buying frozen ones vs breeding my own

BTW, Starsevol. It's CORPORATION.

Originally Posted by chuckdishian

BTW, Starsevol. It's CORPORATION.

You are right. I am used to just using Inc. Nonetheless for legal purposes the retail outlet I run is a corporation.
Had a wonderful time last night by the way, fundraiser for the local BMX track.
Feeding snakes right now but will be leaving for work in a few.

Good for you . Glad you had fun. I'm seriously taking your comments to heart and will dispose of my aged mice in a more humane and resposible way. Perhaps I can find someone with full grown snakes and donate them as food.

Originally Posted by chuckdishian

Good for you . Glad you had fun. I'm seriously taking your comments to heart and will dispose of my aged mice in a more humane and resposible way. Perhaps I can find someone with full grown snakes and donate them as food.

I am so glad to hear that! Thank you!
I am one of those nuts (Not HSUS or PETA, I loathe those groups and do eat meat), but I am one of those nuts that tend to prefer animal company over most human company, I LOVE critters. Even mice. I know they are a food source but it hurts my heart when they are subjected to cruelty over and above what they need to be. Does that make sense?

Plus there are pathogens that can wipe out entire populations of native born wild stuff, I know that captive bred tortoises set loose can devistate a wild population. Can't let something like that happen without speaking up, can I?

Please forgive my zeal.

Originally Posted by chuckdishian

I'm seriously taking your comments to heart and will dispose of my aged mice in a more humane and resposible way. Perhaps I can find someone with full grown snakes and donate them as food.

This sounds like a great idea! Perhaps you can check to see if there are any reptile rescues in your area. They are always in need of donations.

Originally Posted by Stormy

If you only have one snake I would go with F/T and I would try to find someplace online that you can order from. I know AmericanRodentSupply.com does great service. I feed a mixture of both since I have several different types of snakes that have several different feeding "wants" (like a corn snake that turns into a hateling if we offer it a rat instead of a mouse).
Petsmart is ok for F/T but they can get expensive quick. You figure 6 pinkies for 12$ (that is what mine here charges) yet when they get older you will have to buy bigger ones, for the same price and you get less in a box. Yet I just got in a shipment of 400 f/t mice ranging from pinkies to large adults, for a little over 100usd shipped.

Not to mention if you buy live and your snake ends up not wanting it, you would be stuck with a live mouse to take care of until your snake does want it. Which would end up adding additional costs as well.

Why are mice so expensive in America? I thought I'd be cheaper over the pond. Here in the UK I can get 5 pinks for less than £5 ($7.50). I think its closer to £2 for 5.