please understand this, the information your talking about is academic, not of practical relevance; of only theoretical interest.

synonyms: theoretical, conceptual, notional, philosophical, hypothetical, speculative, conjectural, suppositional.
Not what is wrong or right. Whats fun about keeping is, its not academic(same definition as above) Its applied. You do something the animal responds. The response is the result.

With that in mind, Its so easy to test(play with) I have fed pink rats, mice, etc. And the actual results are similar. The method of husbandry is far more responsible for how fast or slow they grow. I will race you or your friend any day with kings started on pinkies then fed mice. And if you win, we will both be winners because both our results would be great.
The minute differences in nutritional content can be made up for, or lost, with the application of one degree of heat. Or a few percentage points of humidity. Or lack of security. This is where the race is won and lost.

The same goes for Bluerosy and larger vs. smaller. I would race him anyday and win or we would both win. The reason is, He feeds one midsized prey item and I will have a handful of small ones. There are no rules that say, I cannot do that.
The point of this is, its not about one pinky or a fuzzie or pink rat, its about what any or all those items produce in the way of progress, as in, growth, reproduction, and longevity.

So lets get it on, Bring your friend, bring Bluerosy, LETS RACE. Lets get with it. Throw it down, RACE. hahahahahahahahaha The good part is, if we race, the snakes win. Best wishes

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