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RE: What do you vary the diet of your Indigo with?

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Posted by: Carmichael at Tue Oct 11 08:25:32 2005   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Carmichael ]  
   

Many breeders just adhere to a rodent-only diet (rats), however, I like to give my indigos lots of variety in their diet. For our adults, rats consist of the primary food source, however, we mix in the following on a regular basis: mice (even for large adults), small rats, quail of various sizes, young rabbits (size of a small/medium rat), freshwater shrimp, catfish chunks, etc......they love variety and I look at this as a form of enrichment of captive indigos who, by nature, like to explore and prey on a wide variety of prey items. Hope this helps.



Rob Carmichael, Curator

The Wildlife Discovery Center

Lake Forest, IL



>>I usually just feed my Drymarchon rat pups and sometimes when I can get some, chicks.

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>>What else do you feed your Indigos?

>>

>>Robert
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Rob Carmichael, Curator

The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm

Lake Forest, IL


   

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