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I've got 4 corns and i'm sure that number will grow, but for now i'm feeding 2 appropiate sized meals every week. I'm going through pinks and fuzzies right now pretty quick. Do you think its worth it to have a 10 gallon tank and have a 1.3 ratio of mice? I have the space and tank. And my other question is what is the best substrate to eliminate odor? I've heard care fresh is good, but is aspen just as good or even better? Thanks a ton!
Frank

I'd say no.
The stink is just too big for me.
If you like mice, though, but are still able to kill them with no compunctions, you may wanna give it a try.
When the snakes move up to bigger meals, though, you'll need much bigger tanks, and more of them.
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...and I think to myself, "What a wonderful world."

I'd say, it's only worth it if you want to have ANOTHER cage to clean. I bought one pair of mice about a year ago, the original female gave me about 100+ babies. Her daughters, the ones I let grow up, were just as prolific.

I use carefresh in their cages, and it REALLY cuts down on the males stink. The females aren't near as stinky, but the males do the "my territory" spray

I also have 4 corns, but at the time I started the mice, I also had a water Dragon, who eats way more than the snakes. With just the snakes now, I've decided to give my breeders to my brother for his monitor. The snakes just don't eat enough to make it worth it for me. Mainly because I don't care to kill them, The frozen are just WAY more convenient.

I got my last two batches of frozen from Rodent Pro, but I'm thinking of trying one who vacuum packs next time, because with only two adult mice eaters, the bags of 50 seem to get icky by the time I get to the bottom of the bag.

But, If you do decide to go for it, (and I think the mice are cute), CareFresh is the BEST rodent substrate, IMO, and PetSmart makes a great Rat and Mouse food called Nutriphase. The mice love it and it's got a great variety, so even though the snakes eat the same thing each time, at least their food got to eat a variety. (Another plus about mice...they RARELY, if ever, bite. Rat's on the other hand.....OUCH!)

Sorry, guess I got carried away Finaly a topic I actually have some expertice at LOL

Dianne

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It wasnt for me. I have 5 snakes and I just couldnt deal with the smell. If you have a garage that is heated, then I would go for it. If you have to keep them in your house, then I dont know if you can stand it or not. You can always give it a try and if it doesnt work out just feed them to your snakes. (if you have adults)
Thats what I ended up doing, just couldnt deal with the smell.

I now buy F/T mice in bulk, its way cheaper than any petstore and you dont have to worry about pre-killing your own mice. I keep them in gallon sized ziploc freezer bags, and seperated into adults, fuzzies/hoppers, and pinkies.
Its just alot easier to pull out the amount of mice I need, thaw them out and feed the snakes. Too easy. Just my $.02.
Good luck and happy herping.
Brian

It wasnt for me. I have 5 snakes and I just couldnt deal with the smell. If you have a garage that is heated, then I would go for it. If you have to keep them in your house, then I dont know if you can stand it or not. You can always give it a try and if it doesnt work out just feed them to your snakes. (if you have adults)
Thats what I ended up doing, just couldnt deal with the smell.

I now buy F/T mice in bulk, its way cheaper than any petstore and you dont have to worry about pre-killing your own mice. I keep them in gallon sized ziploc freezer bags, and seperated into adults, fuzzies/hoppers, and pinkies.
Its just alot easier to pull out the amount of mice I need, thaw them out and feed the snakes. Too easy. Just my $.02.
Good luck and happy herping.
Brian