hey guys....im wondering what some of u feed the big boys when the largest jumbos arent large enough....guinea pigs or small rabbits??a friend told me yesterday that he heard guinea pigs werent good to feed them...but he didnt know if it was them or gerbals.
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feeding bloods
coiledbattalions
May 20, 2006 08:02 AM
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bloodpythons
May 20, 2006 09:07 AM
The largest I ever feed (to some big!) bloods is a jumbo rat, and that's only occasionally. The vast majority of mine eat medium/large rats, and mostly mediums at that.
Feeding bloods huge meals just isn't necessary. Cranking a lot of food through an animal with a slow metabolism is a waste of food, IMO, and being too fat is unhealthy, regardless of species.
K~
>>hey guys....im wondering what some of u feed the big boys when the largest jumbos arent large enough....guinea pigs or small rabbits??a friend told me yesterday that he heard guinea pigs werent good to feed them...but he didnt know if it was them or gerbals.
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>>0.0.1 Borneo Blood Python--(lucifer)
>>0.0.1 IJ Carpet Python--(spike)
>>0.0.1 Colombian Boa--(vlad the impailer)
>>0.0.1 Ball Python--(Ghengiz Khan)
>>0.0.1 Biak Green Tree Python--(spaz)
>>0.0.1 American Alligator--(TAZ)
>>0.0.1 rose hair tarantula--(fang)
>>0.1.0 2 year old boxer--(Diamond)
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googo151
May 20, 2006 12:04 PM
Hey K,
I agree with you on that and can't over emphasize the many times that I have found my guys regurgitated portions of food, when larger jumbos have been fed. I now only feed med-large rats to my adults and have not experienced any regurges as a result.
-Angel
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SRX
May 20, 2006 07:00 PM
Angel and Kara,
In regards to "medium - large" rats, what is an average gram weight for that size rat?
Just curious,
Scott
