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oakleyman18
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 23/08/2011 : 21:50:59
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| Here's a question, we all feed our Boas mice or Rats, but could they safetly eat other prey? I.e. native garden frogs? Squirrels?! |
Oscar Morrell
0.1.0. Brazilian Rainbow Boa CB'10 "Jade"
1.0.0. Normal Cornsnake CB'00 "Camo" _RIP_
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gmac
Grumpy Scots Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/08/2011 : 22:02:52
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If wild caught prey I wouldnt be feeding them, you have no idea what parasites and other diseases they may have and introducing that to one of my snakes just doesnt appeal to me.
Also reckon frogs wont be a substantial enough meal for a brb. |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
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Posted - 23/08/2011 : 23:05:45
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Agreed on wild caught.
I just bought quail to add to my rainbows' diet, though I have not fed it to them yet. Chicks may be added next time as well. I've considered frogs or lizards, but from what I hear those feeders are all wild caught.... |
Cliff Earle
Living Gems Reptiles
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CDN_Blood
Rainbow oddball
Canada
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Posted - 24/08/2011 : 00:58:56
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I really wouldn't recommend straying too far from the items you can readily get for food. If your snake develops a taste for a particular wild-caught animal, you just might find yourself in a bad situation.
I'll use Royal Pythons and Gerbils as an example. Since Gerboa (a member of the Gerbil family) is a natural food source for wild P. regius, some folks have thought it would be good to try to give their snakes something which more closely resembles what they'd eat in the wild, only to find that their snake will no longer accept anything other than Gerbils. I've seen that a good number of times and it causes the keeper quite a bit of grief. I'd hate to see it happen to anyone.
Where amphibians are concerned, I would personally avoid that altogether. I wouldn't even try feeding someone *else's* Rainbow Boa a frog. Many amphibians have a coating of natural toxins to discourage predators, so I'd want to be absolutely positive of what I was doing if I were you. |
TODD
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oakleyman18
Hatchling
United Kingdom
269 Posts |
Posted - 24/08/2011 : 09:18:53
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All good advice! Don't worry, wasn't ever planning on feeding those items, was just curious to think that if she ever escaped, how long would it be before I started to notice all my local wildlife disappearing  Thankfully my girl has never refused a feed, or even taken one lightly, every single time I am scared for my fingers, even with tongs!  |
Oscar Morrell
0.1.0. Brazilian Rainbow Boa CB'10 "Jade"
1.0.0. Normal Cornsnake CB'00 "Camo" _RIP_
0.1.0. Normal Stripe, het Hypo, Amel, Lavender Cornsnake CB'11 "Amber"
0.0.1. Spider in the bathroom |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
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Posted - 24/08/2011 : 20:45:21
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LOL Oscar.
I have some that I *wish* I had that issue with. I now have two snakes that feel f/t rats are beneath their notice. :-( (Interestingly, both are adult males.) |
Cliff Earle
Living Gems Reptiles
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gluttony32
New Member
USA
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Posted - 12/09/2011 : 19:38:53
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| I feed my brbs mice and rats and try to get them to eat both, but I also have chicks in stock for my other snakes, My largest brb (3 years old) Eomer will strike and constrict a warmed f/t chick but will not swallow it. I have not tried with the others. But out of all my brbs Eomer is the only one who still holds out for live or fresh killed..maybe if the chick is alive he would eat it... |
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Different food..
