What size rabbit do you feed your burm that is around 11 foot?
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Food for an 11 footer?
jamesk
May 05, 2006 09:30 PM
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boajeff
May 06, 2006 01:25 AM
My 11-12 footer eats rabbits that are about 7-7.5 lbs once a month.
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jamesk
May 06, 2006 08:56 AM
what's your method to heat them up?
HighEndHerpsInc
May 06, 2006 10:33 AM
I read your other post concerning your girl that rubs herself raw and it broke my heart.
Some pythons actually are funny about the temps of their prey and if the prey item isn't of a temperature that smells "alive" they won't eat it. When I say "smells" I am actually referring to their ability to sense heat with their heat sensing organs located along the front of their lips.
A simple solution to this dilema is to heat up only the head of the rabbit. There is no need to heat up the entire body which may lead to premature decomposition. Just dunk the rabbit's head in a cup or pan of very hot water for about 30 or 40 seconds and then hold the rabbits head in your hand til it feels about right, temp-wise, and then offer the head first to the snake. If there is still any hessitation then try this coupled with "neck bumping". This involves bumping the prey animal into the burms neck just behind her head once she shows interest in the rabbit. This often stimulates a strong feeding response.
If all of this should fail try squeezing rat urine (from a dead rat) onto the forehead of the rabbit. Sometimes snakes just want rats and this will fool them.
Good luck and be careful.
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hedo
May 07, 2006 06:44 PM
Does the "Neck Bumping" method also work with retics? I am also assuming this works with other food animals like pigs instead of rabbits?
thanks
josh
HighEndHerpsInc
May 07, 2006 07:02 PM
I suppose theoretically it could work for virtually any species, but usually retics are straight shooters and if they want something they'll take it. And if they don't, no amount of coaxing will make them change their mind. I have found this neck bumping method works best for bloods and boas, but it does work on other species when they want to eat, but are a tad reluctant.
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