Herpetology
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Makes sense, rabbits seem better weight to price ratio,we paid that much for a rabbit
A lot of people underestimate the overheads retailers have to cover and the logistical issues involved in getting this product from supplier to consumer through commercial avenues.
If it was easy to provide them more cheaply it would be being done in more cases and we wouldn't see the high prices we do.
Don't blame the people selling at high prices for selling at those prices, they're just doing what they're doing. Look for a supplier you can buy directly from or produce them yourself. If you can't find them at a lower price, it means it's difficult enough to provide them at a low price that in your area no one is able to do it.
It's definitely going to be a benefit to the hobby if there is a better supply of good quality, low cost feed.
It's definitely going to be a benefit to the hobby if there is a better supply of good quality, low cost feed.
Not shutting till they carry me out in a box Wokka, I've invested a lot in a very professional and labour efficient rodent breeding, euthanising and packing setup to feed my own snakes and selling a few gives me economy of scale with buying rodent food, wood shavings etc and helps with the power bill. No intention to go commercial and don't need to make a profit.The hobby needs reliable supply of food . I know of hundreds of backyarders who have started up with the best of intentions, doing it for love , only to shut down in a year or so. This undermines the market for the short term and so discourages long term reliable production of rodents to sustain the hobby. Growing your own rodents is like growing your own birdseed for your budgie. Whilst it might be cheaper its a bloody nuisance.
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