For those that have wondered...

Yes they will eat quail. The boys will anyway. Three of my boys love these things. None of my girls will touch them.

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Mine won't, he's all about the rodents and that's it. The other snakes seem to take birds fine.

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Originally Posted by GoingPostal

Mine won't, he's all about the rodents and that's it. The other snakes seem to take birds fine.

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Yeah, I got the quail because I have a problem child adult male that I acquired that was seriously testing my skills even after a six month fast so I was in a I will try anything mode. He didn't eat them, but I didn't want to toss them so I skipped two regular feedings for a few good feeding males I have and bam, they will now eat the birds or rats. I didn't have any problems with diarrhea either that I have heard reported with other snakes that are eating birds.

Whoa!!!! Great to see you around, stranger!!!

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

Whoa!!!! Great to see you around, stranger!!!

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Thanks, my schedule has been nuts over the last couple months. Crazy would be an understatement. I'm sure you have been holding down the fort well. Its starting to slow down now and its a good thing because my first clutch for the season is due to hatch in two weeks. I think I have something like ten clutches hatching in a month's time frame. I'm going to be getting busy again quick. Going to have some good stuff this year I think.

Please PM me if anything eventful happen during my hiatus.

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Originally Posted by JodanOrNoDan

Thanks, my schedule has been nuts over the last couple months. Crazy would be an understatement. I'm sure you have been holding down the fort well. Its starting to slow down now and its a good thing because my first clutch for the season is due to hatch in two weeks. I think I have something like ten clutches hatching in a month's time frame. I'm going to be getting busy again quick. Going to have some good stuff this year I think.

Please PM me if anything eventful happen during my hiatus.

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Busy is usually a good thing. Any which way, glad to see you back. I'll be looking forward to some updates on those clutches when the time come.

How large of a quail was it very interesting, and glad you didn't have a nasty mess to clean up afterwards, congratulations on your clutches as well can not wait to see the fabulous new babes , next Repti Links ;)

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Originally Posted by C.Marie

How large of a quail was it very interesting, and glad you didn't have a nasty mess to clean up afterwards, congratulations on your clutches as well can not wait to see the fabulous new babes , next Repti Links ;)

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The mass of the quail was around the same as a small rat. Zero mess unless you count a little bit of down. I fed a twice thawed one once, and no problems with that either. Cleanliness wise it was better than rats. There is almost always a couple drops of blood with rats. No defecation issues either.

The babies should be nice. Almost no chance of normals I have a single 1/64 chance of getting one. Almost everything I am breeding has Super or ALS involved. Lots of white and purple snakes on the way. Many enchi combos and a few highways. Sadly no Super Gravel or Lavender Super Phantom this year which is what I really wanted.

For those that have wondered...

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subtle way to say "I'm Back!" so...

:welcome:


Edit: how does this affect heir poop BTW?

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For those that have wondered...

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...face_1f914.png

subtle way to say "I'm Back!" so...

:welcome:


Edit: how does this affect heir poop BTW?

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Figured you would be the one to catch my double meaning if you were still around. I didn't mean to be gone for so long, next thing I knew months had gone by.

The poop was normal.

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Originally Posted by JodanOrNoDan

The mass of the quail was around the same as a small rat. Zero mess unless you count a little bit of down. I fed a twice thawed one once, and no problems with that either. Cleanliness wise it was better than rats. There is almost always a couple drops of blood with rats. No defecation issues either.

The babies should be nice. Almost no chance of normals I have a single 1/64 chance of getting one. Almost everything I am breeding has Super or ALS involved. Lots of white and purple snakes on the way. Many enchi combos and a few highways. Sadly no Super Gravel or Lavender Super Phantom this year which is what I really wanted.

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Highways you say????

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

Whoa!!!! Great to see you around, stranger!!!

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Originally Posted by JodanOrNoDan

Thanks, my schedule has been nuts over the last couple months. Crazy would be an understatement. I'm sure you have been holding down the fort well. Its starting to slow down now and its a good thing because my first clutch for the season is due to hatch in two weeks. I think I have something like ten clutches hatching in a month's time frame. I'm going to be getting busy again quick. Going to have some good stuff this year I think.

Please PM me if anything eventful happen during my hiatus.

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here's a lil recap right here:
-- our forum won The Reptile Report Editor's Choice Award for Best Forum
-- we had the return of the BP.net forum awards
-- we sold outta BP.net fanny packs and tshirts
-- we got trolled and took out the trash
-- Deborah was blamed a lot
-- alotta BP's were bought and pix were posted
-- alotta threads were created about BP's not eating, shedding or pooping
-- a new forumer found a Retic
-- alotta threads were bamped
-- we had a turtle race

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Originally Posted by Ax01

here's a lil recap right here:
-- our forum won The Reptile Report Editor's Choice Award for Best Forum
-- we had the return of the BP.net forum awards
-- we sold outta BP.net fanny packs and tshirts
-- we got trolled and took out the trash
-- Deborah was blamed a lot
-- alotta BP's were bought and pix were posted
-- alotta threads were created about BP's not eating, shedding or pooping
-- a new forumer found a Retic
-- alotta threads were bamped
-- we had a turtle race

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Excellent summary!

- wait, there were t-shirts and fanny packs??? I started the thread and missed out?!?!?!? :rofl:
- later troll trash!!
- its ALWAYS @Deborah's fault!

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Originally Posted by Ax01

here's a lil recap right here:
-- our forum won The Reptile Report Editor's Choice Award for Best Forum
-- we had the return of the BP.net forum awards
-- we sold outta BP.net fanny packs and tshirts
-- we got trolled and took out the trash
-- Deborah was blamed a lot
-- alotta BP's were bought and pix were posted
-- alotta threads were created about BP's not eating, shedding or pooping
-- a new forumer found a Retic
-- alotta threads were bamped
-- we had a turtle race

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So pretty much same same. I regret missing out on the trolls. Trolls are fun. Fanny packs are still a no, no. Zena had the best post on the Deb thread and no one gave her a like. She has one now.

zena10: "But does she blow dry rodents ????"