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  • 11-15-2004, 08:03 PM
    CTReptileRescue
    We found a wonderful retired couple who were very generouse to us recently.
    I was calling around to find folks who breed rabbits for food in our area. I just recently changed jobs to work at the humane society so as you could guess my family income has been reduced radically, and shipping charges from feeder companies are too heavy for our wallets right now.
    Anyhow we came into contact with some folks who breed Californians (the rabbit breed, not the people kind..lol) anyhow they do showing and everybody is pedigreed etc (these are seriose rabbit people!) Anyhow he offered us the rabbits that are not able to be pedigreed due to imperfections at a very reasonable price. In addition he also puts them down for us, individually bags and weighs them, then to the freezer untill we come out to pick up. He only charged us a dollar a pound. Good stuff!
    We just fed all of our large boids including 2.5.0 Burmese pythons, the reticulated python and the new largest boa. Everyone is happy and well fed.
    It just feels good to have them all have "the buldge"..lol
    I just felt the need to share.
    Thanks
    Rusty
  • 11-15-2004, 08:10 PM
    sk8er4life
    congrats on finding those rabbit people! if there was some one like that down here i would most likely eventuall get like a bcc or a male burm or somethin like that that doesnt get way to big(like a retic).
  • 11-15-2004, 08:17 PM
    BallPythonBabe448
    Burms get big too. Like 20ft.
  • 11-15-2004, 08:33 PM
    CTReptileRescue
    Quote:

    Burms get big too. Like 20ft.
    Here here!
    Rusty
    PS Grandma feasted on 2 6 lb rabbits, she is the smaller at only fourteen or so feet.
  • 11-15-2004, 08:48 PM
    sk8er4life
    i though males get like 10-15 ft?

    how big do bcc's get?
  • 11-15-2004, 08:53 PM
    Brandon.O
    Check out a burm or BCC caresheet, thats kinda off topic :D

    Thats great about those rabbit people, im glad you found them Rusty, im sure your snakes are too ! :chew:
  • 11-15-2004, 08:56 PM
    sk8er4life
    yep i was right on the male burm but its isnt real specific on the bcc
  • 11-16-2004, 10:17 AM
    Smulkin
    Good deal grats on the find there. I will eventually need to get some rabbit sources lined up for our dispose-all AfRock. Shooulda named her MIKEY - she'll eat anything. (Those rats the others didn't go for? Hehe thats where they go).
  • 11-16-2004, 10:18 AM
    Marla
    Congrats on finding a good food source, Rusty! That's always a good thing to find.
  • 11-16-2004, 11:17 AM
    Schlyne
    That's good news rusty. I'm glad to hear that.
  • 11-16-2004, 07:33 PM
    CTReptileRescue
    Thanks all,
    and remember not all caresheets are correct, Merlin (our big male) is reaching at his eightennth foot. He is bigger then Grandma (f). So you never know untill you have them all grown up.
    Rusty
  • 11-16-2004, 07:40 PM
    Schlyne
    That just makes me wonder what a big burm's shed (say over 12 ft) looks like. (other than like any other shed skin, but huge).
  • 11-16-2004, 08:21 PM
    sk8er4life
    WOW! i changed my mind about a burm (i still would love to have a dwarf burm!) and i think if i ever get a big snake itll either be a bcc, a rock python, or a yellow anaconda!
  • 11-16-2004, 08:25 PM
    JamminJonah
    awesome Rusty thanks for sharing that good news!
  • 11-16-2004, 08:26 PM
    Brandon.O
    I would pass on the annie and african rock python, they still get amazingly HUGE

    Its a WORLD of differnce from your average bp.
  • 11-17-2004, 11:39 AM
    CTReptileRescue
    Thanks all,
    Grandma and Merlin are the happiest out of the bunch, the "posse' of four" (which consists of the 0.2.0 Albino burms and the 1.1.0 Regular burms) are also quite full.
    The Zoo Burmese (the heaviest girl in the house, had also just recently taken in a twenty lb turkey Just goes to show you these guys get big. AS do retics and condas. Rocks too but I know Smulkin can second that..lol
    Smulkin do you have any recent photos of your rock?
    Thanks
    Rusty
  • 11-24-2004, 02:40 PM
    Ginevive
    Heat Panels
    Quote:

    The Zoo Burmese (the heaviest girl in the house, had also just recently taken in a twenty lb turkey
    WOW, a 20lb turkey; that blows my mind. I just looked at the 20-lb one in the fridge, for thanksgiving tomorrow, and it just baffles me how a snake could be so big to eat one of those! Think about it, that turkey can feed about 10+ people! Astounding. I would love to see pics of that snake eating.
  • 11-24-2004, 06:45 PM
    CTReptileRescue
    humid hide
    Most of the pictures we took didn't come out very well
    But here is one of the "good" ones. (I really need a better camera).
    https://ball-pythons.net/modules/cop...08/Cnv0265.jpg
    This is the zoo Burm eating a twenty pound turkey. All that is really exposed is the neck portion of the turkey. She wasn't in the mood to have her picture taken as all of the shots have more of her body then the turkey's in them.
    PS yes, this turkey was already dead. No live feeding here
    Thanks
    Rusty
  • 11-24-2004, 06:51 PM
    sk8er4life
    man i sure would of liked seeing the burm down a big ol' turkey!
  • 11-28-2004, 05:44 PM
    Ginevive
    Re: i'm having BABIES!!
    Wow, I can only imagine what it's like to own such biggies, that eat turkeys. I have a ton of respect for you Rusty. :)
  • 11-28-2004, 09:58 PM
    CTReptileRescue
    Thanks Gin, We have alot of respect for them, I think that is why we can all live together lol
    Rusty
  • 11-29-2004, 08:45 PM
    alexrls
    hey Rusty whats a "boid" ? u used that word in the first post
  • 11-29-2004, 09:00 PM
    led4urhead
    Any member of snake in the Boidae Family. This includes, but is not limited to ball pythons, boa constrictors, and anacondas.

    edit: This link has some pretty good info on that.
  • 11-29-2004, 11:09 PM
    CTReptileRescue
    Boid or Boidae Is the family of Pythons & Boas.
    You may also find me using the word Varanid. Which is the monitor lizard family.
    Thanks
    Rusty
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