Guys,
An interesting debate has started amonst a small group of my friends who keep Aust. pythons, that i wish to share amongst this forum to shed some light on the subject matter.
The subject being, Why are rats the primary food source for Australian pythons, by most reptile keepers, or at least thats how it appears to be. reptile supply shops don't seem to carry much more than rats or mice.
Questions which have arisen were:-
1.Why wouldn't small rabbits be suitable provided that the python was capable of swallowing one like a large carpet or olive.
2.Hatchlings, both chicken and duck.
3. Guinea pigs, they appear to be much like rats.
4. Why couldn't one feed their snakes chicken necks, - they manage to eat chicks.
5. When raising hatchlings, it seems that a peice of chicken neck would offer more nutritional value than a pinkie, considering a pinkie will be 40% gut loaded with excrement, and a chicken neck would have bone and flesh.
There are a few more, however some answers to these would be a great start.
Thanks
An interesting debate has started amonst a small group of my friends who keep Aust. pythons, that i wish to share amongst this forum to shed some light on the subject matter.
The subject being, Why are rats the primary food source for Australian pythons, by most reptile keepers, or at least thats how it appears to be. reptile supply shops don't seem to carry much more than rats or mice.
Questions which have arisen were:-
1.Why wouldn't small rabbits be suitable provided that the python was capable of swallowing one like a large carpet or olive.
2.Hatchlings, both chicken and duck.
3. Guinea pigs, they appear to be much like rats.
4. Why couldn't one feed their snakes chicken necks, - they manage to eat chicks.
5. When raising hatchlings, it seems that a peice of chicken neck would offer more nutritional value than a pinkie, considering a pinkie will be 40% gut loaded with excrement, and a chicken neck would have bone and flesh.
There are a few more, however some answers to these would be a great start.
Thanks