Afrikaan - Yeah, I finally found them on the web site, under specials of course. How many full grown adult rats fit into one of the herp shop tubs comfortably? I know you are an animal rights type so you won't have yours crowded at all.
As for shipping rats I was thinkin' similar things, but I would only have to ship intra-state. However, I can't see any way of doing it that combines convenience for the customer with a reasonable price. I could transport frozen or live rats to Newcastle every month or so but beyond that it just gets too dificult or expensive.