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Im in Melbourne FL and I am trying to sell excess feeder rats/mice. I used to sell all of the excess to a local pet store, but the guy went under. Any one have luck selling their extra feeders locally without turning it into a full time job? I have been freezing them, but the freezer is full. I hate to stop breeding. It is so much easier to breed more than you need and sell the rest. Thoughts?

Thanks - Al

>>Im in Melbourne FL and I am trying to sell excess feeder rats/mice. I used to sell all of the excess to a local pet store, but the guy went under. Any one have luck selling their extra feeders locally without turning it into a full time job? I have been freezing them, but the freezer is full. I hate to stop breeding. It is so much easier to breed more than you need and sell the rest. Thoughts?
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>>Thanks - Al

I guess I don't see why it must turn into a full time job. I sell my extras. Yes, the local stores often want more than I have. But I am already paying for my hobby and feeding my own pets. I don't need more and don't make more. Why are you freezing them? I sell some frozen but most live. So I don't get what the issue is unless you don't have enough buyers? Too many?
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Sonya

I'm not mean. You're just a sissy.
Happy Bunny

I never had any trouble selling my extra rodents. Just put up an ad in your local paper, Craigslist and other online ads for your area. Often the website for a local paper will allow free ads. Check with local reptile groups/organizations. You can even 'donate' the frozen rodents to reptile rescues in your area as well.

If you are consistently producing more rodents than your collection can eat, cut out a female or two, or a group. If you have more than one group of breeders, get rid of a male and rotate your females, giving one group of females a month break between litters. Plenty of ways to slow down production without stopping completely.
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PHLdyPayne