Well I'm not sure this is where this belongs, but here it goes. As some know, my partner and I are building a rodent business. To date we have a 3500 sq ft building and enough racks systems to produce 20K mice and 4K rats each month. When completely fitted we'll be able to produce 3 to 4 times this amount. That said, the rodents have begun to fill our racks and we already have and quotes on a second building which will more than double our capabilities.

I'd like to share my thoughts and glean your thoughts concerning the rodent business.

1 - One size fits all shipping. You order 100 pinky mice and they come in a huge box with 15-20lbs of dry ice. Who wants to spend $50 to ship a small order of mice.  We have set up multiple box sizes with varying insulation values to meet the requirements of small shipments.

2 - Packaging! I need your thoughts here. I prefer ziplock bags over vacuum packaging. My thought is that as soon as I slice open the vacuum pack I have to put it in a ziplock anyway. What are your thoughts on vacuum packing vs. zipper bagging.

3. Organized deliveries. If I could establish areas with enough demand I wouldn't mind delivering large quantities of rodents. This could potentially save a lot on shipping costs. Do you think that any groups out there could develop a large enough order to make a trip to Little Rock or NW AR worthwhile.

These are just the thoughts of an overworked man with lots of pokers in the fire. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Rich