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the person that sold it to me said to feed it mice, but my friend says rats are better.....anyone have an opinion about which is better.....

thanks.....

OK, I heard that Rats are deffinatly better because they have more protien and calcium.. Is that true???

binky.

plus the baby ones have no hair....and that is supposed to be beneficial.....

See if it will eat those......

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Do you place them in water or out of water on the paper?
Never knew that but you never know. Thanks.
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Will it eat a rat?
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RicK @ BbI

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I think that rats would be much better because they're bigger and all... but then again, mice seem to be so much more eagerly taken.. I really am in a quandry and need to know thoughts fof some of the more experienced breeders on this forum... thank you so much for answering...

Bink...

You seem like a real nice person. I try to help anybody I can. But I am sure you have seen it in the posts I reply too. Anything I can do for a fellow herper.
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>>the person that sold it to me said to feed it mice, but my friend says rats are better.....anyone have an opinion about which is better.....
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>>thanks.....

There was a study done that suggested it doesn't make a big difference whether you feed an adult bp adult mice or adult rats. However, pinky rats (or mice, gerbils, etc.) are mostly fat and adult mice and rats have more protein and calcium than pinkies, so adult prey items are more nutritious. If you are trying to fatten up a bp, fatty pinkies and hoppers are the way to go, or alternating adult mice with rat pups if the snake will take both.

thanks for all your help......

>>thanks for all your help......

Glad to try to help. Hope it's useful.

I recommend rats if your snake will take them. They are larger and will make things much easier by providing for less frequent feedings and ease in putting weight on a potential breeding female. I have two females that only take mice and I WISH they would take rats instead.

Also, if you're keeping live food for you snakes, then rats are the better choice as mice stink significantly more than rats... this is the truth!