from rodentpro and had no problem at all but like one of the other posts said....their shipping is outrageous unless you order a ton of mice!!
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Amel,Green Snow,Okatee,Motley Stripe,Hypos X 2,Snow females. Anery male, and pairs of Candys,Butter,and Motley Creamsicles

i use rodentpro also and they have always been good to my and my sisters snakes. the mice are always freash and keep for a very long time. but yes their shipping can be expensive, i usually split it up between me,my sister and a few friends. that helps alot if you have that option. i usually order enough for 6 mos so it doesnt hurt the pocket book that much they still work out to like 25 cents each shipped that way.
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0.1.0 normal corn het hypo,anery
1.0.0 snow corn het hypo,anery,amel
1.0.0 amel corn unknown hets(4ft 8inch long)
1.0 sinacorn
0.0.1 snapping turtles
0.0.1 3 lined mud turtle
1.1 kenyan sand boas
0.1 mbk
0.1 albino nelsons

twice per year. Usually I get about 5,000 - 10,000 pinks and some assorted other chicks and rodents. I never ordered a small amount, but have always been very happy with the quality, price, and service on my orders.

I don't think $33.52 a box is that bad for all of the trouble in keeping them frozen. Maybe they are just close to me? I can have all of my snakes fed for 6 months for $75.
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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1.0 Ball Python "Wilson" (Castaway)
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches"
0.0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Onyx"

I have to pay like $65 for shipping, I think. It is very well packaged, I know dry ice is not cheap and it is well insulated, so I understand the shipping costs a little.
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**********Misty**********
Stress is when you wake up screaming and then you realize that you haven't gone to sleep yet.

2.3.0 bearded dragons
0.1.0 water dragon
1.3.0 leopard geckos
12.20.0 corn snakes
1.1.0 jungle corns
2.2.0 king snakes
1.1.0 false water cobras
1.0.0 royal (Ball) pythons
0.1.0 kenyan sand boa
1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake
0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake
0.1.0 rat snake
0.0.2 prairie ringneck snakes
0.1.0 chilean rose hair tarantula
1.1.0 emperor scorpions
1.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrots
0.1.0 German Shepherd hybrid dog

2 Boas, 2 Corns, 1 Gopher and 2 Leopard geckos 6 months of feeding = about $12 for mouse food, Never added up how much they cost me for water but I doubt its more than a couple bucks a year. The ocasional cage cleaning and I am not sure how much they cost on my power bill to freeze them but I doubt its anymore than if they were not in the freezer. I have 4 cages each with 3-4 mice in them that feed all of the above.. Every now and then I even have to double the number of prey items they get in a feeding do to just having to manny mice. I do agree the simple st up I have is a lump of change at around $100 "including mice" However it beets the hell out of $20 per week buying mice from the pet store. I bread mice when I was younger for my snakes and still do it today. Only way to go in my book
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