Frozen Rats

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Frozen rats are ideal for reptile breeders and hobbyist, especially now that they’re available in smaller quantities. Layne Labs feeder rats are quickly and humanely euthanized, individually flash frozen then counted into re-closeable freezer bags to be shipped right to your door.
Because Layne Labs cares about animal health and nutrition the rats are raised in a USDA licensed facility with constant fresh airflow, daily cleaning, top quality food and fresh, clean water, which makes them a reliable source of quality nutrition for your animals.

What types of animals eat Rats?

Reptiles:
Snakes and lizards rely on rats as a food source in their natural environment. It makes good sense, then, to provide your reptiles with a similar diet, with one big advantage. By feeding Layne Labs rats you are giving your animals top quality rats, which means top quality nutrition. For snakes and lizards who are not going back to the wild, feeding frozen rats also means there is no risk of them being injured by their prey.

Birds of Prey:
Raptors are known for their value in keeping populations of rats and mice under control in the wild so feeding frozen rats to them makes sense. Frozen rats, fed whole, are a good a source of nutrients that raptors rely on for health, whether they are education birds in zoos or other facilities or sick, orphaned or injured birds of prey preparing for release back to the wild.

Thousands of sick, injured or orphaned birds of prey are rescued every year and brought to local Wildlife Rehabilitation facilities to be cared for until they can return to the wild. If you find an injured, sick or orphaned raptor, or any other wild animal, please contact your nearest local wildlife rehabilitator. You can view our list of wildlife rehabilitators to find the one closest to you.

Wild Carnivore Diet:
From coyotes to bobcats, rodents are part of the wild carnivore diet. The only difference between Layne Labs frozen rats and wild rodents is consistency of quality. Which is what is needed to be sure that the wild carnivores in your care are getting the nutrition they need. And feeding rats whole provides nutrients that might be missing in commercial diets.

SizeGramsDays OldLengthLife StageFur
Pinky9-13g1-52"+Pre-WeanedNo
Fuzzy14-19g6-102.5"+Pre-WeanedLittle
Pup20-29g11-153"+Pre-WeanedYes
Weaned30-39g16-193.5"+WeanedYes
Small40-69g20-284.5"+WeanedYes
Sm/Med70-89g29-345"+WeanedYes
Medium90-129g34-395.5"+WeanedYes
Med/Lg130-179g40-456"+WeanedYes
Large180-249g45+6.5"+WeanedYes
XL250-350g55+8"+WeanedYes
Jumbo350+g75+8"+X BreederYes
Preparation and Feeding Instructions:
  1. Do not handle reptile before offering feeder.
  2. Always feed reptiles separately.
  3. Place rodent bag in warm water until thawed. Do not microwave.
  4. When completely thawed, grasp the  feeder with tongs and present to reptile.
  5. Feeding response may be encouraged by wiggling rodent.
  6. Release feeder when reptile strikes and acquires.
  7. Avoid the risk of bites: Always wash hands after handling feeder rodents.
  8. Never prepare or store frozen feeders where human food is prepared, stored, or consumed.
*Frequency of feeding depends on the species. Please check with your vet or pet professional for advice.

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Rated 5 out of 5
March 13, 2024
Who are you feeding? Boas

Top notch feeders!

I couldn’t be happier with these feeders! All animals are neatly frozen, not stuck or intertwined with eachother, the coat seems very clean and still fluffy! Very minimal odor even when thawed and all seem to have been healthy and well maintained. Very satisfied with the quality!

  • Matt T.
  • Newton, IA
Matt T.
Rated 5 out of 5
March 13, 2024
Who are you feeding? Ball python

Top quality

Been using Layne labs since I got both my females both love it definitely recommend

  • Zakk
  • Tulsa, OK
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Zakk
Rated 5 out of 5
March 13, 2024
Who are you feeding? Juvenile ball python

LayneLabs Switched My Lil Guy To F/T Rats First Try!

Full disclosure, there was a small ”issue” with the rat in question (that ended up being extremely helpful) but it is within a range I find completely reasonable - the tip of the rat’s paw was broken off. It appeared to be a completely clean break so I’m guessing it was a shipping issue and not anything else. BUT let me tell you why that was a good thing. My new BP was on pre-killed mice, so I was worried about switching him over to frozen thawed rats. Emotionally prepared to make another order with some mice to help him out, I decided to try and f/t rat from the first meal to see if he’d be easy to switch over. He struck at it in seconds, as though he’d been eating F/T rats forever. In fact, he missed a couple times (probably did not heat the head enough, which is my bad), but was so enticed that he kept striking and eventually stopped, backed up almost like a cat readying to pounce, and struck one last time perfectly. I was so worried after missing that he’d give up and go back in his hide, especially when he backed up a bit, but nope. He wanted that rat badly and I think a lot of that was thanks to that tiny break. Saved me from a refusal, braining, or scenting and it was the only one in the multiple packs I bought that was like that. Aside from that, there was no smell at all, dark and light fur which should keep him from getting picky if I ever had an issue getting the “right” color of fur, and there was zero issues with delivery, thawing, or anything else. All the rats were completely clean, no feces or urine as far as I saw, and it’s nice to have the opaque resealable bags so my somewhat squeamish partner does not have to look at them every time he goes to get food from my freezer. Overall a wonderful experience for my first time buying F/T (not my first time experiencing them though; I have used other brands’ subpar feeders at a store I worked at), and I think I’ll be very loyal to LayneLabs from here on out. Thanks again for making the switch to f/t rats easy!!

  • D. M.
  • Mechanicville, NY
D. M.
Rated 5 out of 5
March 13, 2024
Who are you feeding? Nagini, Ball python

Excellent!

Arrived in great time and in great condition. You can tell Layne Labs really cares. After defrosting, you would have thought that the weaned rat had just been dispatched. Our python instantly became interested, struck and consumed.

  • Christopher.droege.35
  • QUINCY, IL
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