and how long could a frozen baby rabbit stay frozen without going bad???? because i can't breed mice (land lord restirictions) and i thought that if i could breed dwarf rabbits maybe the new born babies would be adiquit size for a baby BCI........what do you guys think???? and i thought that if they could stay frozen for a while maybe i could breed them and just freeze them until he gets big enough. right now he is about 23 inches long. so do you guys think that maybe if i get the dwarf rabbits i could feed him the new borns frozen and thawed or would i need to freeze them until a later date??? thanx!
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at what size could a BCI start eating new born pinky rabbits????more
trevorbennett
Oct 15, 2003 09:40 PM
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dilwann
Oct 15, 2003 10:12 PM
From what I have heard rabbits are higher in fat than rats or mice. But then I could be wrong. As long as the prey item is no larger than the girth of the snake (the thickest part) it can eat it just fine. As far as what age or what size. it is hard to tell it all depends on the size of the rabbit and the size of the snake. I use a food saver when freezing my rats and rabbits, it say's it can be frozen for 2 years but I never have tried this I just write the date on the package and I use it with in 2 months
trevorbennett
Oct 16, 2003 12:20 AM
m/p
Raven01
Oct 16, 2003 12:26 PM
For myself, I simply order from RodentPro. I've never fed any of my boas rabbits though I did try once when a friend of the family was raising meat rabbits...the snake refused to eat it. As for the size of newborn rabbits, I'm not certain but I would *think* they would be too large for a baby boa. It would really depend on how big the boa is versus the size of a newborn bunny. In regards to freezer life, I also use one of the Food Saver vacuum sealers to extend the freezer life of my prey animals. I typically order a six month supply at a time, vacuum seal them in 'serving sizes' and store them that way. Without vacuum sealing, I wouldn't use anything kept in the typical ziplock freezer bag after a couple of months. If the prey item is wrapped really well in butcher paper as well, you might get close to three months before it either gets freezer burn or that freezer smell. Oh, speaking of smell, from my limited experience with having pet bunnies (dwarf lops), they smell just as bad as mice or rats when you're talking about having breeding groups. The bucks will also spray, much like a tom cat, and that is truly odorific.
Raven
