A long time ago I remember someone posted a chart comparing the nutritional difference between mice and rats and there wasn't a whole lot of difference. Rats have slightly more muscle. That's about it. I prefer rats because by feeding one rat and not multiple mice means less I have to thaw.
There is nothing wrong with feeding multiple mice as long as your snake is getting what it needs. There are quite a few BP's that are mousers and just won't eat rats. But I also have heard people swear that they grow bigger and faster on rats. I don't know. One thing to consider though, when feeding multiple mice is to weigh them and make sure that their combined weight falls into the 10%-15% of the BP's body weight. This should prevent overfeeding and you should be good...
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