Turtlepete
Well-Known Member
I thought this might be an interesting topic to explore.
I'm thinking about breeding a couple feeder rats again, for various reasons. I figured that while I'm at it, I might try using this to partially satisfy the meat protein portion of my red's diets (as well as other turtles I have). Main reasons being, I feel this is more nutritional then the cooked chicken that I've always used. Feeding whole prey gives the organs and bones, not just the meat. I feel that a medium-sized rat on a proper diet would be more nutritional. Just a random thought. I know a few keepers feed mice, but I feel mice are too fatty, though I suppose they are only seldom fed anyways. But do any of the veteran turtle and tortoise keepers ever use mice?
Please note that all rats I feed to anything are never fed live. No reason for anything to ever suffer, and it's an unsafe practice regardless.
I'm thinking about breeding a couple feeder rats again, for various reasons. I figured that while I'm at it, I might try using this to partially satisfy the meat protein portion of my red's diets (as well as other turtles I have). Main reasons being, I feel this is more nutritional then the cooked chicken that I've always used. Feeding whole prey gives the organs and bones, not just the meat. I feel that a medium-sized rat on a proper diet would be more nutritional. Just a random thought. I know a few keepers feed mice, but I feel mice are too fatty, though I suppose they are only seldom fed anyways. But do any of the veteran turtle and tortoise keepers ever use mice?
Please note that all rats I feed to anything are never fed live. No reason for anything to ever suffer, and it's an unsafe practice regardless.