Rodent Pro

[DannyBoy]

Originally Posted by BWSmith

When looking at different providers, be sure to look at sizes, not just prices. Look at how each supplier defines each size. i got a shipment recently and ordered about 100 small rats among other things. Turns out that this company's small rats are rodentpro's weaned rats.

That is a great point!! You see that all the time. Each store, rodent breeder/supplier has its own definition of what size is what. Great point!!

[DannyBoy]

Originally Posted by garyl43

Try THE BIG CHEESE Com.org - Only the best links ... , they're located in Texas so it's closer. They also ship 2nd day. I live in Utah and my last order for 16 jumbo rats came to $72 shipped or $4.50 a rat. They also vacuum pack them so they last longer and take up less freezer space.

Just as a comparison between sizes at rodentpro.com and big cheese rodent factory, what big cheese calls Jumbo Rat, according to size charts, is a X large to a XX Large Rat at Rodentpro.com.

[garyl43]

Originally Posted by BWSmith

When looking at different providers, be sure to look at sizes, not just prices. Look at how each supplier defines each size. i got a shipment recently and ordered about 100 small rats among other things. Turns out that this company's small rats are rodentpro's weaned rats.

Yep, Big Cheese Jumbos fall between Rodent Pro"s XL-XXL. Rodent Pro is cheaper per rat, but the shipping makes it $25-30 more for me. I ordered from Rodent Pro once and the box was much bigger (Especially for the 20 small rats I ordered, I could have fit in that box!) than the one Big cheese has used.

[DannyBoy]

Originally Posted by garyl43

Yep, Big Cheese Jumbos fall between Rodent Pro"s XL-XXL. Rodent Pro is cheaper per rat, but the shipping makes it $25-30 more for me. I ordered from Rodent Pro once and the box was much bigger (Especially for the 20 small rats I ordered, I could have fit in that box!) than the one Big cheese has used.

Did you mark Greyhound Express or UPS? I use Greyhound Express and filled the entire box to maximize what I get for the $75 shipping charge and it came out to be $3.29 shipped per XX Large Rat, the equivalent to Big Cheese's Jumbo Rats. I am in Northern Utah, so not that much further.

[RioBravoReptiles]

I ordered from Rodent pro once.. the product was not up to my expectations.
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This I will add about shipping charges.. almost certainly a business like Rodent Pro is not payng per-pound or per-box what you and I are paying. The carriers' salespeople work out (hidden and perhaps illegal) discounts with volume shippers by fudging the dimensional charges, fiddling with the weights and who-knows-what.
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Have fun.

[Icicle]

Heck I'm in the process of raising my own rats.
That way I will always have enough.

But yes can't see spending that much on shipping.

[garyl43]

Originally Posted by DannyBoy

Did you mark Greyhound Express or UPS? I use Greyhound Express and filled the entire box to maximize what I get for the $75 shipping charge and it came out to be $3.29 shipped per XX Large Rat, the equivalent to Big Cheese's Jumbo Rats. I am in Northern Utah, so not that much further.

Nearest Greyhound (Green River) is about a 90 mile round trip for me so it doesn't really help. I only have 1 Boa to feed so filling up the box is kinda out of the question too.

[garyl43]

Originally Posted by RioBravoReptiles

I ordered from Rodent pro once.. the product was not up to my expectations.
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This I will add about shipping charges.. almost certainly a business like Rodent Pro is not payng per-pound or per-box what you and I are paying. The carriers' salespeople work out (hidden and perhaps illegal) discounts with volume shippers by fudging the dimensional charges, fiddling with the weights and who-knows-what.
.
Have fun.

Same here, my first ever frozen rodent order. Besides the huge box (which I'm sure drove the shipping through the roof!), the rats were stuffed into ziplock bags that were full of holes, some were missing extremities and they were a lot lower quality than the ones I get from Big Cheese.

[haloedsatan]

Originally Posted by Breezie

I heard a lot of great things about RodentPro.com so I thought I would order some XXXLarge Rats. Good deal on the rats. 10 for 19.98. Then the calculation for the s/h charges. OMG! S&H: $71.09* I think I will buy locally.

If you fill your box it works out to a good price.

[garyl43]

I'll tell you one thing, if you only have a small order and get it from Rodent Pro, You'll have enough fiberglass insulation to insulate a reptile barn!

[Breezie]

Originally Posted by garyl43

I'll tell you one thing, if you only have a small order and get it from Rodent Pro, You'll have enough fiberglass insulation to insulate a reptile barn!

Now THAT is something that can be useful.