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    Small Mice or Rat Pups/Fluffs

    Hey my 6-8 week old baby male royal is about 73 grams and is feeding on small mice at the moment people are telling me to switch him to rat pups is this a good idea?

    shall i switch him to rat pups or fluffs

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    Rat Fluffs:
    http://www.frozenreptile.co.uk/froze...zen-rat-fluffs

    Need as much advice as possible.. i fed him for the first time today and he took it so please help!

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    I am going to be getting my first BP in a few weeks and I was told (and have read in a few places) that rats have much more nutrients, so they are prefered over mice if you snake will eat them.

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    Rats will be easier, when your BP gets bigger you won't have to worry about trying to switch from mice to rats. The previous owner of mine fed mice, I am going to be switching soon.

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    Re: Small Mice or Rat Pups/Fluffs

    I have an avid mouser she just wont eat rats most the time and she is doing fine. the reason I prefer rats is when the snake is much older with over 1000G on them you end up feeding several mice at a time which is not only time consuming but more expensive. Switching to rats is easier when they are younger. So that is why I recomend rats as soon as you can
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    Re: Small Mice or Rat Pups/Fluffs

    Quote Originally Posted by RestlessRobie View Post
    I have an avid mouser she just wont eat rats most the time and she is doing fine. the reason I prefer rats is when the snake is much older with over 1000G on them you end up feeding several mice at a time which is not only time consuming but more expensive. Switching to rats is easier when they are younger. So that is why I recomend rats as soon as you can
    Rat pups or Rat fluffs?


    rat pups are cheaper shall i try them so its not a waste of money?
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    The "fluffs" are closer to 15% of your snakes weight. In my opinion he would probably outgrow the pups too quickly. I would wait for someone else to weigh in though.

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    Re: Small Mice or Rat Pups/Fluffs

    I would say fluffs but you may want to wait until he is a bit larger maybe 100 grams first. Also I listed in your other thread US sizes. Here pups are normally in the 20-30g range.
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    Re: Small Mice or Rat Pups/Fluffs

    Quote Originally Posted by BPLuvr View Post
    I would say fluffs but you may want to wait until he is a bit larger maybe 100 grams first. Also I listed in your other thread US sizes. Here pups are normally in the 20-30g range.
    lol im confused here its pups, fluffs.. but in america its.. pinkies, fuzzies then pups?

    i need to find a uk size chart haha
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    Yeah, it's like the whole metric vs imperial thing lol

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    Re: Small Mice or Rat Pups/Fluffs

    Quote Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant View Post
    Yeah, it's like the whole metric vs imperial thing lol

    You are correct; pinkies, fuzzes, then pups
    lol so confusing haha so atm i think im feeding him small mice about 7-8cm long so if i fed him rats what rats would i need to feed him in the american way? which i will start using now lol

    im new to this whole stuff so im not sure about the max girth of the body etc.. just need help!

    thanks
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