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ronin1360
at Tue May 2 15:38:45 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ronin1360 ]
f/t vs. live is a debate with no real ending in sight... some people use f/t because it is easier to just store rats/mice in your freezer than to raise your own rodents or to stop by a pet store every week. but if you don't mind going to the store, and your snake prefers live, then by all means continue to feed your new albino live prey.
mice vs. rats: i've read/heard that rats are more nutricious but like Bill said, i don't there is any conclusive date on this... a big reason people like rats better than mice is simply that rats get much bigger than mice. people talk about feeding your BP an "appropriately sized meal." well, if you have a 2000g ball python, it becomes MUCH easier to feed it an appropriate sized meal using rats because you only have to feed one prey item (a medium/large rat). if you're feeding mice you'd have to feed multiple prey items which is a problem for some BPs.
as someone who breeds their own rodents, i'd also like to say that mice are disgusting little creatures! IMO, rats are much smarter, less stinky, and actually fun to own. we take our breeder rats out all the time... i cannot say the same for our mice though. we have one ball that eats mice but if we cant switch her over soon we will sell her because it is just so much easier for us to breed and feed rats that it is to breed and feed mice...
just my $0.02
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RE: New Concerned Albino Owner - ronin1360, Tue May 2 15:38:45 2006