LIVE, FROZEN, OR FRESH KILLED

see that would be my problem. i even get attatched to some of my rats. it's sad really.

LOL, that's not sad. It just means you're tender-hearted. Nothing wrong with that. You'd have to have a much bigger snake than a bp to eat the giant bunnies tho. And if you fed them, you could just pretend they were the vicious bunny from The Holy Grail first so you wouldn't feel so bad. :)

LOL!!! I could see Smulkin re-enacting that scene from the Holy Grail just before feeding Neph. Our kids think that's one of the most hilarious scenes in any movie ever.

Marla: Those sound like some huge rabbits. Can you really call them "bunnies" when they're that large? It's a good idea, though, and one I'll look into (we do have the room). My guess is the breeders will be treated like family pets. My son got attached to a mouse we bought to feed to our lizard but turned out to be too large for it. I was saving it to feed to one of the snakes (before we made the decision to switch to f/t), but it became his pet within about 48 hours. Ah ha! Another good reason not to feed live prey!

Smynx, I think our kids would get along just fine. ;) Last year my older daughter got a stuffed Monty Python bunny with huge fangs if you open its mouth and she loved it! They are prone to reciting Monty Python at any time (don't ever say the word "shrubbery" if you're not prepared for what comes next, lol).

As far as the rabbits, I figure I'll stop calling them bunnies when they stop being cute. ;) At the same time as we had the giant bunny, we also had a skunk (vet rescue), and we used to put harnesses on them and take them for short "walks" together. Still, I thought that might be a pretty good, reproduceable food source that would keep you out of trouble with the local animal shelter. It's probably best if the breeders are family pets because then they won't panic when you're harvesting from them or feeding them. It might not occur to you, but a giant bunny has a heck of a kick. :)

Live/PK/FT depending on the snake, and always within the enclosure.

K

Marla: you have to tell me where to get the Monty Python bunny! "Shrubbery" starts everyone giggling at my house. My 14 year old son is very fond of blurting out at random moments: "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" (At one time we had 6 videotapes filled with Flying Circus episodes.)

Okay, a little of the subject at hand - reign it back in. They do sound like a good potential food source. I'm not sure how quickly Neph will grow to a size where he would require something that big (hopefully not TOO quickly), but I will certainly keep it in mind.

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Originally Posted by Smynx

I'm not sure how quickly Neph will grow to a size where he would require something that big (hopefully not TOO quickly), but I will certainly keep it in mind.

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LOL...it's an Afrock...he/she'll be eating rabbits within the first 2-3 years. They grow VERY fast!

K

Thanks for the warning. He's about 24 inches long right now and eating normal-sized mice. Maybe we should start breeding the giant bunnies now.

Smynx, I got the Monty Python rabbit at Media Play. They may or may not have them now, but they are generally willing to try to track things down for you. As I recall it cost about $15.

As for the other, I'm not getting good results searching for "New Zealand White Giant" which is what we were told out rabbit was, but the Flemish Giant grows to over 13 lbs. and comes in white, so that's more likely what we had, or maybe a mix of the two. This site lists some info about breeds. The American Rabbit Breeders Association has links to breeders' sites, indirectly, and the NFFGRB Breeders Directory has contact information for registered breeders, though I didn't see any in WV.

Boy I created a monster. I only had one question and here we are 48 Posts later and still going. :P