Guinea pigs are rodents and typically rodents aren't fattening. Pigs are fattening, I think people get confused and think guinea pigs are pigs.



I feed 2 of my big girls (11 & 12 ft) 2 XXXXL guinea pigs every 10 to 14 days. My 15ft girl gets a 7-8 lb rabbit every 10 to 14 days. My 2 boys, both about 9ft get one XXXL guinea pig every 10 to 14 days to give you an idea of size of snake and size of prey.



Guinea pigs from Rodent Pro run the same size as rats, a medium rat is about the same size as a medium GP. We have found that it is more cost effective to feed GP's than rabbits because rabbits are usually more expensive. The shipping on rabbits is what really gets you.



As far as feeding fowl to your burm, I wouldn't recommend it. They can't digest all of the feathers and you are left with quils in their poop, not a pleasant sight, the poop is usually very messy. Not fun at all. Don't ask me how I know. The rabbits aren't really needed until the burm gets to 13 or 14 ft. Some people feed rabbits as soon as they can, but the snake will do fine on rats or guinea pigs.



Hope this helps,

Randy
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