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08-May-08, 06:33 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-07 Location: Adelaide Gender:  | | |  Chicken necks????
I have seen a few posts about feeding pythons chicken nesks and was wondering if someone could answer a few questions.
At what age is it ok to feed chicken necks? Are they just as good for the snake as rodents? And has anyone fed them to jungles? |
08-May-08, 06:53 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-07 Location: Adelaide Gender: | | | | Anyone???? |
08-May-08, 08:12 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-05 Location: God's great garden | | | | I would say that if the diameter of the neck is of similar size of the rats/mice you feed than it can take a chicken neck.
I use them every second feed. |
08-May-08, 08:19 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-07 Location: Adelaide Gender: | | | | Hi devil. Yeah I have been going back through past threads and come to the conclusion that as second feeds they are fine. Thanks mate |
08-May-08, 08:22 AM
|  | Regular Member | | | | | hey,
As devil said as long as they are the same size i wouldnt see it being a problem, i feed em to my jungles and my male loves them and my female who is a bit fussy will take them without too much messing around either. I probably started using them when my snakes were just over a year old.
Cheaper than rats too.....
Dave |
08-May-08, 08:25 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | | I personally wouldnt be feeding necks the same diameter as the rodents i feed, as the necks vetebrae are sharp and can stick out. I dont feed necks that are any bigger than about 1.5 times the diameter of the width of the snakes head. Maybe im just being over cautious though. |
08-May-08, 08:26 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-07 Location: Adelaide Gender: | | | | hi dave
My b&g is just over a year old as well so I might see how she goes on one today. Also do you feed your jungle at night or during the day? |
08-May-08, 08:28 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-07 Location: Adelaide Gender: | | | | I have read quite a few of your posts chris and along with the two other guys that have replied to this post, seem to know what your talking about so I will take all advise given as the last thing I want to do is hurt my girl.
Cheers |
08-May-08, 08:37 AM
| | Regular Member | | | | | Klit - i feed them at night normally - mainly because its normally dark when i get home from work! I find the chicken necks normally take a bit longer to defrost as they are a pretty solid chunk of meat and bone so make sure they are nice and bendy and soft before feeding. I find in the big bags of chicken necks you can buy from woolies you will often get a few big ones and heaps of smaller ones so finding a few little ones to try first shouldnt be a problem.
Cheers,
Dave |
08-May-08, 08:42 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-07 Location: Adelaide Gender: | | | | Cheers Dave appreciate the the heads up. I was feeding my girl during the day but recently noticed she is more energenic at night |
09-May-08, 09:08 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-07 Location: Adelaide Gender: | | | | SUCCESS guys!!!! Put a chicken neck in her enclosure last night before I went to bed and this morning it was gone! Giddy up!!
It is helpful as I work in a mine and am away for 2 weeks at a time so now the boss can feed my girl why I am away. |
09-May-08, 09:39 AM
|  | Seller | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: DEEP UNDERGROUND NEAR CABOOLTURE QLD Gender: | | | | another question is the nutritional value the same and is it all right to 100% feed on necks
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Yesterday, 04:57 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-08 Location: HUNTER VALLEY NSW Age/Gender: 36 | | | | Hi I Read This Post A Couple Of Days Ago And Decided To Give It A Go My Costal Females Are 10 Years Old And I Was Very Sceptical That They Would Eat A Chicken Neck.well They Took Them Instantly One Even Attacked The Tongs I Was Holding Them With. Not Too Sure About The Nutritional Value So Sprinkled A Little Supplement On Them.i Am Now Thinking Every 3rd Or 4th Feed Might Be Chicken Necks 4 Large Ones Cost Me 59 Cents. Any More Oppinions Appreciated Thanks.
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Yesterday, 05:24 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: central coast. nsw Gender: | | |  Yeh, nutritionally superb on the other weeks you could try feeding them pigs trotters.
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Yesterday, 05:27 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-08 Location: HUNTER VALLEY NSW Age/Gender: 36 | | | | I Guess Thats A No Then Cockney
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