First litter

i wasn't going to use them for feeders cause i didn't think i could do it. but... since we got sabrina (suri RTB) i realized we have to... to make sure we have good quality food for them. (so you weren't remembering wrong)

so... my little girl LOVES the rattie babies and they have a good life before they are food. makes us all feel better about the situation.

i have the BEST news... my local petstore has agreed to take my beautiful boys (since they are so beautiful with that rex hair) and trade me them for frozen rats of the same size. this way, they can be sold as pets (she's going to make sure all the rex's go as pets - besides... as they are small (3.5 weeks old) so people don't pay $7 for such a small meal - when they can get mice for $2 at close to the same size...

so... we are very happy here!!!

obviously we are going to have to start feeding off the beautiful rex babies but not today... so today... we are feeling blessed indeed!

Congrats!! That sounds like a wonderful solution. :clap:

I just thought I'd post a pic of the little guys now. They've grown so quickly. Still no eyes open yet, but they are crawling all over the place. :aww:

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...yratupdate.jpg

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh waaaaaaay too cute!!!

You should see the little socks on most of them!! Very cute. Do you think it will help any to start naming them steak, hot dog, or snack?

i think breakfast, lunch and dinner LOL

i actually knew someone with pet mice named that!

Nice looking group Christie. Momma rat is doing a great job there. We just call all our rats destined to be feeders "dinnertime".