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[bdehlin]

How often should my BP go to the bathroom? It has been a few weeks now and I am wondering if this is a normal thing for them. He has been eating 2 mice a week and I'm sure a present should have been left for me by now.

[JimiSnakes]

I would feed it rats, I don't know if that will make it go to the bathroom, but rats are better food for snakes IMO. Is that a recent pic? Doesn't look like it has gone a few weeks without pooing. Huh, I dunno what to tell ya, sorry. I'd still switch to rats.

[Adam_Wysocki]

but rats are better food for snakes IMO.

How so?

-adam

[JimiSnakes]

How not?

[bdehlin]

Are there any documented studies as to which is better for the snakes nutritionally? If so, is there a website? If there isn't I'd just as well serve mice to the snakes.

[Adam_Wysocki]

How not?

Well, I feed many of my animals mice. You stated that in your opinion, rats are better and that the original poster should switch from mice to rats. Since I always want to do the best for my animals, I'd like to know why you think rats are better ... maybe I'll switch too?

Or did you just say that rats are better for no real reason?

Any help that you could provide would be greatly appreciated.

-adam

[JimiSnakes]

more mice=more bones and hair...two mice = one rat, less bones and hair and more meat. it's only my opinion though. give me a little while and I might be able to dig up some info...might.

[bdehlin]

I have tried EVERYTHING with my BP to feed her and the only thing she will strike at is a live animal. I would hate to think of what a live rat could do to her when she strikes and misses. I know I'm gonna get someone whinning about how it is "inhumane to feed a snake a live animal", or some other animal rights logic. But frankly if that's what she wants that's what she gets.

But back to my original question. How often should a snake poo?

[Adam_Wysocki]

Are there any documented studies as to which is better for the snakes nutritionally?

There has never been a study of the nutritional requirements of a ball python. No one knows how much of any nutrient, protein, or fat a ball python requires.

-adam

[Adam_Wysocki]

more mice=more bones and hair...two mice = one rat, less bones and hair and more meat. it's only my opinion though. give me a little while and I might be able to dig up some info...might.

My mousers are doing just fine??? ... Some of them are larger than their siblings that eat rats .... I don't get it.

-adam