Where to get mice?

[kibakiba]

I added up how much I'm spending at the pet store and how much it would cost me to order 100 mice and it still had at least 20-30 dollars of savings. I'm paying 5-7 dollars for a box of 3 pinkies, about 10 for Mama's fuzzies. If I had the money I would much rather buy them online than keep buying something that literally drains our pockets when the end of the month comes.

[ConcinusMan]

I added up how much I'm spending at the pet store and how much it would cost me to order 100 mice and it still had at least 20-30 dollars of savings.

Same here until I go to check out and they add the shipping. Then bye-bye savings.

[kibakiba]

Same here until I go to check out and they add the shipping. Then bye-bye savings.

I added the shipping amount to the total and I was still saving over 30 dollars.

[guidofatherof5]

I just got off the phone with the owner of Mice Direct.
At this time they don't have a small oder special in place.
He did drop all on-line shipping prices $10.00

[Enneirda.]

I don't have a foodsaver system, and can't afford one. And our freezer is self defrosting. Is there any way to keep them save else wise? Other bags, freezer packs ect lol.

Could they last a year in a self defrosting freezer? Or just 6 months ect.

Besides for craigs (i'll post for sure -thanks!-) Are their any other ways can I find someone that might have mice available? No south texas breeders on here hu?

At least you got somthing Steve! I added it up, and Mice direct is the cheapest I've seen so far at $42.24 for 100 small pinkies. If I do have to go with shipping, it'll be them I think.

Their 'small pinkies' states are:

Weight Each (Grams): 1-2.1
Length (Inches): .5-1
Age (Days): 1-2

Rune should be able to eat that size right? She's 15 inches right now.

[guidofatherof5]

I've heard if you freeze things in a block of ice they won't get freezer burn.
Not sure if it true or not.

That size sounds about right for your snake.

[kibakiba]

My concinnus eat small pinkies and they aren't more than 13 inches, I get extra smalls in my boxes sometimes, but they prefer the larger ones. As a precaution, I would use the extra smalls, just in case Rune can't get the smalls down. My ordinoides, Runt, eats extra small pinkies when I find them, but can't eat a small one. She's about 13 inches too and about a year old.

[ConcinusMan]

The only problem with self defrosting freezers is small items like pinkies often get partially thawed then refroze. Air is the main enemy. If they are exposed to air, even small pockets, they tend to freezer burn within a few months. This will change the color of their skin to almost white and cause them to be brittle. I wouldn't feed my snakes freezer burnt food personally.

Completely covering them in water before freezing might help with both the thawing and freezer burn but I've never tried it with pinkies myself since I want to preserve their smell. I do know that small fish (Silversides) keep better when frozen inside ice.

[Enneirda.]

Thanks Steve, kibakiba. Good to know she'll be able to eat them fine!


ConcinnusMan, change of data! It is NOT a self defrosting freezer! =D (apparently yelling questions across the house doesn't always work....)

So what does that mean for the live of frozen mice? Can they be edible for longer now?

[ConcinusMan]

Sure but anything can still freezer burn especially if exposed to air, which all food is unless it's vacuum sealed. I would still expect well packaged pinkies with minimal air in the package to last several months without significant freezer burn.