feeding store bought chicken

[retic1987]

Originally Posted by jpsteele80

Well I stand corrected then, learned something new I didn't think would happen, that's why I love these boards even after keeping Reptiles for around 20 years I constantly learn

That's what makes this hobby interesting you never get to really know everything, everyone has there tricks and ways of doing things.

[SSSSnakes]

Originally Posted by retic1987

That's what makes this hobby interesting you never get to really know everything, everyone has there tricks and ways of doing things.

That is why it is nice when people stop putting each other down and arguing when they don't agree on things, they may actually learn something they did not know. There are not always only one way to do things and other way may work better for you. That is why it is nice to have a peaceful discussion thread like this one.

[retic1987]

Originally Posted by SSSSnakes

That is why it is nice when people stop putting each other down and arguing when they don't agree on things, they may actually learn something they did not know. There are not always only one way of do things and other way may work better for you. That is why it is nice to have a peaceful discussion thread like this one.

Spot on brother man.just because something is out of the normal way of doing things does not mean its wrong. I have seen ppl get roasted for doing something a little different and then wonder way ppl don't listen. When I first started keeping snakes the guy at the pet store talked to me like I was dumb, but I was craving information as he had Burmese pythons and that's what I really wanted.I was 14 not dumb just wanted to learn.

[UwabamiReptiles]

I've fed chicken parts from the store to my colubrids and carpet pythons in the past. Their feeding response for the poultry was pretty impressive. A few of my snakes that never strike when they feed will nail a chicken neck or drumstick. I only give these things as a an occasional "treat" if you will. I only have one carpet that won't touch them. Everything else I have loves them. I haven't tried my atbs yet, but they love chicks and quail so I can't imagine them not liking chicken parts. I personally like giving my snakes a variety whenever I can.

[guyabano]

It's a pretty common technique where I'm from to supplement snake diets with processed chicken parts when larger whole food items aren't available. Think of them as junk food. It won't kill your snake, but it isn't the best either.

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by jpsteele80

I doubt that your going to get a snake to eat store bought packaged chicken, and why would you want to do that, if your apprehensive about feeding live animals (just guessing) then get frozen, like stated above your taking a lot of nutrition out of the meal plus it's cold, snakes don't like cold food

my Carpet mentor sometimes feeds his Black Headed Pythons chicken breasts that come packaged,they eat them like any other prey he offers


cheers shaun