Wondering if this is true... Mice more nutricious then rats...

Just wondering, I was told that mice are a better suplier of vitamins then rats. I know rats are jigher protine but in general are they better?:confused: Pp

In my opinion -
Mice = Wonder Bread
Rats = 7 Grain Wheat Bread

They are very similar in fat content and protein content.
That said, give me a rat eater every day and all day long, I hate having to feed multiple mice versus one rat, large adult females want/need more that the 30-40 grams a mouse will give them.

The nutritional value is different however nutritional requirement of snakes have not been studied therefore it's fair to say that gram per gram it's all the same.

That being said there is an advantage in feeding a certain prey type compare to the other and this is due to the size of the prey in question.

percentages of protein and fat content...

Mouse, domestic crude protein 64.2 / crude fat 17.0 ~ Neonatal, <3 g
Mouse, domestic crude protein 44.2 / crude fat 30.1 ~Juvenile, 3-10 g
Mouse, domestic crude protein 55.8 / crude fat 23.6 ~ Adult or >10 g

Rat crude protein 57.9 / crude fat 23.7 Neonatal, <10 g
Rat crude protein 56.1 / crude fat 27.5 Juvenile, 10-50 g
Rat crude protein 61.8 / crude fat 32.6 Adult or >50 g

Where did you get that analysis?

http://www.rodentpro.com/qpage_articles_03.asp

Whoever told you this is wrong. It's exactly the opposite, rats have more nutrition than mice as most people here will tell you.

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Originally Posted by evan385

Whoever told you this is wrong. It's exactly the opposite, rats have more nutrition than mice as most people here will tell you.

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Since no studies have been done on the nutritional requirements of snakes, it's really irrelevant. If a snake only requires what is provided by mice, then anything more is not needed.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Since no studies have been done on the nutritional requirements of snakes, it's really irrelevant.

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Bravo

I have rat eaters, mouse eaters, and ASF eaters...one is as healthy and thriving as the next. The only advantage to feeding rats as far as I can see is that you only need to feed one per feeding throughout the course of your snake's life.