Would you buy an ASF eater?

Interesting responses so far. Keep em coming!

there are plenty of BPs out there that have only seen errday rats

No, because you can't get ASFs in CA as they are illegal here.

ASFs aren't easy to come by here. I could get them at the monthly reptile show if they're not sold out by the time I get there. Sometimes a local shop has some for sale. Sometimes (often, actually) not.

So I currently would not buy a snake that eats ASFs only. If they became more easily obtainable, such as in if Rodent Pro carried them in frozen and sold them at the monthly show, they yeah, I would consider an ASF only snake.

I'm puzzled why most of the rodent suppliers don't carry ASFs in frozen stock.

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Originally Posted by Inknsteel

I breed them, so I would. But even if I didn't, if I found a snake that I really wanted, being started on ASFs wouldn't be a deal breaker. It would just make me try harder and be more determined to get them to switch, knowing that I got the exact animal I wanted...

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I second this reply!! :D

As I've stated in other threads, my breeders and hold backs are fed ASFs. However, snakes I plan on selling, I feed frozen/thawed rats. I will start hatchlings on ASFs, then switch them over to F/T mouse hoppers, then move them over to F/T rats.

I'm in California (where asf's are illegal. I'll be moving out of state in the near future though)....so unless I ABSOLUTELY HAVE to have the asf eating snake, I would pass it up 99.99% of the time. I only own the "normal rat" eaters.

I would but only if they were heavy enough to survive a good couple/few months without eating if they go on strike.

I would buy an ASF only eating snake, and I have. That's because:

1. I breed them
2. It's either ASFs or mice, and I'd rather have them eat the larger prey item. It's illegal to have live regular rats here, and it's expensive to get regular f/t rats locally. I'm not paying 9 dollars for a small rat.

I have and will again.