feeding.. on demand?

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Originally Posted by AshleyB

we have pet rats and consider them as much a part of our family as we would a dog.. seriously! (no kidding here) so to feed the very pet we pamper just seems wrong... we would honestly choose to have pet rats over having pet bp if it meant thats what they *had* to eat.. it very literally does come down to preference. the breeder has told us its going to take us FOREVER to get our female up to breeding size but oh well, would rather take a full two-three years to get her breeding size if it meant we could feed mice exclusively.. and to answer previous statement, i do not think mice are as friendly.. they stink too.

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Your breeder said that? LMAO!! Ashley, I mainly feed rats but all 3 of my female mousers always breed first, eat first, lay first.. And they are just as big as my rat feeding females.. Give him as many as he will take. When he refuses the next one then you will know when he's had enough.. 3,4, 10?? He knows what he wants... Not us!!! Good Luck!

I feed two mice per meal (two mice every five days, currently)

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Originally Posted by JASBALLS

When he refuses the next one then you will know when he's had enough.. 3,4, 10?? He knows what he wants... Not us!!! Good Luck!

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wow really?! If I did that Cam would hit mice all night long lmfao!!!

I would do it if i knew it was something safe to do, i know you can get your snakes up to breeding weight fast, is that how you do it?

I would love more input on this for sure, as for the small male..he takes FOREVER to eat his mice i swear, in the time cam kills and eats two mice hes just starting to eat his first mouse.. i know he will catch on but shes a freakin predator for sure

so just keep feeding till they stop eating lol.... sounds good to me

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Originally Posted by Hotshot

so just keep feeding till they stop eating lol.... sounds good to me

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With a Ball python Yes! Thats how I do it ..

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Originally Posted by JASBALLS

With a Ball python Yes! Thats how I do it ..

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thank you for your suggestions and comments!!

that goes for everyone else too :gj:

im doing that too!

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Originally Posted by k1ingdomKaa

im doing that too!

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what?

I have pet rats too. Treat them just the way I do my dogs, as pets. But I know my snakes have to eat to and if that means rats, they get rats! I would rather feed rats than mice anyway. I'm switching all my corns to rats too! Just because there pets doesn't mean you can't feed them..

* all above statements are my opinion, opinions wernt kent to be liked!:D*

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Originally Posted by stangs13

I have pet rats too. Treat them just the way I do my dogs, as pets. But I know my snakes have to eat to and if that means rats, they get rats! I would rather feed rats than mice anyway. I'm switching all my corns to rats too!

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thus why we all have opinions :gj: what ever works for *you* works for you.. but my snakes will never ever see the eyes of a rat so long as we have pet rats, and as it sits right now we will for a long time to come, if the snakes can thrive as well as they can on mice instead of rats thats what were going to do.. its not hurting the snakes to eat mice and i can sleep at night knowing my snakes arent eating the animals i care about, best of both worlds

thanks for your input :gj: