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DoubleZ

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Ok, I like snakes but as I had pet rats the idea of them as feeders bothers me a bit. Are there any snakes that are fine with just mice?
 

whkrazyk

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any snake that will feed on mice can eat them, but mice are higher in fat than rats, so i like to use rats to beef up my boas, if your looking for a snake that doesnt eat rate or mice, hognoses will eat toads readily, most people switch them to pinkies, but im sure you could talk to a breeder to get a hatchling that hasnt been switched, and they are rather small snakes
 

DoubleZ

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any snake that will feed on mice can eat them, but mice are higher in fat than rats, so i like to use rats to beef up my boas, if your looking for a snake that doesnt eat rate or mice, hognoses will eat toads readily, most people switch them to pinkies, but im sure you could talk to a breeder to get a hatchling that hasnt been switched, and they are rather small snakes
I'm fine feeding mice, I would just rather not use rats. Anything else is fine. At least for now. Eventually I might be able to feed rats, but my girls only passed away a few years ago.
 

whkrazyk

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ok, well with a young snake you will have to feed them pinks and/ or hoppers depending on size for a while, like i said you could get something like a hognose, they never really get big enough for rats anyways
 

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oh and i have friends who only feed their boas and balls mice, and they are fat and healthy, but i would recommend rats for any breeding females, but if its just a pet, feel free to feed only mice
 

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