need opinion???

[legauln]

Im woundering if i should feed my 4ft male bp a small rabbit?
because im trying to fatin him up because when i got him he was not being fed well.

[mark129er]

as long as you have a steady supply of small rabbits at a good price go for it. Once he gets the taste for rabbits he may not want to switch back to rats.

[mykee]

I would try rats first. I've heard that smaller rabbits for a ball is the equivalent of a steady diet of McDonalds to a human.

[jfmoore]

Originally posted by mykee
I've heard that smaller rabbits for a ball is the equivalent of a steady diet of McDonalds to a human.

Could you elaborate on that a bit, Mykee? Nutritionally speaking. I mean. :) Any citations would be a plus!

Anyway, my practice for feeding adult male ball pythons is to try to be ready when they want to feed and give 'em all they'll eat. Any healthy, well-fed, as-fresh-as-possible prey items with developed skeletons will do just fine. Wouldn’t appropriately-sized rabbits for most ball pythons be under-calcified, however?

-Joan