>I understand the health benefits, etc.  The problem that I have found is
>that I can't seem to find any "pre-killed" mice....
 
I used to volunteer at a wildlife center in Virginia.  We were rehabbing
birds of prey, etc., that had been injured or had illnesses.  Most of them
ate rodents - pinkies, mice or rats - although, luckily, most of them were
content with the dead variety of rodent, as opposed to needing to catch and
kill it themselves.
 
Anyway, we bought our rodents from a company which I know also sells them
to the public.  It was called "The Gourmet Rodent", I believe, and they
are shipped frozen, in bags.  The company emphasized also that they are
disease-free, raised in sanitary conditions, and dispatched in a humane
manner.
 
I don't have the company contact info. .. but I would imagine a Web search
could find them for you, or most pet stores which sell rodent-consuming
reptiles ought to be able to help you find them.
 
- Ela
 
Ela Heyn
Harborside Mail Stop 3024
201-860-3336
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[Posted in FML issue 2757]