Rats versus Mice

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Drat!!! Can't blame a gal for trying!

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You'll just do about anything for cookies won't ya! :P

rats if they'll take em if not mice

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Originally Posted by rabernet

I'm currently a mouser and have been very happy with the growth that I've experienced. I'm soon going to be switching to rats, not because I feel they are better, but because I like breeding them better than mice. I'm sure I'll have a few kiddos that will insist on staying on mice, and I'm fine with that. Whatever THEY prefer and will eat consistently - it's all good with me!

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I agree!!! I feed whatever they will feed on. I couldn't really vote because their is no option for a combination of both. ;)

Only have 1 ball but rats are more convenient for me. Its hard to feed a large boa on mice for life!! lol

Mice. That is what they eat, so that is what I go with. Plus I can fit more into the freezer in a smaller space (as my Dad would not like half the freezer to be full of rats).

we feed both rats and mice... depending on who eats what. we are starting to breed rats so our new balls from adam and our boas can eat rats. ;) that way we only have our corns on mice... and i may even eventually convert them over to ratties as well. but until my breeding of rats gets going well... i'll only feed what i have to, in order to stock up!

couldn't vote... no slot for "all of the above"

Mice for the young and rats for the adults. If there's any real nutritional difference it's probably due to the size difference (ie: you get more of this or that in a rat because it's bigger). My balls are size oriented anyhow. They might look at a mouse, but ya put a med. to lg. rat in there and they're on it like, well you know :-) Feeding mice to an adult ball just seems more expensive to me in the long run. Takes more to fill them up. Just my thoughts.

Quig

i feed mice, and i think i will stick to mice, something about rats that freaks me out a little

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Originally Posted by Kizerk

i feed mice, and i think i will stick to mice, something about rats that freaks me out a little

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yea they freaked me out too at first, i got over it after a few trips for live ones though

I like rats because you can feed smaller rats which are incapable of harming a snake while large mouse that is still smaller is smarter, can defend itself or run like the ****ens! Escapees suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!