Quote Originally Posted by skaplan86 View Post
what are the benefits of feeding ASF over pet store rats or even just a normal feeder rat bred at home... Are ASF's more nutritional or do the provoke better feeding responses? whats the deal
Quote Originally Posted by JohnNJ View Post
Jeff:

What are the pro's and con's to ASF's vs. Gerbils?

JohnNJ
In my opinion, they do provoke better feeding responses than normal mice and rats, and they get the perfect size for ball pythons in particular.
When breeding them, a HUGE pro is that they DO NOT smell in the least. I have one bin of mice and hate them for their smell.

They jump more, and are more difficult to tame/handle. Don't usually bite, but can. Gerbils have always been more bitey imo.