Quote Originally Posted by NateDogg13 View Post
Ive done my research and in my opinion rats are more healthy as adults than mice, only a significant difference but have a higher amount of protein and calcium, but also more fat.(% protein/fat roughly the same) Rat pups have higher percentages of needed nutrients but contain less as a whole. And mice have a much higher amount of vitamin A which is not needed in high amounts for bps, nearly 7x the amount. Mice also only contain very small amounts of vitamin E which is converted into antioxidants to help fight against diseases. Rats contain nearly 20x the amount as mice.

A 10g mouse is going to contain about 29-31% dry matter and in that contains 54-57% protein, 22-25% fat, 10-12% ash, 2-3% calcium, 1-2% phosphorus.

A 10g rat is going to contain about 23-25% dry matter and in that contains 58-61% protein, 24-27% fat, 10-12% ash, 2-3% calcium, 1-2% phosphorus.

Adult rats about 30-32% dry matter that contains 60-62% protein, 28-31% fat, 9-11% ash, 3-4% calcium, 1-2 % phosphorus.

Im sure most people dont bother to break down into detail but when you do you can see small difference in the two.

That is all nice, but do you know the nutritional requirements of ball pythons?