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davesnothere11
06-13-10, 11:45 PM
Ok I'm quite new to reptile keeping but I've been raising poultry for a while ( turkeys mostly and chickens too this year). I've got a Colombian rainbow boa and soon will add a Dumeril's boa to my collection. Thinking ahead to when they get larger couldn't they be fed baby/small chickens as well as rats? I've seen mention in my research that they eat birds in the wild. Also if they can then in a couple of weeks I could have a meal equivalent to a jumbo rat at a tiny fraction of the cost.
So...... will this be ok, am I crazy, or do I have a bad idea?

Freebody
06-14-10, 12:19 AM
my dad used to feed chicks to his boas for years, as far as i know its better than rats, low fat high protien, i could be wrong that they are better than rats, probably the same. but yes they are a good food source i know that.