Re: Constricted; killed; didn't eat.
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Originally Posted by loganallred
...obviously, buying a non feeding ball is a husbandry problem...
On who's part... The buyer or the seller? What if it's just a hatchling... how much time is too much time before it takes a pinky?
Re: Constricted; killed; didn't eat.
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Originally Posted by loganallred
i stand by everything i said.
Well, it's good that you're not standing "behind" everything you said (as the saying goes) because it's pretty bad advice for the average ball python owner.
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Originally Posted by loganallred
i dont know where yall live, but gerbils and hamsters, even adult ones dont cost more than 10$
"adult ones" at $10 are still more expensive than a small rat or two adult mice which are both perfect meals for an adult ball python. Not everyone has the disposable income it takes to feed a snake that's stuck on eating gerbils.
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Originally Posted by loganallred
an dlike i said. use babies, in situations where you have a difficult feeding animals.
why was this again? so that you can mutilate them while they are still alive to get your ball python to eat when the fasting is actually more likely stress related due to problems with security or temps?
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Originally Posted by loganallred
i feed my ball on rats, mice, gerbils, and occasionally a hamster.
That's very good for you and your ball python. What you fail to realize, probably due to lack of experience, is that many ball pythons will not readily switch back and forth from one prey item to another. Advising someone to "just feed a gerbil" isn't really that great of an idea.
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Originally Posted by loganallred
mostly rats though.
And why is that? Maybe because rats are cheaper and more readily available than gerbils?
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Originally Posted by loganallred
and, i would brain, cut open, dismember a rat every day if i thought it would help my pet to eat.
Torturing and mutilating one animal in order to feed another is not considered responsible pet ownership by any stretch of the imagination. I would rather practice proper ball python husbandry and understand that ball pythons are natural fasters and can go a very long time without a meal and still remain in good health before I began the practice of lobotomizing baby rodents.
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Originally Posted by loganallred
so yeah, put a baby gerbil in there and see how long it lasts, ihtinkyoull be suprised.
What about the people that live in California where gerbils are illegal. What should they do? or are they just SOL?
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Originally Posted by loganallred
and to those of yall who breed balls, you should know that if your snakes od get imprinted on gerbils, get mice and put them in a bag of soiled gerbil bedding for a few minutes.
problem solved.
Oh, it's that easy huh? LOL .... Sounds like a little too much time spent on internet message boards and not a whole lot of practical experience behind those statements.
-adam
Re: Constricted; killed; didn't eat.
haha....I could not afford to provide food for myself if I was feeding gerbils or hamsters. Feed mice/rats, save your money, and buy yourself something nice. Your bp will be ok missing a few meals :)
back on point.
Ginevive you said that your bp had the rodents head in its mouth last time you checked. That might have been it. I have noticed several times that if I make any fast movements or check in at the wrong moment my male bp will drop his mice and 'retreat'. He has always came back for it later though (he is a little piggy...weighed 400 g today :) ). Thats why once the 'killing' starts I usually just turn off the lights and give him some peace (every now and then I watch...cause whats the fun if you cant watch, right?). Just thought i would share. Hope that helps some.
Re: Constricted; killed; didn't eat.
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Originally Posted by loganallred
i feel like im talking to bricks.
from the looks of it the "bricks" feel the same way :juggle:
Re: Constricted; killed; didn't eat.
Sounds like your bp is a killer. He kills for sport instead of for food. dont worry he'll eat some day
