Do Ball Pythons HAVE to Eat Rats?

[Bogertophis]

No they do not and no it's not better for them.

Gram per gram of food it's all the same now the difference is, it will be better for YOU which ultimately is not the most important.


The advantage of feeding rats is that you will only have to feed one to an adult whereas mice you will have to feed multiples.

This ^ ^ ^ ^ ^! And I've seen charts analyzing the nutrients of rodents, rats & mice are very close & perfectly adequate either way, so don't worry about that.