How far are you from Cincinatti or Jeffersonville? You can probably get pinkies from a regular pet store, but not PetSmart - they're funny about feeders. Of course, either of those cities should have exotics.
I'd go with an order of f/t if you're that far out. Most places ship them in quantities of 50-100. I buy from RodentPro, but you might want to go with someone who does smaller quantities and get some pinkies and some fuzzies. It's definitely more cost effective than live pinkies, even after shipping. (Local petstores want just as much for a pinky mouse as an adult mouse around here.) If you have a deep freeze, estimate out a year or so and buy ahead, if not, don't go for more than 6 mos worth. (Example, she's eating a pinkie every 5 days right now - at that rate 50 pinkies would last you 250 days - about 8 months...of course, she'll be onto two pinkies every 5 days well before that time is up, and then you'll want to graduate her to fuzzies.)
If you run out, don't sweat it too much. Like they said up there *points* she'll be fine if she goes a little extra between meals.
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