True to its name, RodentPro.com, LLC, produces several types of rodents as food for reptiles and other carnivores. Additionally, RodentPro raises, euthanizes, and freezes chickens and quail.

The company’s chicken products range from chicks just a day past hatching to large adult chickens. Many of its day-old chicks, which weigh less than 2 ounces and come in bags of 25, are purchased by zoos and aquariums to add nutrition and variety to their animals’ diets. Its largest chickens are a year old, weigh 4.5 pounds or more, and come in individual bags.

Quail from RodentPro come in a similar variety of ages and sizes; however, they are smaller than chickens. A bag of day-old quail chicks will contain 100 feeder animals, each less than a quarter-ounce in weight. RodentPro also sells quail 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 and 10 weeks in age. Its largest quail are 8 months old and weigh 9 ounces each.

Over its two decades of producing freshly frozen feeder animals, RodentPro.com, LLC, has developed an array of guidelines to help its customers use its products properly. Among these, RodentPro offers advice on storing and thawing the food items it produces.

Many of RodentPro’s individually frozen feeder animals will remain viable as food for a year or longer. To maximize shelf life, make sure that they stay in airtight freezer bags. RodentPro recommends storing furless animals no longer than six months and animals with fur for up to a year. It is possible, however, for well-sealed animals to be stored for longer.

When thawing a RodentPro feeder animal, use a room-temperature thawing process to maintain the animal’s physical integrity. Using quicker methods of thawing, like hot water or microwaves, can damage feeder animals. If you want to warm the product above room temperature, RodentPro suggests placing it in a sealed plastic bag and letting it float in lukewarm water. Warming the product can sometimes make it more appealing to the animal you intend to feed.

From its headquarters in Evansville, Indiana, RodentPro ships frozen feeder animals to hobbyists and institutions around the country. RodentPro packs all orders on dry ice and guarantees that they will arrive fresh and adhere to customer expectations. In the following, RodentPro offers tips on feeding bearded dragons.

As omnivores, bearded dragons require both meat and vegetables. In fact, the bearded dragon’s diet should consist of 20 percent fruits and vegetables. In the wild, bearded dragons eat a variety of protein. Thus, owners should also offer several sources of protein, such as mealworms, cockroaches, crickets, and wax worms. Of course, owners should only offer meals appropriate to the bearded dragon’s size. When feeding invertebrates to a bearded dragon, owners should choose freshly molten specimens to limit the amount of exoskeleton, an indigestible element that goes through the lizard’s body. Exoskeletons sometimes result in intestinal impacts, making it important for owners to keep track of the amount going through the lizard’s digestive tract.

RodentPro recommends that owners feed grown bearded dragons smaller mice rather than insects. Although some enthusiasts will say that young mice have a higher fat content than adult mice, which could harm the lizard, the opposite is true. RodentPro offers a variety of frozen pinkies and fuzzies, which are terms for young mice, to feed bearded dragons.

The best fruits and vegetables for bearded dragons include collard greens, carrots, endive, bok choy, turnip greens, strawberries, figs, and tomatoes. Owners should thoroughly wash all fruits and vegetables prior to offering them to a bearded dragon.

Headquartered in Indiana, RodentPro provides high-quality feeder rodents raised on a special diet for maximum nutrition. Hobbyists, breeders, and zoos have recognized frozen feeder mice and similar rodents as ideal food for reptiles, since they help consumers avoid the dangers of parasites and other microorganisms that can harm reptiles. The freezing process employed by RodentPro kills these microorganisms. 

Also, live animals can seriously harm reptiles and even fatally injure them. When a snake coils around a mouse, the rodent can use claws and teeth to tear into the snake’s skin or gouge its eyes. If the reptile does not immediately accept the live feeding, the rodent may retaliate against the reptile, biting at tails and other body parts. The trauma that results from these scratches or bites can cause a condition known as mouth rot in pets. Infections can lead to debilitating medical conditions, high veterinarian bills, and even death.

When individuals order frozen feeder rodents, they can conveniently stock up on food for their snakes and reptiles rather than running to the store every week to purchase live animals. RodentPro humanely euthanizes its feeder animals with the use of carbon dioxide, which causes a painless death without any chemical residuals that may harm pets.

RodentPro ships all orders in insulated boxes with dry ice to guarantee that a frozen product is delivered. The company uses FedEx to ensure timely delivery and calculates shipping based on the weight of the order and the customer’s distance from the RodentPro headquarters in Evansville, Indiana.

The professionals at RodentPro pack orders for shipment on Mondays and Tuesdays. Therefore, all orders placed between Monday and Thursday will ship the following Monday or Tuesday. Orders placed between Friday thru Sunday will ship the second Monday or Tuesday after the order date. The company provides all customers with an estimated date of delivery after receiving and processing their orders. The delay between placing the order and shipping it provides time for the company to harvest, process, and freeze the products, which allows RodentPro to keep frozen product to a minimum and deliver the freshest feeder animals possible.

All of RodentPro’s frozen shipments are backed with a 100 percent customer satisfaction guarantee, which ensures that the products arrive frozen and according to sizing specifications. Feeder animals must meet all customer expectations in terms of quality, freshness, and appearance.

Feeding frozen rodents to reptiles is a safe and easy way to deliver a high level of nutrition. However, owners must learn how to deliver feeder animals to their reptiles properly. Prey should never be given as food if it’s still frozen. Instead, owners should thoroughly thaw and slightly warm the feeder animal before offering it to the reptile. A freezing period of 30 days will kill most parasites and other harmful microorganisms. Frozen animals will keep for up to twelve months. 

To defrost, most owners place the feeder animals in a plastic bag and allow them to sit in lukewarm water or place them in the refrigerator overnight. If left in the refrigerator, lukewarm water will heat the animal just before feeding. The feeder animal should be above room temperature. Slightly warming intensifies the feeder animal smell and will make feeding easier, especially for reluctant animals.

Serving both individual hobbyists and major institutions, RodentPro delivers highly nutritious and humanely euthanized feeder animals for snakes, reptiles, amphibians, and birds of prey.

For individuals seeking high-quality feeder animals at competitive prices, RodentPro.com, LLC, provides frozen mice, rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens and quail. Feeder animals serve as food for a number of household pets, including lizards, birds of prey, and snakes. For many people, owning a pet snake represents a unique and exciting prospect. However, it is important to approach pet snake ownership as a serious commitment. 

Before purchasing anything, the potential pet owner should research the time and cost associated with feeding and maintaining a snake. Snakes require very specific types of food that may not be obtained easily at a local pet supply store. Snakes also require a temperature-controlled living environment created with specialized pieces of equipment, including a terrarium, secure lid, humidity gauge, hide box, lamp timer, water bowl, and thermometer. Though many snakes may seem inactive, they still need adequate space to move around, so their enclosure must be large enough for the particular species and size of the snake. Special attention must be paid to the shape of the enclosure as well, as some snakes need ample floor space and others require additional heighth. 

It is always a good idea to solicit advice from individuals with experience caring for snakes. In addition to pet stores, reptile shows present an ideal opportunity to learn more about owning a snake and various other aspects of reptile husbandry.  By RodentPro.