So recently I came home from the pet store with a live rat only to realize he was too big for my snake after I got home. I ended up keeping this rat for a few days before I could find a home for him, and i realized what sweet little creatures rats are! This issue prompted me to look more into feeder rats vs “fancy rats” and it seems the biggest difference is just that feeder rats are neglected and kept in poor conditions. I have been trying to switch to f/t anyways, and this dilemma was the last straw in live feedings for me. That being said, I’m hoping to find a distributor of f/t rats that houses them in humane conditions before they are euthanized, not like the tubs with 20 rats of both genders in them, where the females are overbred and respiratory illnesses are the norm. Anyone recommendations??
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