Well, I hope I'm overreacting...but [possible rat bite]

[satomi325]

I monitor each and every LIVE feeding until the rodent is dead, and I often see the rodent biting at the paper towel substrate whenever it gets the chance... So I wouldn't count on the rodent finding breathing more advantageous than biting HARD. The rodent will constantly chew at the paper towels until it can't anymore. THEN it will focus on trying to breathe.

I suppose it depends on the size of rat. Like I mentioned before, weanlings and small rats are harmless. I feed smaller and more frequent than larger and less often. It's safer that way. I've never experienced anything you described.

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[HighVoltageRoyals]

I suppose it depends on the size of rat. Like I mentioned before, weanlings and small rats are harmless. I feed smaller and more frequent than larger and less often. It's safer that way. I've never experienced anything you described.

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I might try this. I have all my balls on a 7 day cycle with medium rats (small rat for the youngin'). Should I just split that up into a 4 day cycle with small rats?

I remember hearing on here (somewhere, I'm not about to wade through years of posts to find it) that feeding bigger meals less frequently is better than feeding smaller meals more frequently. But I personally see it as this: if they eat, they eat so why not?

Also, I'm.....dumb. I can't currently do F/T because I don't have a freezer. I would hate to see a rat go to waste if my babes decide to be super picky about frozen. :/ So I guess I'll have to wait a bit until I splurge on a proper fridge.

[Slim]

I remember hearing on here (somewhere, I'm not about to wade through years of posts to find it) that feeding bigger meals less frequently is better than feeding smaller meals more frequently. But I personally see it as this: if they eat, they eat so why not?

People have had success with both methods. I think that keepers and breeders with large collections tend to gravitate to a 7 day cycle because they have so many things to do, husbandry wise, on the other 6 days. The most BPs I ever kept at one time was 6, and even with that few, it was easier for me to feed on a 7 day cycle.