Rats vs mice?

I've been going off the chart in this thread - https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...ing-Guidelines

I'll try adult mice for the next feeding and see if my supplier carries rat pups.

Here is a USDA document comparing the nutritional components of multiple prey sources including mice and rats. (click the ONLINE VERSION link to download)

https://library.villanova.edu/Find/R...67/Description


What do you guys think of this argument?

https://youtu.be/9f10_XQ5Rig