Breeding feeder mice

[Sputnik]

They do seem quite reasonable, don't they? I just didn't realise that postage would be so much, but then I just never really thought about it. I guess it just is quite expensive sending frozen items safely.

[adamanteus]

I didn't look at postage costs yet. I'll have to go back and read it through more carefully. I'd probably but a few hundred at a time though.

[Sputnik]

I think it's £9.95 and yes if you buy that many in one go, it would certainly be worth your while.

[adamanteus]

Yeah, I see what you mean. May as well keep buying them at the pet shop. I'd have to buy 1,000 to make it worth bothering.

[GarterGirl]

It would be hard
for me to feed
those cut mice to snakes.
They're just so cute!

[CrazyHedgehog]

I looked into it for ages, Ice Mice were the cheapest by far and you only have to buy a few hundred to make it cheaper than the petshop even with the postage.

I used to use frozen direct though after Chloe gave me the link, a little more expensive, however they let you pay with paypal so it makes it really easy if you have an ebay paypal account.

Adult mice have to be gassed with C02 gas, a slow release at first and they start yawning and just go to sleep, as soon as they lose consciousness, full C02. According to RSPCA its just as humane to break their necks quickly, but I couldn't bring myself to do that!

For pinkies, they have not grown full nerve endings until about 1 week old, so you can freeze them direct, in tissue on a prefrozen tray in the freezer. Apparently they feel no pain and just go to sleep.

[CrazyHedgehog]

Yeah, I see what you mean. May as well keep buying them at the pet shop. I'd have to buy 1,000 to make it worth bothering.

How much do you buy pinkies for? 45p each in wales...

100 x 45p = £45.00 locally

100 x 19p = £19.00
Plus post = £9.95
Total to post = £28.95 at Ice Mice

Buy a few hundred and it really pays for itself!!

Having over 20 snakes, I used to buy in the thousands, still cost a packet, but cheaper than the shops...
Mouse food is sooooo much cheaper...

[Stefan-A]

I paid something like 57€ for 30 5g mice 3 weeks ago and my butt is still sore. If I didn't live with allergics, I'd start breeding my own feeders.

[Sputnik]

I might just start with one male and two females, just for the pinkies. My only real concern is, that I'll find them too cute to kill. When I was 11 I shocked my mother by bringing home a pinky I had found in a stable and was trying to rescue. Now what do I do...? I have turned EVIL!

[adamanteus]

How much do you buy pinkies for? 45p each in wales....

I'm paying 22p each at the moment.