Quote Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny View Post
While picking up our new pet cockatiel, the guy who works at the store said he might be able to get his hands on some ASFs next week. So I have a few questions about ASFs.

1) As far as breeding, do they do well in a harem style set up or do you move out males when the females are pregnant?

2) What is a good sized enclosure (using a tub) and how many per enclosure?

3) Can they do well on Mazuri 6F Rodent Block?

4) What is the best way to switch a rat/mouse eating ball python over to an asf? (all of our ball pythons eat rats or mice interchangeably)

5) How large do they grow?

6) Are they really as aggressive as people say they are?

7) Anything else I should know?

1) Harem, no removing the male. Usually 1.2 to 1.4 groups.
2) Anything acceptable size for rats is usually good, the extra space compared to mice will help territorial aggression.
3) 6f is good.
4) No experience yet here, but for the most part, you will have problems going from ASF's to mice/rats, and not the other way around.
5) About the size of a medium rat full grown, but they grow slow.
6) Ours are aggressive little buggers, and one got out the other night...big hassle.
7) I would suggest against a typical bin/tub setup unless you can provide a wheel, lots of chews, toys etc...if they are bored, they will chew out. We use lab tanks, and it works out really well.

Good luck