im getting a baby normal ball python on saturday.its my first snake ever.do i feed it rat pups?or pinkie rats?also,is rodent pro a good place to get rats at?
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feeding question......
pac-man
Sep 11, 2005 11:29 AM
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Misskiwi67
Sep 11, 2005 11:42 AM
how about fuzzy mice? What is he being fed right now?
Rodentpro is great, but make sure you have a supplier of live food until you're SURE he'll eat frozen. Its also expensive to buy frozen from rodentpro unless you're buying in bulk, not to mention your snake will have moved up food sizes 3-4 times in the next six months. I would wait until he's an adult to order bulk food, or it will all go to waste.
pac-man
Sep 11, 2005 11:48 AM
well i dont haev the snake yet but im getting it at a show on saturday.im not sure whats its eating but i herd that i should start it off on frozen foods asap.but i dont have any places that sell rat pups or fuzzie mice.only small an large rats and pinkie and adult mice. is there any place i can order frozen from thats cheap?
PHLdyPayne
Sep 11, 2005 12:55 PM
Congrats on getting your first snake pac-man. I know you have been working on getting one for awhile now.
As for food, pick up a few live mice (most petstores sell young mice as pets, typically 4-5 weeks old. Or, if you are buying from a show, just pick up some rat pups or young mice there. Usually shows have frozen and live rat/mice of all sizes available in small amounts. x dollars per 5 or 10, with larger quantities.
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PHLdyPayne
toshamc
Sep 11, 2005 12:35 PM
First find out what it has been eating - my babies have been on f/t rat pups since their second or third meal. Some people start them off with rat fuzzies or a variety of different size mice. If you are going to be at a show then look around the show for a vendor, you might be able to pick up some f/t there - Or if you have someplace that you can get live rat pups from you can prekill them and freeze a few. If you are looking for a f/t vendor for the long term select a good one that is realively close to you - the highest cost of buying f/t is freight so the closer they are the less you are likely to have to pay on a small order.
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Tosha 
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