Melissa
Kaplan's
Herp Care Collection
Last updated
January 1, 2014
Mail Order Prey Sources
Compiled by Melissa Kaplan
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Additional Resources
| Creatures
Great & Small Ken Parton 562 David Street Victoria BC Rodents & Insects | Pied
Piper Rat Farm Mike Hannam RR#4 Coldwater Ontario, L0K 1E0 1-705-835-7287(RATS), 1-800-903-7287 Will ship to U.S. |
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For additional resources, contact your local Canadian herpetological society or check out Tricia's Water Dragon site. | |
| Animal
Aquatics Wyevale Garden Centre Heathlands Road Wokingham, Berks 0118 9793000 | On-line
Direct Livefood Chiltern Reptiles Somerset (44) 01934 750743 |
| Peregrine
Livefoods 0800 919631 |
Chicks
Crickets/Worms
Fruit Flies
Rabbits
Rodents
Crickets And A Variety Of Worms
| ARBICO 800-SOS-BUGS | Hurst
Cricket Farm 800-669-7304 | Red
Worms 4 Sale Raleigh, NC 919-614-0039 |
| Armstrong
Cricket Ranch 800-345-8778 | Jurassic
Snacks 800-299-4998 | Rock
Bottom Bait Inquries 904-463-7760 Orders 800-MEALWORM |
| Bassetts
Cricket Ranch 800-634-2445 | Manchester
Worm Farm 800-566-MEAL | Rose
Farms 916-892-9734 |
| Millbrook
Cricket Farm 800-654-3506, 601-932-9333 | Timberline
Fisheries 800-423-2248 | |
| Drowned
Land Brook Worm Farm Savoy, MA 01256 413-743-2526 | Nature's
Way 800-318-2611 | Top
Hat Cricket Farm 800-638-2555 |
| Ghann's
Cricket Farm 800-476-2248 | Perfect
Pets, Inc. Belleville, MI 48111 USA 800-366-8794 or 734-461-1362 | Triple
R Cricket Ranch 800-526-4410 |
| Grubco 800-222-3563 | Rainbow
Mealworms 800-777-9676 | Worm
Man Worm Farm Monroe NJ 08831 732-521-8241 |
| Carolina Biological | FlyCafe.net Use Coupon Code “herpcare” for 10% off! |
| Drosophila 800-545-2303 | LFS
Cultures POB 607, University MS 38677 |
| ED's
Fly Meat, Inc. Sacramento, CA 95823 916-429-2995; 877-FLYMEAT |
Feeder Roaches
| Frank Holder 399 Freedom Rd Pleasant Valley NY 914-635-8471 evenings |
| Lonesome
Dove Rabbitry 910 Yew St. Centralia, WA 98521 (360)736-2560 |
| Amy
Church 225 Warren Street Hudson, NY 12534 518-828-2623 | LAM Distributing POB 407 Rusk TX 75785 352-495-9024 | Loxahatchee
Rodents Bill & Jim Galloway Florida 1-888-561-RATS(7287) |
| C.A.P.-Co.
Surplus, Inc. Pamela Rogers 767 Watson Road Mooresville, IN 46158 (317) 479-1738 ; (317) 725-7808 pager | Mighty
Mice 3172 N. Rainbow Blvd #319 Las Vegas NV 89108 708-658-0921 | Rat Ranch 2010 S. Forbes Rd Plant City FL 33567 813-754-6258 |
| Alan Essex Rt 1 Box 171 Blum TX 76627 817-582-2392 Frozen | Mouse
Factory Ray Queen POB 85 Alpine TX 79831 915-837-7100 | Rodents
A-Plenty Keota OK 918-966-3416 |
| John
Fraser 119 N. 15th Fredonia KS 66736 316-378-3138 | Mouse
House Rob Traisi Valley Center, Ca. 92082-6570 619-751-9929 | Rodent
Empire 5050 Laguna Blvde #112-425 Elk Grove CA 9575 916-394-1756 Frozen Rodents; when available, hamsters, guinea pigs, reptiles, rabbits Send SASE for price list |
| Greg 219-724-9371 Live/Frozen mice | Mouse
Trap POB 253 Colton OR 97017 503-824-MICE | SAS
Corp 237 Hover Ave Germantown NY 12526 518-537-2000 |
| Kelly
Haller 4236 SE 25th St Topeka KS 66605 785-234-3358 Live/Frozen | MZ
Enterprises 10610 Emory Rd Luttrell TN 37779 615-687-0757 Live/Frozen: Quail, chicks, chickens, rabbits | S&D
Farms 501-582-0602 |
| Mike
@ Biologics 8280 Horton Hwy College Grove TN 37046 800-806-7762 | Pied Piper Rt 2, Box 223-AA Speedwell TN 37870 615-869-5524 | SOS
Rodent Express 54 Club Rd Oley PA 19547 610-689-4770 |
| Sue
Galga 1752 SW Finch Ln Pt St Lucie FL 34953 407-871-9144 | Powers
Science Materials 1539 Falahee Jackson MI 49203 517-764-5929 | South
Florida Rodents Broward County Florida 954-410-5635 |
| Eastcoast
Reptiles 800-600-4113 Charlotte NC 28206 V/MC/AE | PerfectPet.net Belleville, Michigan 48111 800-366-8794 or 734-461-1362 Frozen mice, rats, guinea pigs | Varmints Louise O'Rourke Graham WA 98338 360-879-5580 |
| Gourmet
Rodent Bill Brant Archer FL 352-495-9024 | Beechdale
Rodents Leola, PA 17540 Phone: 1-877-859-9082 |
Zoological Pet Foods |
| MZ Enterprises 10610 Emory Rd Luttrell TN 37779 615-687-0757 Quail, chicks, chickens, rabbits | Perfect
Pets, Inc. Belleville, Michigan 48111 1-800-366-8794 chicks |
| Northwest
Gamebirds Gene & Taffy Mercer Kennewick, WA 99337 (509) 586-0150 Fresh and frozen Coturnix quail |
Someone wrote me and asked how to pick a prey supplier, what I looked for when choosing one. I'd never really thought about it before, so jotted down some thoughts...
Find out how long they've been doing it, size of typical orders, what they feed the rodents, how they kill them...
I'd want someone who has been doing it for several years, is used to filling order of the size I am likely to place (for me that's about 400-600 rodents every 3-4 months), and feed foods that I consider healthy (little or no dog food; lab block, grains, veggies, with free access to fresh water). Also, find out what they are housed on - if cedar, forget it. I prefer someone who kills humanely - such as with CO2 gas - than someone who goes into mass thumping or suffocating in bags or freezing.
Additional
Resources
This prey sources listing is not an all-inclusive list
of suppliers, nor is it meant to be. For additional resources, check out:
prey breeders belonging to your local herp society as well as ads society newsletters;
ads at Kingnake.com;
ads in reptile magazines;
Boa Constrictor Cam (see the prey size chart!)
Blackwater Reptiles (US and Canadian listings)
Still feeding live rodent prey? Might want to rethink that... Feeding Prekilled Prey
