I am curious to get others feedback on chicks as feeders. I bought a bag of these and fed those to just three of my rat snakes as a trial run. I typically only feed mice and rats but thought I would change things up a bit so I fed chicks every other feeding and rodents every other feeding. What I have noticed is explosive growth on the snakes that ate them in just 6 weeks. I have to wonder if it is just fat they have gained as I assume chicks don’t have anywhere near the muscle content or protein an adult mouse would have. It appeared as though the rat snakes would digest these chicks in less than a day and appeared hungry within two days. I think I might continue to use chicks as they are incredibly cheap to purchase but use them more as treat than a consistent source of food. Does anyone else here use chicks?

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