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04-07-10, 09:13 PM
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Formerly Lil_Boa
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Re: BP wont eat frozen :(
thats awesome!!! i wish i could have a collection like that, and also would love to breed. im glad i made this post because it makes me feel better about feeding live. i have your attitude now, "i own snakes, snakes eat rats" simple...
i will keep feeding her live, its not a big deal.
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04-07-10, 10:04 PM
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Re: BP wont eat frozen :(
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Originally Posted by mykee
I have roughly 115 breeder bp's, upwards of 350 total during hatchling season.
I also breed my own feeders as many bp owners who have a decent sized collection do.
As for my attitude; I own snakes, and snakes eat rats.
Some of my snakes only eat live rats.
I treat my feeders with the utmost respect and care while they are in my care.
My conscience is clear.
You do what you need to do to sleep a full nights sleep at night.
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04-07-10, 11:44 PM
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Re: BP wont eat frozen :(
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Originally Posted by mykee
I treat my feeders with the utmost respect and care while they are in my care. .
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Same here, my "feeder" colonies are pampered, I really enjoy my mice and rats, but in the end, when it's feeding time, the reptiles win.
I also feed off all sick, deformed, runts or otherwise less than perfect rodents.
Why prolong the inevitable, if a mouse is born abnormal, feed it off rather than let it suffer.
When I catch a buck raping little hoppers, I introduce them to the python or chomper as soon as I catch it happening, If I catch an adult braining pinks, same thing.
They all get the best feed I can afford, little plastic tunnel hides, fresh water and clean cages.
Since Garter snakes are my "thing" there are times when I have hundreds of them.
I help out some breeder friends too, so sometimes I have several hundred that are not even mine here.
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04-09-10, 07:48 AM
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slainte mhath
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Re: BP wont eat frozen :(
as everyones pretty much said mate if live is all your snake will eat then it has to be fed.theres a big difference between you and the idiots on you tube.you are doing it out of necessity,they are doing it because of a warped set of morals.if you really want to try getting it on frozen thawed you could try different types of food items.you could also try scenting a rat with chick blood or yolk sack.theres a few things you could try but at least for now your snakes eating.
cheers shaun
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04-09-10, 10:57 AM
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Re: BP wont eat frozen :(
You could try gerbils too. They are a natural prey item for balls in the wild. Luckily mine eat f/t rats but I know people who have switched to gerbils and they will take them.
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04-09-10, 11:40 AM
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Re: BP wont eat frozen :(
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Originally Posted by bighog85
You could try gerbils too. They are a natural prey item for balls in the wild. Luckily mine eat f/t rats but I know people who have switched to gerbils and they will take them.
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The downside to that is (happens often) you get a snake that only wants gerbils.
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04-09-10, 08:02 PM
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Re: BP wont eat frozen :(
my boa is the same way....just isn't comfortable eating in fromt of anybody
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04-09-10, 08:34 PM
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Super Genius
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Re: BP wont eat frozen :(
There are no gerbils in Ghana, Togo, or Benin.
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04-09-10, 08:55 PM
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Re: BP wont eat frozen :(
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Originally Posted by mykee
There are no gerbils in Ghana, Togo, or Benin.
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You are very correct!
What causes all the confusion is the Jerboa. Sounds almost like gerbil, but not even the same critter at all.
From what I have been told, these are the primary rodent diet of the pythons from those regions.
It lives in deserts and salt marshes throughout Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
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04-10-10, 12:42 PM
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Re: BP wont eat frozen :(
Aww, jerboas are soo cute!
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04-10-10, 01:38 PM
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Re: BP wont eat frozen :(
I have a ball and I have tried numerous ways feeding him f/t but he is not going to take it. He is veryvery picky even about live. Sometimes you just have to let them choose.
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04-10-10, 01:49 PM
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Re: BP wont eat frozen :(
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Originally Posted by infernalis
The downside to that is (happens often) you get a snake that only wants gerbils.
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Exactly, it's a risk you take. I would say if it eats live, then feed it live and just watch carefully. Good luck!
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04-10-10, 02:48 PM
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Re: BP wont eat frozen :(
That thing looks like a rabbit/gerbil/hamster offspring....
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04-10-10, 03:22 PM
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Re: BP wont eat frozen :(
Kinky!................
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04-11-10, 07:58 AM
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slainte mhath
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Re: BP wont eat frozen :(
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Originally Posted by Aaron_S
That thing looks like a rabbit/gerbil/hamster offspring....
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i was thinking kangaroo x hare,its a cute wee dude though.bet he'd take a bit to catch,looks like he can go a bit,he's all legs...!!
cheers shaun
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