Hey all!

Quick question - how many of you feed mice to your BPs, and as adult snakes, about how many do they get and how frequently?

I have a baby girl right now who I am just beginning to transition to f/t (second snake I've done this with) and she's absolutely refused every rat I've offered her whether p/k or f/t but tonight, after a good long while of refusing, she finally struck and ate a mouse pinky. DEFINITELY too small of a meal for her, but it's a start, and I plan to offer her another in a day or so if she'll have it.

The primary reason I'm making this thread is because I know there's been some heated debate out there in regards to whether rats are more nutritious than mice and I think the conclusion that I've seen is that rats are the better choice - but if you've never managed to switch a BP over to rats, is your snake still doing relatively well on mice? How many do they eat?

I am obviously going to continue to try to switch her to rats as best I can, but you can never be too prepared for other eventualities, right?

Thanks in advance!