food??

what you guys think about these
http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/zoo...ptilediet.html
I found it will surfing

looks a little odd to me. i would prefer rodents because its their natural food. that looks and probably smells nothing like a rodent

yeah that is just what I think, I prefer mice and rats but, that thing is odd and not conving sing I think that is not a good food for them, but I put it there to see what you guys think

"and is a preferred diet for those who dislike feeding their animals either live or frozen mice or rats"

in other words.............people who shouldn't own reptiles in the first place.

exacly

Everytime I see those pics of a snake eating a sausage... I LMAO....I would stick with rodents :D

I think that's ridiculou's , that snake doesnt even look real.

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Originally Posted by daniel1983

Everytime I see those pics of a snake eating a sausage... I LMAO....I would stick with rodents :D

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LOL...I'm with you. And I don't know why, but I can watch or see pics of a snake chowing down on a huge prey item and it doesn't bother me...but seeing pics of a snake taking down one of those "sausages" makes me gag. It's just not natural! :bleh:

Ick...Leave the sausages to go with eggs and potatoes..Snakes eat rodents.

i bet you couldnt even get a real snake to try to eat one of those! LMAO

the snakes are totally fake

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Kathy Love talks about snake sausages in her corn snake book, even in the new addition. I think the idea is weird too and she doesn't say if she actually uses them herself, but that's a pretty big endorsement if she included them in her book.../shrug

The primary ingredient is beef. How does the nutritional profile of cow compare to that of a rodent?

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This diet is nutritionally complete and needs no additional supplementation; it does not contain meat by-products or grains such as corn, wheat, rice or barley.

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Whole prey items such as mice, rats, or rabbits actually contain meat by-products...such as bone, sinew, offal, fur, etc. One would imagine that if the snakes actually eats and digests these things, they might be an essential part of their diet. Also....take note of the "does not contain grains.... then look at the list of ingredients:

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Beef, Beef Hearts, Beet Pulp, Tricalcium Phosphate, Ground Flaxseed Meal, Sodium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2 Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin A and D-3 Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamin Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Iron Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite.

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And if "beef" without the by products was enough...why all those added chemicals of rather questionable reputation? :rolleyes:

All in all, a bad choice on every level.