Where do you recommend I get frozen mice?

toxicogenic · Valued Member Joined: Nov 20, 2005 Posts: 134 Location: fl

I have thought about rodentpro. I calculated how much I would be saving including shipping and it's good but I just want to know if anyoe else gets their frozen mice from somewhere that shipping isn't so much. Any ideas? Thanks..
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eradi · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:29 pm Post subject:

I have used rodentpro twice and been happy with both shipments.
Both times I was at work and had them deliver to the office where the box
sat for the rest of the day and there was still plenty of dry ice and everything remained completely frozen until I got home.
The more you order (or fill the box) the better your savings. They show
you how much box space is left as you order items. If you don't need that much see if you can get a friend to order with you to offset the box
cost which is about $28.
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YorkOC · Valued Member Joined: Oct 09, 2005 Posts: 101

http://www.themousefactory.com/ they are great. Been using them for over 3 years now. Never had a problem. Shipping is going to be pretty expensive no matter where you get them from because they are required to send them overnight because they are perishable. I suggest ordering in bulk because you end up saving more money. Just remember what you order should only last six to nine months i believe then it gets bad. Good luck. Either place would be good. I just like themousefactory because everytime I order its not a huge quantity so it is always cheaper for me through there. I always get quotes from both. See if one of them in running any specials.

Lifebe4insanity · Member Joined: Feb 09, 2006 Posts: 37

Big Cheese has really high quality product. Even better than rodentpro IMO. As has already been said, it's not cheap to ship rodents. So, best bet is to buy a bunch. Or, you can try and find a rodent breeder near your home to buy direct from in order to skip shipping. I have several people fairly local I could buy from. But I still prefer the quality of Big Cheese and purchase from them.
Their URL is: http://www.bigcheeserodents.com/

toxicogenic · Valued Member Joined: Nov 20, 2005 Posts: 134 Location: fl

I have read about the % of box space for shipping from rodentpro and I think it is economical when I calculated. I haven't tried big cheese or the mouse factory. From the replies it seems they are good quality too. I really appreciate the help. Thanks a lot.

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1.0.0 arg. b/w tegu
0.1.0 crested gecko
1.0.0 white's tree frogs
0.1.0 southern painted turtle
0.1.0 albino african clawed frog
2.1.0 het pieds
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nicolerussell · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:39 pm Post subject:

american rodent
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SPJ · Member Joined: Jul 08, 2005 Posts: 38

Go with Rodent Pro. The shipping may be more but the quality is great.
I have used them for years and recently tried Mice Direct since the shipping was less. I was not happy at all.

What they advertise.

What they send you.

Not only did it take a week to process the order and another 4 days with shipping to get here but the feeders are filthy and the smell is disgusting.
I have never gotten frozen feeders this filthy or that smell this bad until I decided to try Mice Direct. The rat pups and rat fuzzies I ordered were smaller than the ones I get from Rodent Pro but I can live with that. I can also deal with the longer delivery time since they did arrive still frozen solid. I am not happy at all about having 75 adult mice that I cannot use because they are filthy and the smell is nauseating. I really cannot describe just how bad they stunk when I opened the bag. I emailed them twice now with pictures explaining that I am unsatisfied, cannot use these feeders, and want a refund for the mice. So far no response.

nicolerussell · Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 6:58 pm Post subject:

Thanks Steve...he posted this on some other forums too. This is something we all need to see---if I recieved feeders like that I would be very unhappy.
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VARNYARD · Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:09 am Post subject:

I don't even like the looks of that mess either Steve.

I have used "Pet Snake Snacks" you can contact them at : petsnakesnacks@mail.ev1.net

I raise my own now, but I had great service and nice rodents from them before in the past.

Diegar · Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:05 am Post subject:

You know.. i think the mail got messed up, because i was looking for my mail order lunch and apparently you got it.
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toxicogenic · Valued Member Joined: Nov 20, 2005 Posts: 134 Location: fl

That is disgusting! I'm glad I started this thread. Of the people that has had experience with rodentpro...do they vaccum seal the mice individually?
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1.0.0 arg. b/w tegu
0.1.0 crested gecko
1.0.0 white's tree frogs
0.1.0 southern painted turtle
0.1.0 albino african clawed frog
2.1.0 het pieds
R.I.P. Steve Irwin : my rolemodel

nicolerussell · Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:24 pm Post subject:

no and that's my chirf complaint with them...some things come vacume packed but most don't and you have no control either way.
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toxicogenic · Valued Member Joined: Nov 20, 2005 Posts: 134 Location: fl

Hmm.....this is kinda tricky....how does rodentpro come then. Not like the above pictures I'm sure.
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1.0.0 american pit bull terrier
1.0.0 arg. b/w tegu
0.1.0 crested gecko
1.0.0 white's tree frogs
0.1.0 southern painted turtle
0.1.0 albino african clawed frog
2.1.0 het pieds
R.I.P. Steve Irwin : my rolemodel

nicolerussell · Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:10 pm Post subject:

it comes in bags like that but very clean...they are clean no doubt.
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