I understand the short term part of feeding the dressed prey...but has anyone here very tried it?





I've been buying from Rodent Pro for years. But it has gotten to the point where the UPS charges are more than the feeders.

And Greyhound Express actually costs more than UPS.

(I'm in Connecticut)

I can pay about $15 for a rabbit locally. Frozen are nonexistent around here.

Each rabbit I order from Rodent Pro runs about $16.00 if I add the shipping in.



I have been paying $12.00 each for live chickens. Though I don't feed live.I do have to kill them myself, and then I freeze them for at least a week. I wash them thoroughly,after thawing. then feed.



The farm I go to has pigs. I don't know what they'd charge for a 5-6 pig.

I have one 14 ft male that is an absolute bottomless pit.

I've been feeding him one chicken, roughly 5lbs every 7-10 days.

And he is still always hungry...and still growing...but not fat.



After feeding the chickens, I can see where a large rabbit would not be a problem. Up till recently this big boy was eating

6 2lb rabbits every 3 weeks, or 2-3 3lbs.

Time for me to up the prey size. My 7ft Dumerils eats the small rabbits now.

I wonder how nourishing garden fed squirrels might be?

Hell...I should just eat those myself seeing as they should taste just like my tomatoes, and peppers, and eggplants!

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