Quote Originally Posted by RZL36 View Post
Please don't take offense, but why would you go through all that trouble?

I always thought the formula to success was rosie reds to rodents.

Once on rodents, is there anything better?
Well, for one thing, Rosie reds are on the list of fish that contain thiaminase which is not good for reptiles, and for another thing, not all snakes switch to rodents. That is why I specified in my posts that I do not know if I would try it unless I got a lot of snakes that didn't switch to rodents.

Some people simply feel that variety is the best and a steady diet of rodents, especially for a species that did not evolve with rodents a main part of their diet, is not a good thing.

Another thing, personally, I could see this as a major time saver if a person had a lot of snakes. A couple of hours in the kitchen with a blender and a pot of water and you have snake steaks for months. Simply take them out of the freezer and you are good to go. The mixture would have everything you need, rodents, fish, worms, a bit of everything. I think if I kept only garters I might be tempted to go this route even if they did eat rodents but since I have other snakes I would never be without the rodents any way.