Preferred Age of BP for Purchased

If I like it, and can afford it, I buy regardless of the size. As long as after all my questions to the breeder/seller satisfy me. I've bought hatchlings and breeder animals.

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Originally Posted by Chkadii

Hmm, it seems like I'm the odd one out here but I like "well-started" or sub-adult BPs, around 500-1000g. At that point they have their "personalities," it's easy to set them up by replicating what the breeder was using (my collection is small enough that I don't bred my own rats, so live vs. F/T doesn't make a difference to me and I already have an ASF eater), and I have a much better feel for how they will look fully grown. It doesn't matter for all genes, but I'm super picky about the genes I want to be clean looking: pastel, enchi, hypo, etc. When they're well-started I can see about how much they will darken/dirty up. Aside from that, it kind of depends on the project/timeline. I buy hatchlings - 350g for long-term projects, whereas I might buy an adult male if I have a "spare" female for the upcoming season that I'd like to take in a different direction. With plenty of time to quarantine, of course!

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I concur. Then again, we are impatient and prefer not waiting an extra year to get our projects off the ground.

I prefer hatchlings as well. For me, watching them grow and getting the experience of raising one to maturity is very satisfying, this is one of the chief reasons the hobby attracted me in the first place. I can appreciate some folks opting for mature adults for breeding projects, and a lot of times, folks will take on rescue adults that need a new home, which is admirable.

I bought my BP at around 4 months old, not because it was cheap, but because I wanted to raise it from a young age.

Pretty sure I got my little worm at 3-4 weeks old, despite what store told me. He was so small, only around 50 grams.


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