I was wondering if you start hatchlings on Asf rats. Can you eventually switch them over to regular rats. I was looking for people with experience in this. Thanks .
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Afirican Soft Furred and Ball Pythons.
tmshaffer
Jul 18, 2007 07:26 AM
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WTBowles
Jul 18, 2007 04:13 PM
If your BP is being reluctent you can start the transition by washing your regular rats in soap making sure you rinse all the soap off. then rubbing down the rat with the body of the ASF rat. the smell of it's usual prey should entice the snake enough to eat it, after a few meals this way try giving him a rat without ASF smell and see if it takes it
tmshaffer
Jul 19, 2007 09:44 AM
>>If your BP is being reluctent you can start the transition by washing your regular rats in soap making sure you rinse all the soap off. then rubbing down the rat with the body of the ASF rat. the smell of it's usual prey should entice the snake enough to eat it, after a few meals this way try giving him a rat without ASF smell and see if it takes it
I was just worried that I would get the Balls stuck on ASF. I have plans to sell them and want the buyer to have an easy time feeding them. Thanks for the tip.
