Best type of "garbage disposal" snake

Just curious as to what people consider the best snake to feed refused meals. Fire away!

Carpet pythons. My Female JCP will eat anything, any day, anytime.

My boa is a garbage disposal. I'm sure you could have any of the larger snakes as one too but they aren't for everyone.

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I use my corns, but they take a little while to grow up before they can take things like medium rats, the one that can eat mediums is 5 or 6 years old, the others will happily eat smalls though.

small stuff ( young asf, most mice , and young rat pups, I found a black rats ( wild caught my girl was) )will eat anything larger rats full grown asf andsuch my red tail was great, and while I had some xp with carpets they will eat like trashcans too. but the pair i had were really aggresive ( might been cause the last owner ) I luv to get a burmese but i know I would not be able ot hanlde sucha snake alone safely , and my fiancee (4theSNAKElady ) would be too small to really help me in a pinch as she only 5'1" so I won't have one unless dropped off at my door on on my truck one day while about.

My normal bp girl is my best eater. She will eat anything and strikes as soon as I lower it in. The only snake that has been a pain is my hognose. I'm trying to switch her to f/t and it has been a frustrating road. The rest eat just fine and have never refused but sometimes take alittle more time to strike.

My new boa has not been fed yet and his previous owner said f/t were sometimes refused. I'm hoping I have more knowledge and skills in feeding and he won't give me any problems.

Technically speaking, king snakes have huge prey drive. But in my collection BCI hands down. Get yourself one if you have the balls (pun intended) and there will be no more refreezing of rats.

If its a snake you want, Most bullsnakes that I've had would rarely refuse anything no matter how big or how small or how old and stinky. However, I personally use a snapping turtle for my uneaten extras, he NEVER refuses anything.

My carpet will eat anything I put in front of him... He'd be that snake in the news trying to eat an entire deer/aligator lol.

Our rats go back in the bins! ;)

We do have a Hog Island Boa that will take a meal anytime of the day, every day. Also have an Argus and White Throated Monitor that will eats anything from rats to slugs...

You could give them to the dog, lol.

Carpets for sure. Not a single carpet I own has ever refused a meal.

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Originally Posted by WingedWolfPsion

You could give them to the dog, lol.

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My dog would kill them but wouldnt eat them probably. I want a terrier, they were like bred to hunt rodents and vermin lol

My burms eat everything, regardless of size.

I will agree with Carpets also to stay on topic... ;)

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My dog would kill them but wouldnt eat them probably. I want a terrier, they were like bred to hunt rodents and vermin lol

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Our Cairn is a Rat Monster! When we take him through the bush he will flush, capture and kill rodents. He won't eat them, just bring them to me as a 'gift'. He is the sweetest dog, but once he gets on some sort of vermin he changes and has a one track mind!

I would say Boas or Carpets for sure, Medium size snakes that crush everything in sight.

They aren't snakes, but monitors and tegus will put away just about anything...

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Kingsnakes, definitely. You can put down any size prey in front of them, and they'll try to force it down. Heck, they'll eat your unwanted fingers, too!

I have a plenty of Carpets and a BCI, and the BCI is hands down the champ. Even though my carpets will down anything, I'd definitely worry with them becoming obese quicker. . . So the BCI gets the small - large rats that the BP's snub :-)

Our BCI's eat anything and everything. Our 7' Hypo female is big enough to take on any rat that a ball wont eat, no matter the size.

My bullsnakes are the best garbage disposals I've ever had. I haven't had one refuse a meal, or two, or three.. They have super fast metabolisms too, digesting everything within a few days and ready for more.

Small garbage disposal: Bullsnakes
Bigger garbage disposal: Blood Pythons

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Originally Posted by dart

Carpets for sure. Not a single carpet I own has ever refused a meal.

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This is not from my experience but I know a dude who swears up and down he has a carpet that will only eat mice. He has apparently tried everything and nothing works. I have no personal experience with carpets but from what all you are saying, his is a rare specimen. Lol.


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Thanks for all the responses guys! Luckily I bought a male BCI last weekend :banana:

Ball python! My normal female will eat anything you throw in her tub; mice, rats, asfs, live or dead. She even eats when she's in the clear phase of shedding :P None of my others are picky either, they just don't attack things like she does

I can't believe I'm the first to say retics! They will eat anything at any time for sure!! Even the super dwarf retics :D

This one right here was my garbage disposal for awhile.. Until I realized she was becoming a bit too fat. She has been on a strict diet for quite a few months now.

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x2 on retics. Between my adult and my hatchling, any size food now goes to them when I have extra :-D Plus their feeding response makes them absolutely fun to feed!

I either use my various corns or my Bull snake. They will just about eat anything at any time.

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This is not from my experience but I know a dude who swears up and down he has a carpet that will only eat mice. He has apparently tried everything and nothing works. I have no personal experience with carpets but from what all you are saying, his is a rare specimen. Lol.


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Guy's telling the truth, I too have what we Morelia people call a mouser carpet. These animals were fed mice at an early age and refuse to switch to rats as they grow bigger. In turn making you feed a 6ft-7ft snake multiple mice per feeding, which is not fun with a snake that can eat a jumbo rat. This is why Morelia guys who are experienced, know to start new born carpets off with rat pinks and never ever let them taste mice. It's just a pain and from my observations, Jungle Carpet's and Irian Jaya's do it more often than any other carpet species.