Should i breed ASF or Mice?

[bamf64]

Hello i breed mice and i came across these ASFs... my snakes eat f/t(i euthanize than freeze the mice i get)

are ASFs easier to breed than mice? i heard they smell less but i need some better reasons..

[J.Vandegrift]

Hello i breed mice and i came across these ASFs... my snakes eat f/t(i euthanize than freeze the mice i get)

are ASFs easier to breed than mice? i heard they smell less but i need some better reasons..

I think they breed a bit better and I never have any eaten babies like I do with mice. The smell factor alone is enough reason for me to breed them. The only reason I have any mice is for snakes that are going to be sold because people don't seem to like it if a snake has been fed ASF's even though I have never had a baby get "stuck" on ASF's.

[kazboots]

When I had ASF's they were like Tribbles and at the time I only had a couple snakes so I split the colony up and let them die of old age. Now that the collection has grown I will probably get a new group of ASFs since they are very prolific and several times I have found good deals on snakes that the seller claims are 'stuck' on live or ASFs. While my animals all eat f/t except the lizard eating vine snake having a live food source available could prove beneficial.

[cobweb2000]

ASF's hands down. They are easier to breed, get larger, the males don't fight as much and they don't have that rather pungent smell mice get.

As a side note; they are way cuter than mice . If you give them enough space and things to occupy them, they are actually very entertaining little creatures to watch.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

ASF's are illegal in California.

Sorry.

[bamf64]

ASF's are illegal in California.

Sorry.

i can probably smuggle some in whats the fine?

[CoolioTiffany]

I hear that ASFs are a lot easier to breed rather than mice. When you keep mice for breeding you will notice they smell really bad. Even when I had a pet mouse it spelled bad. Also, these rats are a lot healthier for your snakes than mice. I read that rats are more nutricious for your snake rather than mice so your snake will usually be healthier if fed rats and will grow at a faster rate. So, IMO, I think your better off breeding ASFs, and as stated before they do not normally eat their young like the mice do. Though, I've never heard of ASFs eating their young.

[bamf64]

I hear that ASFs are a lot easier to breed rather than mice. When you keep mice for breeding you will notice they smell really bad. Even when I had a pet mouse it spelled bad. Also, these rats are a lot healthier for your snakes than mice. I read that rats are more nutricious for your snake rather than mice so your snake will usually be healthier if fed rats and will grow at a faster rate. So, IMO, I think your better off breeding ASFs, and as stated before they do not normally eat their young like the mice do. Though, I've never heard of ASFs eating their young.

i want to breed them soo bad, but i guess there illegal in cali

[CoolioTiffany]

i want to breed them soo bad, but i guess there illegal in cali

Maybe you can try breeding rats instead of ASFs, but I think they'll just smell as bad as the mice do, but rats are more nutricious for snakes.

[bamf64]

Maybe you can try breeding rats instead of ASFs, but I think they'll just smell as bad as the mice do, but rats are more nutricious for snakes.

ya im gona try rats when pheobe gets big enough for them. im not sure if shel want to. il cross that bridge when i come to it lol.