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RE: Congrats!!!!

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Posted by: TomChambers at Mon Mar 14 18:20:49 2005   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by TomChambers ]  
   

I think the reason most people say don't feed mice to a ball that eats rats, is due to the fear that they will choose the taste for mouse over that of rat.



I don't follow this theory; I feed them whatever they will eat.



I feed some only mice, others only rats, and some a combination to keep them eating regularly.



I will agree that growth rates in purely mouse eaters are slower in my adult snakes, and it is a hassle feeding 6-8 mice a week per snake.



But as Chad Bachman has said in previous posts, I do find these animals to be much leaner, and during fasting mine seem to hold their weight better.



TomChambers

   

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