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venom_king
06-14-14, 12:35 PM
What sort of length would a retic be before you would feed them a rabbit
marvelfreak
06-14-14, 06:57 PM
I would say around six feet they could start pounding babies.
retic1987
06-14-14, 09:03 PM
agreed,6 foot is a bought right
Sublimeballs
06-14-14, 09:05 PM
It really depends on what size rabbits we're talking about. You could get them on pinkys at a pretty small size. I personally started really small rabbits around 6 feet but jamps are also more slender then mainlands. What are the current meal sizes like?
venom_king
06-15-14, 12:38 PM
He is eating 2 small weaners a week
Sublimeballs
06-15-14, 09:06 PM
Rats right?
millertime89
06-16-14, 02:12 PM
I've got a 3 footer eating rabbit pinks. She won't touch f/t rats (only live) but she loves f/t rabbits.
jpsteele80
06-16-14, 02:33 PM
I think it just depends when you think he/she is ready
Sublimeballs
06-16-14, 03:00 PM
I've got a 3 footer eating rabbit pinks. She won't touch f/t rats (only live) but she loves f/t rabbits.



This was the point I was trying to make, but I haven't personally fed rabbit pinkies yet, soon for my kalatoa female.
millertime89
06-16-14, 03:32 PM
This was the point I was trying to make, but I haven't personally fed rabbit pinkies yet, soon for my kalatoa female.

We've got a rabbit breeder that we buy at $1/lb (chickens and goats too). You can't get rats for that price let alone anything else. I'm quite happy to feed rabbits to everything for that price.
themeyers
06-16-14, 03:49 PM
I've got a 3 footer eating rabbit pinks. She won't touch f/t rats (only live) but she loves f/t rabbits.

I have a 6.5 foot male like that. will take f/t quail and rabbits all day, but rats need to be live.
David VB
06-16-14, 04:00 PM
I wonder if big fully grown rats aren't better nutrition wise than small rabbits?
Cmwells90
06-16-14, 04:06 PM
Actually rats have a higher fat content while bunnies are more lean. Snakes don't break down fat too well, so I would say rabbit. But you can check here (Nutritional Information Comparison for Snack Food | SparkPeople (http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/food_lists_snacks.asp)) for a nutrition sheet.
jpsteele80
06-16-14, 04:07 PM
I wonder if big fully grown rats aren't better nutrition wise than small rabbits?

Depends on how small the rabbits are, full grown mice are more nutritional than rat pups, just like bigger rats are better than than a rabbit that's to small