anyone ever heard of this???

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Originally Posted by simplechamp

I don't see the point of doing it. I don't think any good can come of it. The BPs should be in separate enclosures of course.

But I also don't see how it's mean to the snakes or the birds?

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Removing the egg from the birds would be very stressful and traumatizing to them. I can only imagine how much of a racket they're causing trying to look for their lost egg. How would you feel if your baby was stolen from you?

People are so bizarre... why does a person look in and see an egg with one species (arboreal) and think, yeah I need to give that egg to a completely different species to incubate (even if it cannot generate heat and is a burrow dweller).

It will not surprise me if your friend contacts you to let you know he hatched out a puppy!

Bruce

Would have been more interesting if he would have left the egg where it originally was and drop the bird in with the two snakes.

:weirdface ^ Yea.... k.



So as far as the Budgies go... please tell your friend that if he continues to remove eggs from a female, she will continue to replace them...IE: Calcium Deficiency. That can = a dead bird. Even if they are not fertile, it's best to wait at least 4 weeks before removing them. Until she gets out of "egg mode"...

Also, I'm not sure if I would introduce the bacteria from a parakeet to a ball python? Might not do any harm, but probably not the best idea... :cool:

As for his snakes, as mentioned... he really needs to separate them. Have him read a care sheet, (the one here is awesome)... :)