Hey all,
Just out of curiosity, is there any reasons why rats and mice are the most popular food we feed our bp's? Have been reading that the bps' natural foodsource is gerbils. Now I know they're cute and all, but other than that, and being a little more expensive to purchase than rats, why not feed gerbils or hamsters?
I have a little rat farm going on, but with just one snake, I can get a lot of pinkies that need disposing! When they are tiny, my bp will take three at a feeding or so, but they grow FAST and you can easily end up with too many ratties.
So..........why not breed hamsters or gerbils? They don't crank out up to 20 pups in a litter, and are supposedly the natural meal choice. I don't care about thier cuteness, this is the circle of life here..................
Thoughts?