Feeding question for Burm

[Slcburm]

Ok so here is as of last friday just after taking an XL rat..not much of a lump at all. My question is what the next best thing....gunea pig or rabbit?

thanks




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By dltrent (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/dltrent) at 2012-06-16

[SSSSnakes]

You could give him a few XL rats. I knew a guy who use to gives his Burm 12 XL rats each time. I use guinea pigs, only because rabbits are harder for me to get.

[Slcburm]

Well I found some feeder pigs for 16.00 and some rabbits for 6.00...not sure how big they are though and each are bigger than the rats and cheaper. So I will get one or the other today

[snake man12]

I posted this in your other thread. oops

[Norm66]

Rabbits are good lean protein. I've read that guinea pigs and pigs are both very high in fat. I started out with XXXL rats with my Burm when he was about 6'-6" long, then an XXXL rat and a small rabbit. Now he eats one medium (3lb) rabbit every two weeks. It leaves a good sized lump for a couple or three days.

[Will0W783]

Guinea pigs have a high fat content and the bones are denser and a bit harder to digest. Rabbits are a much better food source for the snake long-term. I pay about $4 each for feeder rabbits (about 5-10lbs) and my Burm gets one every 3-4 weeks.

[Slcburm]

well I will probably grab a rabbit today then. I just hope its the right size but they say they will eat anything lol

[Slcburm]

well this didnt go as planned. He hasnt eaten in over a week and was scared of the rabbit..sniffed a little bit but wouldnt touch it..here is the pic

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any suggestions now that im stuck with this rabbit...is the rabbit to big?

[SSSSnakes]

From the picture the rabbit looks the same size as the snake, so no the rabbit is not to big. May I suggest rabbit stew for dinner. lol

[snake man12]

If he eats dead you might want to scent it with some rat guts and blood. Disgusting but it works

[Slcburm]

He wont eat dead..the rabbit is alive lol

[Gungirl]

I REALLY hope you didn't leave a live Rabbit in with your snake unsupervised at all....

[KSTAR]

Lol "Rabbit Stew"....well I say give it sometime due to the fact that rabbits are new to him I'm pretty sure he won't go without eating for long I say try guinea pigs and if you see he's breezing through those then rabbits it is until he can go bigger

[snake man12]

Usually burms are good eaters. Try scenting the live rabbit in stinky rat scent by rubbing the rat over the rabbit

[marvelfreak]

From the picture the rabbit looks the same size as the snake, so no the rabbit is not to big. May I suggest rabbit stew for dinner. lol
LMAO But seriously i would never feed a live rabbit to even the most aggressive snake. One kick from them could kill or seriously injure your snake.

[Slcburm]

He wont take frozen...never has. I only thought is too hold out a few weeks and try a xl frozen rat and see how he does, or feed him a few jumbo rats

[beardeds4life]

Having experience with rabbits I can say that a rabbit that size could fairly easily KILL a burm that big I have seen it happen. I have also seen them lose huge hunks of body and even part of their tail.

[Slcburm]

Yea well I'm putting him on a hunger strike for 4-6 weeks then go fresh killed rabbit scented with rats so wish me luck

[MoreliAddict]

Good luck! That rabbit in the pic looks dead by the way.:confused: