The downside to keeping snakes...

...is that their food can be kinda cute sometimes. I was cleaning cages today and caught Dad looking after the pups while mom put together a new nest on the other end of the tank...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...s/IMG_0302.jpg

Just thought I'd throw that up. I think that rats don't get the credit they deserve, considering that without them, we wouldn't be able to have our snakes. Treat your rats well and that carries on up the food chain...

I always love rats at this stage...they are so cute.:)

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

considering that without them, we wouldn't be able to have our snakes..

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Although i dont feed mice, i could adjust to it.
Plenty of other food items we could start breeding :D

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Originally Posted by jamesw

Although i dont feed mice, i could adjust to it.
Plenty of other food items we could start breeding :D

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I think you missed the point - I was referring to prey items in general.

"Pigpile on DAAD!" :) Really cute pic.

Great pic. I like the rats a lot.

No wonder you're sad, Brad. I hate feeding off the little guys, too... especially when they're at the apex of cuteness. :wuv:

This is why I now breed only ASF rats for feeders. They can be sort of cute too but they're mean buggers, so I don't mind as much feeding them off. Rats are just too nice.

Cute pic! Rats make great pets, too...I was going to get a pair, but then I ended up with BPs and my place is too small to keep both. Oh well, one day....

Very cute pic Brad and a nice comment about rats. I enjoy our rat colony as much as the snakes and love that the male rats are so good with their offspring.

awesome pic :)

I am glad that my snake takes F/T....I just love mice and rats (used to have many rodent pets as a kid) and would have great sadness if I had to feed live or do the kill myself. They're just too cute!

What a cute pic... reminds me of yesterday when I went to check on little baby zebra finches and daddy was brooding for a change. :)

Yes.... I feel ya... I've had pet ratties for a long time, and it's so hard to pick those littles up on feeding day.... :( VERY cute pix! It always touches me when they groom each other... you can see the rat luv!