Waste not ...want not....

A roadkill hare that was still warm when I drove up

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...dkillbunny.jpg

this ones not going to just rot on the roadside

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...atingbunny.jpg

This afrock was slightly injured and removed from a game farm after taking a small antelope.....She still has not got over her taste for venison;)

What an absolute treat for all of the young kids that follow the site! ;)

-adam

haha, way to be thrifty! good feeding response on a dead and bloodied rabbit?

reminds me of the time i hit a deer with my jeep. i jumped out, put it out of its misery and threw it in the back. i felt like a hillbilly for sure.

Messy, but nice. I know a few burm owners that are like this they see road kill that isnt stinken and its a free meal to them.

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Originally Posted by kzooherpetoculturist

reminds me of the time i hit a deer with my jeep. i jumped out, put it out of its misery and threw it in the back. i felt like a hillbilly for sure.

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Hahaha, good to know I am not the only one who has done that before (hit a deer and then put it out of its misery and loaded it up in my truck). But hillbilly or not my friend, it was free meat that kept my freezer stocked for ages.

Ewwww. So much for eating my breakfast...... :bleh:

Isn't anyone worried about disease in rodents/rabbits that are found by the side of the road? Seems to me, this is a risky practice.

I'd be worried about parasites as well.

Charming though, really.

Oh I didn't realise the snake was originally wild.. as long as it'll be returned to the wild I guess the parasites won't harm it anyway.

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

What an absolute treat for all of the young kids that follow the site! ;)

-adam

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LOL! don't worry, i'm tough!:twisted: beautiful african rock python though.

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Originally Posted by ddbjdealer

Isn't anyone worried about disease in rodents/rabbits that are found by the side of the road? Seems to me, this is a risky practice.

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Agreed....it is a risky practice.....but since she is imprinted on wild items I have to find her wild items....I just make sure they are healthy and there is no chance they can get to poison etc.

I'm just glad this magnificent hare didn't have to go to waste.....It was huge

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she is imprinted on wild items

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Nice rock - I have one as well. Quick question though - how does she distinguish between a wild item and a captive raised one? Intrigued.

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Originally Posted by Smulkin

Nice rock - I have one as well. Quick question though - how does she distinguish between a wild item and a captive raised one? Intrigued.

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I'm also extremely intrigued.
Rusty

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Originally Posted by Rusty_Reptiles

I'm also extremely intrigued.
Rusty

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the feeder or Lab Rats and Rabbits we all use for our captives smell totally different when compared to wild rats, rabbits and hares.... Basically the smell of the domesticated stuff doesn't even initiate a feeding responce... she will wave her tongue at the movement and then just move on or lie back and relax

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Originally Posted by hafnon

the feeder or Lab Rats and Rabbits we all use for our captives smell totally different when compared to wild rats, rabbits and hares.... Basically the smell of the domesticated stuff doesn't even initiate a feeding responce... she will wave her tongue at the movement and then just move on or lie back and relax

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Hmm that is interesting. I could see (maybe) a recently wild caught specimen being that picky, but it is strange as wild prey items would smell different, if it was a type of hare from Africa or a hare from the States. You think, I haven't personally smelled or tasted either so who knows?
Rutsy

Edit, just noticed you are from Africa....Read Rusty Read.