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Anyone ship live rodents?

waldo

waldo

Crazy Tarantula Lady
I would like to start a colony of african soft furred rats but can't find any locally. Is there any place that ships them? preferably on the west coast.
 
Not unless you are willing to pay a LOT of money for them. Delta Dash is the only service that will ship rodents and I believe that it starts at $179 and requires vet paperwork and other hoops to be jumped through to ship them.
 
It is my understanding that rodents can only be shipped by air. And that you have to meet them at the airport. In other words, you usually can't pack them in a box and ask a courier service or USPS to deliver the box.

At least that's what all the hamster/gerbil/and hedgehog breeder websites I've seen say.

SaulsMom
 
Your best bet is to locate a breeder in your state who does deliveries. You may want to contact a zoo and ask who they get there feeders from (that's how I found someone to do live rodent deliveries in my area). A local show could also be a route to follow to find them live.
 
Permits and vet checks are usually only for shipping across the boarder...If the crate is ok and they can't get out they should accept them. I no when bringing them in to Canada from the states they don't need any kind of permits(atleast for rabbits, g-pigs and such..)But I've never shipped them in by air.. It it quite pricey to ship rodents tho..
Ryan
 
I found one place that is selling tri'o for $100 then I would have to pay the outrageous shipping. There are no zoo's around here or reptile shows.
I guess I'll hit up all the petstores and see if they can order some for me, maybe I'll get lucky.
 
The feeder breeder I bought them from sells them for $3 each now, male or female. When I bought them 3 months back the females were $15 and males $3.

At this point $100 is a bit of a ripoff They're a lot more common than they used to be when that price was justified.

Not sure how far you are, but there are several midwest breeders selling them.

Check http://www.asfrats.info/ for a list of several of them.
 
Thanks, that looks like most promising lead yet. Too bad I'm not closer to any where big.
 
Looks like it's time for a road trip =)

I hadn't realized how far west Idaho was.

It seems like they're mainly in the mdwest, east coast and Florida. I imagine they'll make their way west eventually, though it may take a while.
 
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