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08-Aug-06, 10:59 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23  | | | | If you need something that size just go for kittens IMO. |
08-Aug-06, 11:03 PM
|  | hazz Subscriber | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Hazzardous area Gender: | | | Are you breeding them? How much do you charge 
You breed - I'll feed - That's my motto |
08-Aug-06, 11:05 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Albury Age/Gender: 31 | | | | There was also a thread earlier in the year stating that guinea pigs store a higher fat content than other rodents and that they should only feed them to your pythons occassionally.
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08-Aug-06, 11:14 PM
| | hazz Subscriber | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Hazzardous area Gender: | | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by adbacus There was also a thread earlier in the year stating that guinea pigs store a higher fat content than other rodents and that they should only feed them to your pythons occassionally. | Exactly what I do, as mentioned earlier. The occasional rabbit or guniea pig. Vary it up, that's the way I like to go. All those juicy amino acids.  |
09-Aug-06, 01:48 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Figtree, NSW Age: 32 | | | | There are some known places where cavies have established a little colony or two...they're usually made up originally of escapees and unwanted pets.
And they also are native to South America, and do still exist in wild colonies. South Americans have been known to eat them. I believe there is (or was) a restaurant in South Australia somewhere at which cavies are on the menu. Seriously!
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09-Aug-06, 02:02 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | Quote:
Are you breeding them? How much do you charge
You breed - I'll feed - That's my motto
| nah no way id be breeding cats, you can get them for free pretty easy just look in the trading post or something. I dont have anything that needs food that size at the moment but they would be healthier food than fat old rats IMO. |
09-Aug-06, 02:09 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Figtree, NSW Age: 32 | | | | Is it legal to feed your snake items like cats? I wouldn't have thought so....but I may be off base.
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09-Aug-06, 02:15 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | Quote: |
Is it legal to feed your snake items like cats? I wouldn't have thought so....but I may be off base.
| Dont see why it would be any differant to using rats but some ppl are a bit weird, especially those who make laws and stuff. Its perfectly legal to kill cats so i cant see why you couldnt use them as food.
Im not talking about other ppl pets either, im refering to unwanted animals. |
09-Aug-06, 02:32 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Figtree, NSW Age: 32 | | | | You're allowed to kill cats?
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09-Aug-06, 02:51 AM
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You're allowed to kill cats?
| Yes, provided you make all reasonable effort to ensure a humane kill. If it was in your control i would imagine a quick blow to the head or co2 would be the only acceptable methods. |
09-Aug-06, 02:54 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Figtree, NSW Age: 32 | | | | Wow...I didn't know you were allowed to do that.
Under what circumstances is that acceptable? I don't suppose they'd allow you to breed them for food.
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09-Aug-06, 03:04 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | They are not a protected species you can do what ever you want with them provided you are not cruel and obviously it cant be someones pet either.
They are also a feral pest species too thats where the "provided you make all reasonable effort to ensure a humane kill" part comes in as you could bait for them on a rural property for example. Quote: |
I don't suppose they'd allow you to breed them for food.
| I dont think that would be economically viable, but i cant see why it would be any differant legally to breeding rats or guinea pigs.
sorry for hijacking the guinea pig thread  |
09-Aug-06, 05:16 AM
|  | The Devils Reject. Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-05 Location: Rugsville..... Gender: | | | | my pythons love guinea pigs,and no prob,s so far.
but all my pigs are frozen.
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09-Aug-06, 07:00 AM
|  | Yes, that Hix Moderator | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: Sydney | | | | Re: RE: Re: RE: Feeding guinea pigs???
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Originally Posted by centralian11 also i was told that guinea pig fur is much harder for a snake to digestas the personage of fur is much greater in cavies. just my opinion | I don't think it's too hard to digest, but the fur is fairly course, compared to other animal's fur, and it can be difficult to swallow. Rabbits are a better option, as their silky fine fur means the snake has no trouble at all. 
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09-Aug-06, 07:58 AM
|  | Seller | Join Date: May-06 Location: Brizzy Age/Gender: 30  | | | young guinea's should be fine as long as there not the long haired kind, but they get very fat very quickly, they are fuzzy cows and eat all day long, so any more than about 9-12 months old will run to fat and might have too much fat for pythons, however the young are fine, and full of bone for calcium  ( i have kept and bred guinea's for aver 20 years, but not as snake food )
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