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25-Apr-08, 01:32 AM
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just want peoples thought on rats or rabbits .i mean how many people feed their snakes rats or rabbits and what are the pros and cons?cheers dazza74 |
25-Apr-08, 03:49 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-08 Location: Melbourne Age/Gender: 35 | | | | I mix it up a bit with my big Coastal, he loves rabbits but is more than happy with rats.
I think as a python gets bigger, you should feed them with animals that have a greater bone density. Your snake will get more nutrition from them, and rabbits a perfect for this.
Here is Kramer with a bunny.
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25-Apr-08, 05:13 AM
| | | | i would say rats cos rabbits hold a lot of fat so only mayb as a treat |
25-Apr-08, 07:15 AM
| | Sponsor | Join Date: Jan-06 Location: Newcastle | | | | Gary, Do you have any evidence to back up this comment because from my observations you are wrong. A 400 gram rat is generally full of fat as it is an old animal. A 4oo gram rabbit is lean as its only about six weeks old and in its growth faze. |
25-Apr-08, 07:37 AM
|  | Q Dog Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Redlands, SE Qld Gender: | | | | A captive bred full grown rat has a very high fat content.
It has been shown that snakes fed on a diet comprising solely on or a high proportion of captive bred adult rats have developed fatty liver disease, particulalry womas and BHPs.
As for rabbits, depends where they come from, wild rabbits are fairly lean.
I don't feed adult rats at all for that reason.
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25-Apr-08, 07:47 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-08 Location: QUEENSLAND Age/Gender: 40  | | | | I think variety is the key as long as the food is of good quality and a healthy speciman there always seems to be the debate over food but commonsense and education about your own animal is whats needed in the 1st place if your snakes seems to be healthy and thriving on a diet of rat and rabbit stick with it some peeps introduce chicks and even chicken pieces if it works for you then good on it......RBB |
25-Apr-08, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by mrmikk 
It has been shown that snakes fed on a diet comprising solely on or a high proportion of captive bred adult rats have developed fatty liver disease, particulalry womas and BHPs.
As for rabbits, depends where they come from, wild rabbits are fairly lean.
I don't feed adult rats at all for that reason. | Exactly the info I've also come across Mrmikk. |
25-Apr-08, 11:01 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: Adelaide Age/Gender: 15 | | | | What would be best for an adult MD? |
25-Apr-08, 11:27 AM
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26-Apr-08, 04:48 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: typical melbourne Gender: | | | | thanx for your thought every1 | |
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