Quote Originally Posted by RandyRemington View Post
They do fit a niche for me as a small ball python breeder. Bigger breeders probably already have their own outbuilding with Norway rats and maybe mice. But I needed something I can raise in moderate numbers in my house. No, they aren't perfectly without smell but they are a lot better than Norway rats and especially mice. Also their small max size might be important to ball breeders who don't happen to have big balls that can eat retired breeder Norway rats. Also I have a couple of balls that rarely eat Norway rats and I normally buy mice for and both seem to love ASF's. So they work for me.
ASF's are definitely the one for you! I've only had ASF's for a month (from the awesomest ASF breeder in the USA - Mike Cavanaugh) and I can tell you for a FACT that they can definitely be raised inside the house especially if you sprinkle a little Sweet PDZ (see post on general Feeder section) underneath the substrate. I have my rats in the office. Right now, I have my trio on the living room coffee table because they just had babies and I'm just sooo excited I have to look at them all day long! And, I've only cleaned their tubs twice since I've had them. I'm cleaning again on Saturday and my guests yesterday didn't even notice I have rats on the coffee table. The advantage of them being inside the house is it is temperature and pest controlled. I would go crazy if they would get fleas and such!

The ones I got from Mike don't bite. The trio I got are pets and my kids are constantly petting them.