Switching to rats?

Mine ate mice until she was 300gm, then she got her first small rat and took it without any problem. Like yours, she never refuses a meal, so hopefully you will be as lucky as I was. :) The switch isn't ALWAYS a frustrating nightmare. Just... a lot of the time, apparently. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by RestlessRobie

Hope this helps

MICE

Sm. Pink 1-2 grams
Lg. Pink 2-4 grams
Peach Fuzz 4-6 grams
Fuzzies 5-8 grams
Hoppers 8-12 grams
Sm. Mice 11-16 grams
Med. Mice 15-24 grams
Lg. Mice 24-28 grams
XLg. Mice 30 grams+

Rats:
Rat Sm. Pink 3-8 grams
Rat Lg. Pink 5-12 grams
Rat Fuzzies 10-20 grams
Rat Pup 20-30 grams
Rat Wean 30-45 grams
Rat Sm. 40-80 grams
Rat Med. 80-150 grams
Rat Lg. 140-200 grams
Rat XLg. 190-250 grams

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This. :gj:

You did forget one...

Overweight spoiled rotten pet rat: 450-700+ grams :banana:

ASAP...the longer you wait to switch them over, the harder it will be. And once you have successfully converted, don't feed any more mice.

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Originally Posted by RobNJ

ASAP...the longer you wait to switch them over, the harder it will be. And once you have successfully converted, don't feed any more mice.

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This is the plan. I think I will be buying online for a little bit. The next expo isn't until next month and my local pet shops don't sell smaller that small rat :(
Oh well. Bring on frozen ratcicle delivery! :P

She will get a mouse this week, since I do not have the funds to purchase the rats yet. And she will probably get a rat next week while they are shipping.
Soon it will be time to find another home for my freezer rodents. If you live in Northern VA you may be in luck if you have any animal that eats frozen normal mice :D

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Originally Posted by AK907

This. :gj:

You did forget one...

Overweight spoiled rotten pet rat: 450-700+ grams :banana:

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:rofl::rofl: I left that out because I would never feed my daughters Suaka to a snake she weighs 654g atm :rofl::rofl:

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Originally Posted by Brokenangelr

This is the plan. I think I will be buying online for a little bit. The next expo isn't until next month and my local pet shops don't sell smaller that small rat :(
Oh well. Bring on frozen ratcicle delivery! :P

She will get a mouse this week, since I do not have the funds to purchase the rats yet. And she will probably get a rat next week while they are shipping.
Soon it will be time to find another home for my freezer rodents. If you live in Northern VA you may be in luck if you have any animal that eats frozen normal mice :D

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I would thaw the rat with a mouse to get the rat to smell a little like a mouse just incase your snake prefers rats. Hopefully the switch will go easily for you :)