Not to be evil...

But.... do you think my ball python will eat a baby bunny that has been cast out of the nest by its mother this morning? It is already cold so I stuck it in the freezer for feeding day. I don't know if she will like the smell of bunnies...

There is nothing evil about that. The rabbit is already dead. Maybe your snake would eat it. Evidently the only difference between a rabbit and a rodent is the number of teeth. If it won't eat it, put it back where you found it and something else will eat it.

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Originally Posted by ZinniaZ

But.... do you think my ball python will eat a baby bunny that has been cast out of the nest by its mother this morning? It is already cold so I stuck it in the freezer for feeding day. I don't know if she will like the smell of bunnies...

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I would not suggest it as your snake could get imprinted on the scent and will only eat bunnies ;)

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Originally Posted by dsirkle

There is nothing evil about that. The rabbit is already dead. Maybe your snake would eat it. Evidently the only difference between a rabbit and a rodent is the number of teeth. If it won't eat it, put it back where you found it and something else will eat it.

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Its not possible to put it back as its in the freezer now :P

was the bunny dead when you found it???:confused:

Yes. The baby was dead. I'm not just stealing them from the mom. We did the classic buy two bunnies thing. We were assured by THREE people that they were the same gender but alas they are not. So she ahd babies. They were born this morning and she threw one out of the nest and I found it cold and dead.

Seriously-- will the snake only like bunnies hereafter if we feed it? She is a mice girl at the moment.

If this was a captive bred bunny...then I don't think there's much risk involved in feeding it off that way. Some BP's can be really picky eaters and if yours is a mouser, it may not even bother trying to eat anything else. But if it eats it easily...it's probably not a picky eater and will probably not have a problem the next time you feed it a mouse. Just be prepared for the small risk you run of having a few weeks of refusal, should the snake suddenly decide it really liked the baby rabbit above all else.

Thanks for the replies guys. I won't let my daughters know what is going on...

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Originally Posted by ZinniaZ

Thanks for the replies guys. I won't let my daughters know what is going on...

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Why not?

Likely because these are pet bunnies that due to mis-sexing had babies and it would upset the children to have their pet's baby fed off.

Huh.... Guess I've always been a naturalist..... :oops: