ASF- What's the craze?

I knew nothing of the ASF until I saw it recently at one of the shows here.

Im not big on things with fur, so I havn't researched this any.

What's the craze all about? Do they have some benefit as a feeder?:confused:

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Originally Posted by PyroPython

I knew nothing of the ASF until I saw it recently at one of the shows here.

Im not big on things with fur, so I havn't researched this any.

What's the craze all about? Do they have some benefit as a feeder?:confused:

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! of the natural food sources for BP's in Africa
Generally used to get problem feeders feeding again

Wow, I never would have put 2 and 2 together on this one. Africa...BPs....

How about for other snakes? and added benifits, over normal rats?

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Originally Posted by PyroPython

Wow, I never would have put 2 and 2 together on this one. Africa...BPs....

How about for other snakes? and added benifits, over normal rats?

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I only have Bp's and Woma's but I have only fed them to a few BP's I have only one currently that feeds on them.

They escape and make life fun, theyre so vicious you cant feel bad for feeding them off, and they breed nonstop.

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Originally Posted by pavlovk1025

They escape and make life fun, theyre so vicious you cant feel bad for feeding them off, and they breed nonstop.

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There are a few lines of non-vicious ones out there. The ones that we have here you can pet and hand feed treats without worry of being bitten.

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Originally Posted by m00kfu

There are a few lines of non-vicious ones out there. The ones that we have here you can pet and hand feed treats without worry of being bitten.

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The colonies or the grow outs?

Dont forget the best part. They dont stink like regular mice and rats. Even in large colonies.

Are gerbils and asf different?

This year I started every hatchling out on ASF hoppers..they move around way more than rat pups and that really seems to be the difference. I can say that every snake I started on the hoppers typically took their first meal the first time they were offered it. they get 2-3 hoppers then right to rats..out of the 30 some odd babys I did this way this year not one of them had any trouble starting or switching to rats.

I have a few stubborn feeders that just pound ASF's so that's what they get fed..big ole adult ASF's. I don't how ever like to feed established juvi's or adults ASF's cause I have heard and even had one get stuck on them..once they start on rats I try to offer nothing else, only as a last resort would I offer ASF's to an established Rat eater.