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| Feed, Caging, Supplies & Services Discussions concerning the feeding requirements of any of our critters, the cages they need to live in while in our care, and all of the supplies and services needed to do this right. |
10-17-2009, 01:42 AM
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Feeding Rat Question
I got a breeder pair of rats recently. I got a total of 11 rats in a litter. I was curious if anyone else has a hard time feeding these to a snake?
I have owned them as pets and all of them were excellent pets so it is a bit harder for me to just flat out kill a rat. Right now I am using a freezer to kill but I still have a hard time doing it.
I have heard rats are better nutritionally than mice and if you want a snake to grow well feed it rats. Is this true? I don't have a problem feeding mice cause they are pretty ignorant and all the ones I have owned bit me and everything. So I have no problem killing mice.  I got these to cut cost on food and because a number of my snakes will only take P/K so I figured it was a better way of maintaining a food supply.
I personally just like the little guys.
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10-17-2009, 11:11 AM
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I never thought I could do it when I first started...I just put myself in the mind-set that it was part of the food chain. I can still get attached to some of the babies now & then, but I pull them for breeders & it's like the best of both worlds!
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10-17-2009, 12:15 PM
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yeah, rats are more nutritional than mice. plus, you can exchange a hopper mouse for a rat pup, and it's less hair and more body mass. and then, if you have large snakes, pigs are much more nutritional. but raising them can be a HUGE bother lol
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10-17-2009, 12:28 PM
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Let an ASF grab a hold of your finger and you'll change your mind about killing rodents.
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10-17-2009, 06:31 PM
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just dont get attached to them. dont play with them. when its feeding time for mine i just pull out the closest 1 and wack them in the head with a hammer handle twice then throw them in then move on to the next. i hand no hard time with it. the only one i couldnt feed was my first one i owned and after he died i buried him but the rest its on lol
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10-18-2009, 02:33 AM
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Man o Man I still go into my rat room sometimes when feeding them and talk to the lil weanlings like any other pets.Well then there is other days that I just go down there and try to have no concious and feed feed feed,its hard sometimes Brother when a real cute one looks at ya like your its Mama now thats when its hard.
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10-28-2009, 03:02 AM
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Like bokuza's link co2 is the easiest and quickest way to put a one down. No blood, no mess, and they won't feel a thing. IMO more humane than freezing them.
Joe Exposito @ Thorough Bred (where I got my snake) told me to switch to rat pups as soon as my snake can eat one due to higher calcium, body mass, and better nutritional value.
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10-28-2009, 03:08 AM
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Rats are much better for feeding, they carry a lot more nutrient than mice.
However, if the rats are fed dog kibble and crappy feed you can scratch that out.
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10-28-2009, 10:13 AM
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Yeah its getting easier now but I still cringe when I wack em in the head. But I may end up pulling some and selling them to the pet shop. They usually take them with no problem. I find it easier before they open their eyes. After that it is still kind of difficult to kill them.
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