Rats versus Mice

[victor]

ya you might have a better chance of giving them healthier food but rats can mess you snakes up that is why i choose to stick to mice.

[frankykeno]

ya you might have a better chance of giving them healthier food but rats can mess you snakes up that is why i choose to stick to mice.

Rats aren't healthier than mice. Rats don't pose anymore of a risk to your snake either if you are feeding appropriate sized ones (smaller is better). Feed what the snake will eat, feed responsibly and appropriately, learn the skills of live feeding and it's all good.

[McAdry]

We have two bps almost the same exact age one takes rats and wont touch mice one takes mice and wont tuch rats ohh then we also have one about the same age that will take a mouse a rat in any order when you put it in its cage. So in the end as long as our snakes eat I am happy.

[versustheworld]

Mine will eat whichever I throw in front of her as long as it's alive.

[tmlowe5704]

ya you might have a better chance of giving them healthier food but rats can mess you snakes up that is why i choose to stick to mice.

I stopped feeding live a long time ago, now it is either p/k or f/t. I like being able to leave the room and give the snake some time and privacy and not have to worry about bites and scratches. As Joanna said, if they are appropriately sized, a 40 g rat is the same as a 40 g mouse.

[PythonFan8]

rats and mice. it depends on which ball python i feed

[kostas]

I give rats , but my BP prefere's mice.

[dalvers63]

I feed both. My young balls either eat a couple small mice or a weanling rat every week. The adults eat rats. They don't seem to care as long as the food is provided regularly

[Flagg]

Option 3 - African Soft Furred rats.

[nixer]

rat supposedly make them grow bigger faster than mice.
personally i use rats, the only problem with rats are they pee all the time compared to mice and i tried african soft furred rats and they all killed each other but the one i have left. right now i have 2 female mice left and 1 female asf left im thinking of just keeping them as pets since ive had them for a few months anyway and the one mouse seems to be very curious of what im doing around the room.