View Full Version : Breeding your own feeders> buying online?
SSnyder
10-23-2007, 11:01 PM
We have two hatchling cornsnakes who thinks it would be better to breed our own feeders or to order them online? My cuz thinks it will be more cost effective if we bred our own.
Tongue33
10-23-2007, 11:05 PM
Depends on what you want to breed.....
What you are expecting the yield from that breed and each breed to be..
Tanks available to raise the feeders...
And what size you will feed them at ...
There are likely more questions but this is a good start..
I would look into local breeders of cichlids and other fish that get rid of their culls.. maybe you'll find one that just likes their fish but hates the babies and is willing to just give you the batches :)
Bsixxx
10-23-2007, 11:08 PM
cornsnakes it would just be better to buy them, i mean my cousins ate everytwo to three weeks, and mice grow quick (trust me) so they would be get too big for your snakes before they ate them all.
SSnyder
10-23-2007, 11:59 PM
Looking to breed some mice for cornsnakes we were goin raise the mouse to the right feeding level then freeze them so they stay at the right age.
TheBloodyIrish
10-24-2007, 12:41 AM
It's not really economical unless you are paying more than the would-be-bill on feeders...
Just my take.
Tongue33
10-24-2007, 1:15 AM
Depends on what you want to breed.....
What you are expecting the yield from that breed and each breed to be..
Tanks available to raise the feeders...
And what size you will feed them at ...
There are likely more questions but this is a good start..
I would look into local breeders of cichlids and other fish that get rid of their culls.. maybe you'll find one that just likes their fish but hates the babies and is willing to just give you the batches :)
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SSnyder
10-24-2007, 11:55 AM
hehe yah i was wondering what you were talkin bout its all good thou :D
loconorc
10-24-2007, 2:16 PM
Definately buy FROZEN. Cheaper, easier, SAFER and your garage wont smell like urine.
Raising enough mice is a messy, smelly, and time consuming job.
lovespunaround
10-24-2007, 4:44 PM
If you've just got a few snakes, I think you're better off just buying your mice. I never started breeding feeders until we got enough snakes so that we were spending $20+ every week to feed them. And that's probably just because my mom had chickens and rabbits and dogs, so we wouldn't have to buy any more food just for the rats.
....now she's going to start breeding some rabbits for me:)
Not with that few snakes.
SSnyder
10-24-2007, 5:11 PM
Was thinking about using rodentpro.com anyone else know of any other mice feeder sites?
loconorc
10-24-2007, 5:48 PM
I know a good feeder site!
http://google.com
Knock yourself out ;)