I just got my newest order from them on last Wednesday. Perfect as usual!
I was ordering mostly smaller mice: pinks, fuzzies, and hoppers. The hoppers generally come in a bag of 50. And for me, thats too many to a bag. I don't like opening the whole bag and exposing them to air multuple times for that many. So I asked them if they could bag them in 25 to a bag, and sure enough they did, and no extra charge either.
Since they're fresh and dry when they pack them, I've never had a problem getting them loose from the bunch at all. Usually you just wiggle them and they come right apart. Unlike RodentPro where I'd damn near have to let the entire "block" thaw just to loosen a few.
And Rich, I specifically asked for the tiniest pinks they could give me, and they fullfilled my expectations. They look like newborn pinks with full milk bellies. Small enough for my smallest of hatchlings.
I can't say enough about BCRF. I like the service, the product, everything. They definitely go that extra mile. And I don't mind paying the extra money for something that was healthy when it went into the bag and freezer. They're as close to home-raised as you can get in my opinion.
And I second the large pink comment, they're huge!
For thawing, I thaw mine in warm-hot water till they're warm throughout. I found if I let them defrost in the air, the extremeties dry out and get harder than heck and more difficult for the snake to swallow. And I envisioned when you swallow one of those fries the wrong way, how it scratches all the way down. Not pleasant. =P
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