So I'm looking in to a more local source of feeders for my ball pythons, and I lucked out to find someone who lives right down the road from me. Natal Rat Basic Care Sheet (Praomys natalensis) Introduction Natal rats, also known as African Soft Fur Rats or Multimammate mice, are a small, rat-like rodent from South Africa. Breeding and feeding ASF (African Soft Fur Rats) for ball pythons.?
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So last night I read up on them, got a basic gist on and how to care for them. Is this true? ASF stands for African Soft Furs, they are the natural food for Ball Pythons in the wild. Large and jumbo rats can be used for the larger snakes such as the Burmese or Boa. I'm on the African Soft-Furred Rats bandwagon. As their alias entails, they have extra soft fur as compared to most other rodent species. I'm a bit hesitant because I've heard that ball pythons can often take to them SO well that they'll refuse normal rats after this. Natal rats are often referred to as a “miracle food”. It costs me over $100 a month to feed all snakes when buying already killed, packaged, frozen food from my pet store.
I finally got my mouse breeding down pretty good, I'm keeping one male and one female per 5 gallon or 10 gallon glass critter cage. Great for ball pythons and other reptiles. Please email me for more details.
Today I went back and bought a trio of 1 male and 2 females.
With that, the price is dropping very quickly ($10/trio).
Thanks A LOT Heath for answering my questions! If you have a picky eater they'll eat these almost every time. Additional Information. Other snakes we own that are eating these Asf rats aggressively are a Bull Snake, California King, a … They are a great source of food for medium sized snakes and a natural prey for Ball pythons and other African animals. I have ASF rats to rehome for pets or feeders. ASFs are often referred to as a miracle food because they are known for getting picky eaters feeding again. It won't be long before they are the same price as regular mice and rats.
If you would like to start your own colony I have those available as well. While there is debate that ASF's are the cure-all for non-feeding ball pythons (out of my 40+ snakes, very few will regularly take ASFs at every meal), they are a really good size for a ball python and other animals that need whole prey animals.
Anything less than $20 is pickup only. do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers If you have a picky eater they'll eat these almost every time. Most of us do not have access to African Soft Furred rats locally and thus we defer to the common rat. Hi there! Breeders are trending towards cross-breeding the soft-furred rats with the common feeder rat especially for great pets and also for the Ball Pythons, as these rodents smell like home to wild-caught snakes and make a higher nutritional food value. African soft fur rats are steadily becoming more available. Ball pythons are found in wooded areas as well as the savannah and grasslands in their native Africa.
Large Rats (5/Pack) $ 17.50.
ASF stands for African Soft Furs, they are the natural food for Ball Pythons in the wild. Set them up and they are good to go.
I've been breeding rats, mice and ASF for quite a few months now and the ASF don't have babies very often and the growth of the babies is super slow! Breeding and feeding ASF (African Soft Fur Rats) for ball pythons.? SKU: AFRICAN SOFT FUR LARGE Categories: African Soft-fur Rats, Bulk Quantity. $1.25 - Pinks, Fuzzy, Crawlers. It turns out, she only has African soft furred rats.. Anything less than $20 is pickup only. Rats come in albino or assorted colors.
I have baby mice growing 4x faster than the baby ASF. While African soft furred rats are a Ball Python's natural food source, they are not only for "Ball Pythons". Related Products.