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Old 05-05-2011, 12:42 PM   #2
whippet
Just wondering if anyone has bred gerbils for snake food and if they as nutritious?

I am sure they are...but gerbils are pets not food in my book! Plus they don't breed as fast as mice/rats.


Saw some of those African rats at the pet store the other day.... What about breeding them?

From what I hear they are nasty biters.
And the last thing I will mention about it, I personally would worry about getting a snake "addicted" to a harder to find rodent. It might be an urban legend...but it's not worth the risk to me.
Plus I could never personally kill the babies. Plenty do, but not me!


I have three snakes right now, two Corns- one adult and one baby, plus a baby Ball Python.

If you only have three snakes...why not just buy mice/rats frozen in bulk by mail? It's cheap and easy!