I agree expos are the best for finding a local source and catching a break on the shipping and mark-up. I went to a very (VERY!) small local expo yesterday that was completely disappointing in terms of the animals available, but hit the jackpot with a local breeder of rodent feeders who has both live and f/t. After chatting with her a few minutes, I learned that she does the breeding and attends the expos while her daughter makes deliveries each Saturday to supply area pet stores. She gave me her phone number and told me as long as I give them a day's advance notice, they can bring whatever I need on their delivery route and meet me at the grocery parking lot. I could not have been more thrilled! I now have a source for live or f/t on a weekly basis for no less hassle to me than meeting in the parking lot of the store where I'm already there to shop for groceries! That whole arrangement with her is priceless because I have had the worst time finding appropriate sized live rat feeders for my ball python who refuses to convert to f/t.
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