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I've been reading "Snakes: the keepers and the Kept" by Kauffeld and came across several things:
1) someone had their Bullsnakes triple in size on a diet of steak that had been rolled in rat hair (with occasional full mouse suppliments). Is this an ok practice?
2) It also mentions using chicken parts and other f/t meats as dietary suppliments. What are people thoughts on this?
3) It talks about getting bullsnakes to be 5' at one year old... Is this still happening for people?

Just thought I'd see what others thought.
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Amor et Lux,
Ron

"The gods tolerate the human race for no other reason than our talent for bullsh1t. It's the only thing about us that doesn't bore them to tears" Tom Robbins "Villa Incognito"

Over the years I have seen numerous folks try and improve on a diet of whole frozen thawed rodents for various types of snakes and to date have yet to see any improvement in a steady diet of captive raised healthy rodents.

Can you feed other types of food to your pits. most definitely. A number of years ago I used to feed chicks to a lot of our snakes, but about 15 years ago stopped that practice when we fiqured out that very little nutritional value was being derived from them by my animals. They also had runny stools and made more of a mess than need be also.

I have a good friend that fed his burmese python store bought whole fryers when he ran short of rabbits etc. But this was only in a crunch.

But bottom line you are best off feeding a steady ration of domestic produced rats and mice for maximum growth and health of your animals.

Good Luck,

John Cherry
Cherryville Farms

Cherryville Farms - Reptiles

I agree with John 100%. In 40+ years of keeping and feeding Herps I have not found anything that improves on f/t rodents from a good source. I get mine from The Mouse Factory; vacuum sealed and perfect sizes. BTW John--you keep posting pictures like the one above and you're going to get a pair of those in my snake room!!!!! They look awesome!!!!

Peace,
Preacher Pat

Can you please tell what kind of snakes are in you pic I LOVE THE BLACK AND WHITE

Please e-mail me jsnake77@sbcglobal.net

tahnks

That is a Deppei Deppei out of the Randy Limburg line that is partial striped. You can't see it from the pics but it is striped on the sides. Common name is a durango Gopher Snake. Here is light phse deppei deppei pic also out of the same line.

John Cherry
cherryville Farms

Cherryville Farms - Reptiles

thanks a lot I been limited to what I have right now but when i breed my albino sororan one or "her" babies just might have to be kept

You're killing me over here John!
Those are some great looking deppei, and I cannot wait to see them on your list!

okay here is another one for you.

John

Cherryville Farms - Reptiles

and another one.

John

Cherryville Farms - Reptiles

another one if you liked that sorry for the double picture above.

John

Cherryville Farms - Reptiles

Oh man, now you're rubbing in.....I love those yellow phase!!!!

>>Oh man, now you're rubbing in.....I love those yellow phase!!!!

I still say that the greens are by far the best!
KJ
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I like all of them, but you have a point KY, the greens are quite exceptional.

>>I like all of them, but you have a point KY, the greens are quite exceptional.

You sound like Bob.
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WHOOPS! meant KJ! "SORRY", my fingers are blind this morning!

Talk about adding insult to injury! I know you were just rolling with laughter while posting those!
Great looking deppei. I look forward to getting some from you this year.