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10-31-03, 08:29 PM
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Guinea Pigs/ Hamsters
I am just wondering if anybody feeds guinea pigs or Hamsters to there snakes?
If not why? Is it there cost, size, price, etc.???
Alittle feedback would be nice.
Thanks:medpoint:
Last edited by Weather1; 11-01-03 at 05:06 AM..
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11-01-03, 09:26 AM
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hamsters are pricy, and you can't have colonies like you can with rats and mice. guinea pigs have a 2 month gestation period, which makes them a little slow on breeding.
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11-01-03, 07:44 PM
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If I'm not mistaken, guinea pigs also only have two babies so a breeding colony would have to be pretty heavy on females.
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11-08-03, 05:34 PM
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I feed guinea pigs to some of my snakes ( i get them at auction real cheap) also I have a few underfed snakes come my way I have used the guinea pigs for fattening them back up this is something that has worked for me in the past.
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11-08-03, 06:19 PM
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Hamsters can be somewhat addictive to certain animals, as well as they have a much higher fat content. Also if you feed them live, look out, the little buggers are downright nasty :eb:
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11-08-03, 06:28 PM
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If you feed hamsters or guinea pigs live, you don't deserve to be owning a snake.
I've seen BCI and BPs absolutely mangled by live guinea pigs. A pet store here had a rescued one - a big female with HUGE scars that will likely never fully heal because the owner thought that live guinea pigs was a good idea.
I don't feed them regularly, but we do have a couple of gargantuan guineas at work in the freezer that would make great (albeit expensive) meals for my big BCI. I might try them.
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11-08-03, 06:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Invictus
If you feed hamsters or guinea pigs live, you don't deserve to be owning a snake.
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In a perfect world, all snakes could be trained to eat dead prey. The world however, is far from perfect. Some just won't. It's a judgement call. Albeit most people that feed live do indeed jump the gun, but live does have a part in the hobby, and that cannot be ignored or excused. To say anyone that feeds live does not deserve to own a snake is uncalled for. It is situation dependant.
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