Rats vs Mice and vitamins

[shadowsnakes]

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.

Take two mice and one rat that weigh the same. The two mice have far more surface area to be covered with fur, which has no nutritional value, than the rat. The rat will have more protein for its weight. IMO rats are a better choice if your snake will take them.

Switching from mice to rats can be difficult since their odor is very different. Try rubbing a mouse on the rat, sometimes it helps. Good luck!