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Originally Posted by Tsubaki
I agree with most people here commenting, anything cheap or easy is being done already. If you really want to breed something different as a prey animal, that doesn't get too expensive. How about Degu's? They're the right size feeder, with a low body fat content compared to rats or mice. Excellent as variation.
Why are they so far not popular as feeders? They breed easy but slightly slower than other rodents (3-10 babies per female per litter) They need food with a low nutrients value (Or they will get fat, stop reproducing, and die) And they destroy any wood and even flat surfaced plastic enclosure, so something chew resistant like glass is required to keep them. And they don't like to be held, other than that they're fine feeders. i've fed them to my snakes before.
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Interesting, I don't think I've ever heard of them before, they sound like a good alternative though.
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