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First of all, do you guys remeber my friend who bought the snake at the expo and dosent know how to care for it... blah blah blah
Well today at school he asked me if I want to buy it. Ofcourse I said yes. Thats the good news.... The bad news is the snake hasn't eaten since spring break. Yesterday he STUFFED a HOt DOG
down his throat! I want to KILL him! Its truley animal abuse.
Im buying the snake as soon as I can.
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Josh Molone

I wouldn't touch that snake with a ..........12 foot? pole??

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your friend is real dumb bass........

......tell him we all think that ....he can look us up here.actually.....he NEEDS to read stuff in here more often.....like care sheets....

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hot dog??? thats terrible.... unless of course it was a rodent hot dog... no offense... but your friend.... is a whack job!
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a hot dog should not hurt the snake, so IMO id snatch the snake froim your friend asap.

As far as "not touching the snake with a 10 foot pole", i dont see why he shouldnt. it would be the best thing for the poor thing.
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Chad Ramsey

I don't think snakes can digest cooked foods. I would think he woulf regurgitate the hot dog. GET THE SNAKE!!! If the hot dog hurts him, help him. If the hot dog don't hurt him he will be in a better situation.
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Hey Josh,

First of all congrats on most likely saving this snakes life...cudos to you!

I do have one question though. What kind of hot dog was it? There are different things they put into hot dogs and depending on brand and skinless or skin on it can make a big difference. Some hot dogs are made with all kinds of different meats ranging from pork to chicken and everything in between. If you have to feed a hot dog to a snake I would definately go with all beef as there are not as many preservatives in them and if you really want to go all out the skin on dogs are probably the best because they are encased with the actual real lining...not some unrealistic casing that can be bad for the snake. I mean rats and mice have real intestinal casings right so it has to be better for the snake!

One thing I would definately stay from would be cheese dogs of any kind. I really don't think that the cheese can be good for the snake and if it was we would be feeding them Polly-O string cheese and not hot dogs.

Kosher hot dogs...I wouldn't go there either because I hear they way the animals are slaughtered is a bit inhumane.

I would recommend to stay away from cheap hot dogs also because they have more things in them like lips, beaks, hooves, feet, and butts.

Brands...I would stay away from Ball Park because of obvious reasons...they plump when you cook them! Duh...do you want your snake to regurge a hot dog that is twice the size as when it went down?

If you want...let me know the brand and I can research what's in it and the potential harm it may cause the ball python.

Hey...congrats again!
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Matt Lerer
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I think in Kosher food, part of the whole thing is that they slaughter the animal humanely. I believe the Rabbi prays for the animal as a way to show that it is not being killed wastefully or senslessly, and then he kills it very quickly and as painlessly as possible. I am not Jewish, or muslim for that matter, but I do not think Kosher animals are miss-treated.

They also do not use parts from the lower half - by the waste area.