Quote Originally Posted by SatanicIntention View Post
I thought you were feeding mice too, Ashley. I know I wouldn't be caught dead bringing unquarantined rats into my home full of 30 pet rats. I did once and lost 10 of my heart-rats in a week from strep-based pneumonia(I had a culture done on the lung fluid of one of the deceased)..

I promise, Balls do just fine on mice their entire lives. Boas absolutely do wonderfully with f/t rats their entire lives(mine is 8ft long, so she's on 2.5lb rabbits every 3-4 weeks).

I know you have pet rats that you care about, and wouldn't want to risk their health just because someone told you that one prey item was better than the other.
husband brought it home, he went for mice and they didnt have enough (on top of the guy at the shop telling him feeding our larger 1000g female 10 mice is unrealistic which is what i think swayed him even more to thinking it was ok)... trust me im not happy about it and i didnt watch. i just went in the other room and hugged my love rats.. was the first and last time. if nothing else, if our larger balls refuse mice when they are due to eat we will purchase prepackaged F/T so there is no death and no risk.