Rats vs Mice and vitamins

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Like you, I've seen dozens of people on both sides of the fence rearding mice vs rats. There are some limited studies showing protein differences and growth potential and rats seem to edge out mice.

WmHrbst makes an excellent point! The feeder's nutrition is your snake's nutrition. With that in mind I started a small rat colony (1.2) and feed them Mazuri Rodent Breeder. Litter growth is phenomenal when compared to pet store foods containing seeds and grain, which for me translates to better nutrition for the pups. Since feeding them to my BPs they have become noticably larger versus store bought f/t feeders.

I haven't heard of vitamin supplements for snakes, aside from some water additives to help with egg production. Everything they need should come from the feeders. Practice good husbandry and you will have happy, strong snakes for many years.

I'm happy with my husbandry and it seems so are my snakes.

I have heard they are higher in protein,rats that is. My ghost who had his first live rat pup today, took it like it was a FT mouse,so I'm glad he will eat FT and live,mice or rats. My other guy who will only eat live,will only eat mice now. Put a rat in for him today and he layed next to it for 10 mins then slithered away. Went back out bought a mouse and within a few seconds of him seeing it,he struck and choked it out in30 seconds.hope I can switch him over in the future.