Quote Originally Posted by RyanT View Post
Is that what you actually meant, not "wouldn't switch to normal rats"? Cause if so, that's exactly the issue I see with them from my particular feeding policy standpoint. I have no personal experience with ASFs at all.
Yeah, I avoid ASF eaters because it's so much easier to find standard norway rats. Having a BP on ASFs is kind of like having a BP on mice. It's just much more convenient to have one that takes regular rats. And from a business point of view, I wouldn't want to sell people BPs that only eat ASFs, especially if that person is a newbie that would have no clue where to get an ASF.

My only experience with ASFs was a few brief months in which I was breeding them. They were absolutely vicious little buggers, and I got horrible bites from them. Doesn't happen with my norway rats, so I won't be switching anytime soon, despite the odor difference. I've also found that norway rats are more convenient because you can feed them off at a younger age, so less waiting time, and generally less dangerous because they are younger.