I would suggest you stick with rats if you plan on getting your rats either frozen or live from a supplier. The reason being that the negative side of rats is that they get to big and stink a bit. If you don't have to raise them yourself and your snake eats them fine they are the cheapest rodent you can get. If something were to happen to you and someone else needed to care for your snake rats would be cheapest for that person too and switching from rats to ASF's is not a problem. I would only switch to ASF's if you have a snake that is young and won't eat for an extended period of time. Now keep in mind that once your snake is an adult not eating is not a problem till it lasts around a year. For example, my BP just finished an 266 day fast. Temps and humidity were great. I offered a tasty gerbil once every 10 days. One day for no particular reason I looked and saw my BP with its head out with a slight S pattern and a flicking tongue. It had been 8 days since the last refusal so I ran down to the basement and grabbed a gerbil. BAM gerbil down. I have had 4 or 5 good feeds in a row. Moral of the story is that you shouldn't switch rodents lightly. If your snake is eating rats you are the envy of many keepers who have mousers or BP's stuck on gerbils. Don't fix what is already awesome.Originally Posted by Lferg
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