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    ASF, Rats or Mice

    So ive read a lot about all this and i would like to know... What is the best to feed Balls? or is this a personal decision?

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    Rats all the way IMO: easy to get, easy to feed (ie don't need to feed multiples when the snake needs larger feeders), and cheap.
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    @ the serpent merchant

    you are freaking awesome... answering everything


    Now do both of you buy f/t or breed?

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    I buy frozen. Breeding isn't worth it unless you have a bunch of snakes

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    Re: ASF, Rats or Mice

    Quote Originally Posted by spitzu View Post
    ASFs are the best hands down.
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    Re: ASF, Rats or Mice

    Quote Originally Posted by spitzu View Post
    ASFs are the best hands down.
    But can be difficult to get ahold of in many places and costs more.
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    Re: ASF, Rats or Mice

    Quote Originally Posted by spitzu View Post
    ASFs are the best hands down.

    I agree with ASF's, though I'm not so inclined to feed them to all of my snakes. Really, it's a personal preference. Rats are the most convenient, but I highly doubt one rodent is much better than the other. Mice are absolutely fine, and balls are more apt to eat mice(over rats) without a fuss whatsoever, but when you have a 2,500 gram female preparing for breeding season, it kind of sucks(and can be expensive depending on where you source your food) to feed 6-8 mice at a clip.

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    4.15 Ball Pythons
    1.1 Angolan Pythons
    2.2 Cali Kings_______________________0.1 SSTP Black Blood
    1.1 T+ Argentine BCOs______________1.0 Snow Bull
    1.3 Colombian morph BCIs___________0.1 Coastal Carpet
    0.1 Hog Island BCI__________________0.1 Platinum Retic
    0.1 Het Anery BCL __________________0.1 Lavender Albino Citron Retic
    0.2 Central American morph BCIs_____1.0 Blonde/Caramel Retic
    0.1 Pokigron Suriname BCC__________0.1 Goldenchild Retic
    0.0.1 Corn


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