Will socialized rats produce better babies?

[Jim Smith]

Actually, Humble308 mentioned a problem I have had in the past. I have one snake that for almost a year would only eat freshly killed mice. I would buy 8-10 mice at a time to save time and money and keep them healthy until their number came up This last time, I started to get attached to the last mouse I had. I almost named it, but I knew that if I did that, it would be game over. There would be no way I could use it as a food item. I never wanted to keep mice or rats because the smell so much, but now I know that I have the additional risk of becoming attached to them. Thankfully, I was able to switch my snake back over to F/T with a couple of bait and switch feedings.

[Humble308]

Originally Posted by Jim Smith

Actually, Humble308 mentioned a problem I have had in the past. I have one snake that for almost a year would only eat freshly killed mice. I would buy 8-10 mice at a time to save time and money and keep them healthy until their number came up This last time, I started to get attached to the last mouse I had. I almost named it, but I knew that if I did that, it would be game over. There would be no way I could use it as a food item. I never wanted to keep mice or rats because the smell so much, but now I know that I have the additional risk of becoming attached to them. Thankfully, I was able to switch my snake back over to F/T with a couple of bait and switch feedings.

I totally understand that. When I initially had my first quad of breeder mice I had to cull off two adults who were constantly fighting. It wasn't a pleasant thing as I'd grown fond of them.

I don't think you'd mind keeping rats...just by nature I think we assume they smell. But the smell is so clean I actually keep them inside the house with no problems. On the other hand my stinky *** mice stayed in the garage. I stopped breeding mice for the time being as I'm well stocked for the time and mice are cheap enough to make frozen economical.