I was thinking of breeding ASF to feed my snakes. I’m just starting to breed ball python, my male has locked with three girls the last few weeks. Wanting to have a reliable supply of feeders and doing some research led me to the conclusion that I should breed ASF for my personal collection, with the understanding that I would use rats and mice with any babies I produce and wish to sell. When I went to the only pet store I could find selling ASF, the owner basically tried to talk me out of having anything to do with ASF.
His reasons.
1. They are a pain, and will cross the cage just to bite you.
2. Snakes eating ASF won’t eat anything else.
3. No one will be interested in buying a snake that is eating ASF for the reasons mentioned above.
4. ASF are more difficult to breed because of social/territorial behaviors and short breeding life’s.
5. He won’t sell females.
Despite all this, I’m still interested due to the reported benefits. Are they worth it?
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