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tommy
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
40 Posts |
 Posted - 11/06/2012 : 22:58:01
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the norm for prey is mice and rats and i was wondering what alternatives there are for your snake? i know other rodents like hamsters and such are an option but does anyone feed theirs anything different??
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Callazagy
Yearling
United Kingdom
506 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2012 : 23:04:18
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| I think some people use day old chicks. |
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paulie78
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2331 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2012 : 23:05:21
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| From what i know off Mice are the best suited food source for corns so thats what i feed mine i never give them anything else rats are far too high in fat for corns and things like chicks just dont have any nutritional value |
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 12/06/2012 : 02:08:54
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I give my lot a treat now and again, I can get mice, rats, chicks, gerbils and multis. I stick to the preferred mice and rats for the most part but every now and again a treat does them no harm, it maybe gives them a few bits of nutrients they dont normally get from their main food but to be honest no idea about all that.
Be prepared though, feeding chicks causes the worse smelling poops ever. |
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a2c7
Hatchling
United Kingdom
320 Posts |
Posted - 12/06/2012 : 18:54:43
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We're planning on treating ours once in a while (every month or more a different type) when they're big enough - we also don't feed strictly every week on the day, some weeks it'll be 8 days etc etc.
We figure in the wild nothing is set in stone for them so the odd chick or gerbil will be all good :) |
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3796 Posts |
Posted - 12/06/2012 : 19:03:07
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| Yep, mine get rats, mice and chicks if they are big enough. Rats are fine if fed like rats, not mice, and chicks actually have roughly the same nutritional content as a large mouse. |
9.11 Cornsnakes
1.1 Hogg island boas
1.0 Dwarf Burmese python
Location: Watford
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
3063 Posts |
Posted - 12/06/2012 : 19:35:21
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| Yep as sb says chicks arnt as bad as made out to be, but generally people don't use them due to the aftermarth a few days later, u think ya snake poo smells after a mouse.......... |
    
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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Spreebok
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1135 Posts |
Posted - 12/06/2012 : 20:35:45
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If I've got one defrosted, I'll chop up a chicken and feed various bits at titbits along with their mice. Usually the thighs, wings, neck, feet with the claws cut off (paranoia lol) and generally any other chunk I can cut off without hitting the yolk sac.
You think chicks smell once they come out? The smell of a broken yolk sac. THE SMELL ;_____;
Edit: Worth noting I use extreme caution when feeding Lister and Psiren chick bits. They go absolutely MENTAL for it. I've had a few very hungry bites from those instances lol  |
Edited by - Spreebok on 12/06/2012 20:36:47 |
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alternative prey?
