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MrsA82
Yearling
United Kingdom
437 Posts |
 Posted - 17/05/2011 : 19:03:13
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Just wondering what you pay really I'm lucky as we have a whole sale outlet about
3 miles away that's sells to the public
So I get my rats the same price as what the shop near me gets them from and they whack an extra 110% on top
So yesterday I got
24 30g-60g small rats weaners 68p
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4 large rat weaners 60g-100g 80p
And they cost me £16.12 |
  
2.4.0 Royal python
0.0.2 Cornsnake
1.1.0 Extreme red Albino Hognose
2.2.1 Crested Gecko
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon
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Edited by - MrsA82 on 17/05/2011 19:04:21 |
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reptiledanny
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
2106 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 19:07:27
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i bought:
40 rat pups (decent size)- £14
20 large mice- £13
10 small rat weaners- £9
10 large rat weaners- £12
so cost me £48 in total which i did not think was bad and they were all very good quialty |
1.2 royal pythons 0.1 hog island boa 1.0 corn snake
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MrsA82
Yearling
United Kingdom
437 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 19:09:22
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Not bad Was that Inc postage
How long will they last ? |
2.4.0 Royal python
0.0.2 Cornsnake
1.1.0 Extreme red Albino Hognose
2.2.1 Crested Gecko
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon
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Edited by - MrsA82 on 17/05/2011 19:10:10 |
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reptiledanny
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
2106 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 19:10:12
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20 weeks
well, the rat pups and mice will last 20 weeks, but i have other rats still there for the bigger ones, so i will need to buy food again in 20 weeks |
1.2 royal pythons 0.1 hog island boa 1.0 corn snake
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Edited by - reptiledanny on 17/05/2011 19:10:51 |
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MrsA82
Yearling
United Kingdom
437 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 19:12:19
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Worth bulk buying then
I only buy month by month
As I might need to up there food |
2.4.0 Royal python
0.0.2 Cornsnake
1.1.0 Extreme red Albino Hognose
2.2.1 Crested Gecko
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon
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Kelfezond
The bearded one
United Kingdom
4803 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 19:14:37
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| Christ I pay like fifteen quid every 2 weeks, I need to start buying bulk online. |
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reptiledanny
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
2106 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 19:15:25
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haha, would be alot cheaper for you kelf, i always buy 20 weeks worth of food, and it cost me around 50 quid each time
i just found a cheaper supplier though that is local to me, so i buy from him
with the buying, i look at the snake and buy what i think the snake will be on now and what it will be on in 20 weeks, so when i buy say rat weaners, i would buy 10 small and 10 large, so i now if the snake grows alot then i have some spare |
1.2 royal pythons 0.1 hog island boa 1.0 corn snake
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Edited by - reptiledanny on 17/05/2011 19:16:49 |
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MrsA82
Yearling
United Kingdom
437 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 19:17:48
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A&n are cheap kelfezond
Think p&p is £20 for a big box tho
May be wrong
http://anfrozenfoods.co.uk/
Oh and I Have
A group of 4 females and one male
40+ baby rats being grown on in my shed
And 3 females and 1 males being grown on for breeding
And mice for the corns
I know it won't work when there adult as I wold have to have about 100 cages lol but they will do for the babies I'm hopefully going to get out of my lot :) |
2.4.0 Royal python
0.0.2 Cornsnake
1.1.0 Extreme red Albino Hognose
2.2.1 Crested Gecko
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon
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Edited by - MrsA82 on 17/05/2011 19:23:55 |
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reptiledanny
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
2106 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 19:19:59
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| i used to use tsm, was cheaper than a&n as the postage is only 12 quid for a box with the ice stuff, so works out cheaper |
1.2 royal pythons 0.1 hog island boa 1.0 corn snake
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blackskull
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1278 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 19:22:19
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| i paid just over 34 quid for 20 rat fuzzies and 10 small rats the other week. and thats the cheapist i can find them in the shops near me |
1.1 normal royal, sully, silver
0.1 pinstripe royal, penny
1.1 pastel royal, lars, clover
0.1 lesser royal, serenity
0.1 black pastel royal, betty
0.1 mojave royal, mavis
0.1 normal het clown
1.0 pastel het clown
1.0 nuclear, ned
1.0 super phantom
1.0 childrens python, myles
0.1 hog island boa
0.1 sonoran x boa, grace
0.0.1 mack snow leopard gecko, munchkin
4.1 cats, stan, dave, marble, binx, daisy
4.1 rabbits, mol, ted, bill, spud, alice
0.1 crazy cat/bunny lady of bridgwater, lucy |
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reptiledanny
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
2106 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 19:24:36
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Originally posted by MrsA82
A&n are cheap kelfezond
Think p&p is £20 for a big box tho
May be wrong
http://anfrozenfoods.co.uk/
Oh and I Have
A group of 4 females and one male
40+ baby rats being grown on in my shed
And 3 females and 1 males being grown on for breeding
And mice for the corns
I know it won't work when the adult are adult as I wold have to have about 100 cages lol but they will do for the babies I'm hopefully going to get out of my lot :)
does it actually work out cheaper to breed your own, as to me it doesnt as you have to provide housing, bedding, food etc, and then depending on how you kill, if you use gas you have to buy all that, or you might just give them a smack over the head, whereas it costs me 7 quid for a bag of 20 rat pups |
1.2 royal pythons 0.1 hog island boa 1.0 corn snake
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MrsA82
Yearling
United Kingdom
437 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 19:33:37
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To me if I put them to sleep in 4-6 weeks there worth £28 and 40 will cover about a 2 months?
I buy 25kg sawdust for £6.86 lasts about 2-3 months
20kg of rabbit food for £9.50 lasts about 6-8 weeks
All the cages I got off of car boots between £2-6
2 community cages / 4 females bringing up the babes cages
I can't decide if it's worth it or not I think it is as long as you can get the stuff on the cheap or buy in bulk
Oh and I gas then in my home made gas chamber with halfords co2 welding bottles |
2.4.0 Royal python
0.0.2 Cornsnake
1.1.0 Extreme red Albino Hognose
2.2.1 Crested Gecko
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon
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Edited by - MrsA82 on 17/05/2011 19:35:11 |
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reptilemadd
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
969 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 19:36:12
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| who do you use danny I could do with knowing for the future and how long will the rats remain viable for in the freezer? |
1.0.0 beardie "magic"
1.1.0 100% Het Clown "Cerberus" and "Artemis"
0.1.0 Poss Calico "Ariadne"
1.0.0 Lesser " Kronos"
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reptiledanny
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
2106 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 19:39:13
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i used to use tsm reptiles online as they were the cheapest online, but then i found someone that loves local to me that sells frozen rats and mice, so was cheaper as it saved on postage
the max i would keep frozen food in a freezer is 6 months, as after that it tends to loose some nutrients |
1.2 royal pythons 0.1 hog island boa 1.0 corn snake
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Dio
Yearling
United Kingdom
297 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 19:42:12
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| I paid £1.80 for 4 meduim mice. i did look at bulk buying but when i've only got the one snake that will most likely grown out of that size after a month or 2 it doesn't seem worth it. |
0.0.1 Royal Python (Dio)
0.1.0 Angora Cat (Blue)
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
5008 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 20:26:05
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| I don't even know what I pay, isn't that bad! I just ask for what I need for the month, he says numbers, I point my card at a machine. I love going down there though, get a bit of conversation, a good look at all the reptiles he has, I usually buy substrate and fake foliage too so my bank statements are not giving me a clue either lol. |
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Welly
Yearling
United Kingdom
423 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 20:31:52
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http://www.honeybrookfarm.com/
Quite lucky as i place my order with someone who orders thousands of chicks for his birds so we get the discounted price |
0.1.0 Royal Python
0.0.1 Mexican Black King
1.0.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa |
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sandi
Sub Adult
787 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 21:57:51
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| Not sure what i pay but i know its cheaper mail order, just the post costs that put me off plus freezer isnt big enough. If someone wants to set up a mail order co without the extra costs, i would be interested!! .....? |
0.1.0 Royal Python - Florence
1.0.0 Boa Constrictor - Boris
1.1.0 Alaunts - Willow & Brochan |
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markmifsud
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
534 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 22:21:13
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| I have no idea at all what I pay either. I use one of three different pet shops and I just order and pay. I would love to find a really tiny freezer to keep below the viv for just snake food, smallest is a table top freezer, circa 40l |
1.1.0 Pastal Ball
1.0.0 Normal Ball aged 7(ish)
0.1.0 Normal Ball aged 7(ish)
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markmifsud
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
534 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 22:25:57
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| maybe we should group buy ? |
1.1.0 Pastal Ball
1.0.0 Normal Ball aged 7(ish)
0.1.0 Normal Ball aged 7(ish)
Bromley. SE London |
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Wendigo
Yearling
United Kingdom
149 Posts |
Posted - 25/05/2011 : 12:08:41
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| The place i go to is a right rip-off. i need to buy another freezer to bulk buy, small rate weaners are about £1.50 each. and large are £2.50. >=( |
0.2.0 Normal Royal Python. Wendigo & Chepi
1.2.0 Dogs. Bedley,Nuna,Holly.
0.2.0 Hens. Orakiah & Astrid
1.2.0 Tortoises. Ishi, Pandora,Squirt.
0.2.0 Rats. Mouse, Flubba. |
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How much do you paid for your rats/mice
