Quote Originally Posted by Rapture View Post
I don't believe they will replace the bigger rats because of their size. It takes a lot longer to produce ASF's that are the size equivalent to a small regular rats. It is however, undeniable that the popularity of the ASF's has grown tremendously within the past couple of years, despite those who said they wouldn't. Look at a few threads here from 2 years ago or more, you will find there were many skeptics about this rodent.
That was my thought.
Because rats get so large, they could never replace rats for larger species. Even an large adult ball python would have a smaller meal as an ASF. They get big, but not that big.