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Originally Posted by Andy_G
Since the whole purpose of your posts in this thread was mainly to educate us that western hognose in captivity don't do well on rodents exclusively because that isn't what their natural diet consists of...I must ask...do you feed your bp african soft fur rats just as they would eat in the wild as a main staple?
If one has no experience keeping a specific species, are they properly suited to give advice when the main source of the information is the combination of a small study and wikipedia? Im sorry to sound harsh but it bugs me when someone offers up advice that could be dentrimental to the keeping of the species as well as causing unnecessary problems for the owner, even if unintentional.
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I don't think your AFS example is relevant as I don't think anyone will argue that rats and mice are far more similar to AFS than mice are to lizards and toads. I think Albert has a point about natural diets, but the question is it entirely necessary or achievable in most cases? Probably not and this seems to do well for many in captivity. I went through the same issues with my garter snakes, luckily they seem to make the choice for me.
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